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While some government department faculty cite the three joint Ph.D. programs between KSG and FAS and increased research teamwork as evidence that the rivalry between the institutions is, in the words of Malkin Professor of Public Policy Robert D. Putnam, “ancient history,” the missions of the two schools remain fundamentally different...
...according to Putnam, government faculty felt the University’s resources were being misdirected, from substance to style...
...Kennedy School was born in a period of tension between government and the people who created KSG,” Putnam says. “It was like any rivalry between two siblings. Government thought the Kennedy School was an upstart getting pushed by Bok [that] had pizzazz but not depth. It was a conflict between the advocates of relevance and rigor...
...Putnam, who holds a joint appointment with KSG and FAS, insists the deep mutual distaste predated his arrival...
...It’s almost entirely ancient history,” Putnam says. “The passing of personal rivalries [made the government department and KSG] more closely aligned, and I would say relationships are pretty good...