Current and future leaders in public service – from the United States and across the globe – received their diplomas during commencement ceremonies May 25 at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Harvard Kennedy School’s (ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø) Class of 2017 consists of 561 graduates, representing 99 countries. The ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Class of 2017 includes a Lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard; a director in the Central Bank of Iceland; a deputy inspector for the New York City Police Department; a former Mexico City legislator; a senior church minister from Nigeria; and a captain of the Critical Care Air Transport Team in the U.S. Air Force. Graduate degrees include: Master in Public Administration (MPA); Mid-Career Master in Public Administration; (MC/MPA); Master in Public Administration in International Development (MPA/ID); Master in Public Policy (MPP); Ph.D. in Health Policy; Ph.D. in Political Economy and Government; Ph.D. in Public Policy; and Ph.D. in Social Policy. (All Ph.D. degrees are conferred by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.)
The breakdown by program for the ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Class of 2017:
- Master in Public Administration (MPA), 81
- Master in Public Administration in International Development (MPA/ID), 64
- Mid-Career Master in Public Administration (MC/MPA), 181
- Master in Public Policy (MPP), 212
- Ph.D. in Health Policy, 11
- Ph.D. in Political Economy and Government, 4
- Ph.D. in Public Policy, 5
- Ph.D. in Social Policy, 3