Word: portman
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...graduate of Northwestern University, Portman came to the Kennedy School after a stint in Washington, where he served as a staffer on a Senate subcommittee and on the President's Council for Wage and Price Control...
...joint MPP-Law School student, Portman is well qualified to speak on the relative merits of a K-School versus a Law School education...
...Portman feels that students who choose the K-School are "predisposed towards a career in government." Public policy schools, he continues, are attractive to students because "they offer a set of quantitative skills they feel they'll need." This promise of analytical skills make public policy schools, "the best option, by process of elimination...
After graduation from the four-year program, Portman hopes to start off in a law firm for a few years before launching a career in the Justice Department. "Statistically, most joint MPP-Law School graduates start off in law firms," he said, adding, "It's easier to make the change from private to public sector than the other way around...
After lunch, Portman goes to his section of Public Management taught by Professor Mark Moore, a prominent scholar on criminal law. In it, Moore uses the case study method, employed in several K-School courses, where professors impart general theories by discussing specific policy examples. Today's case involves former New York Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman and the techniques she used to staff her new office as Brooklyn. District Attorney. By calling on students for answers, Moore focuses the discussion on the role of the district attorney in enforcing the law. Students are prepared for the rapid-fire questioning...