Cambridge, MA – Current and future leaders in public service – from the U.S. and across the globe – will receive their diplomas during commencement ceremonies May 28 at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Harvard Kennedy School’s (ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø) Class of 2015 is comprised of approximately 613 students, representing 85 countries – from Argentina to Zimbabwe.
The ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Class of 2015 includes an advisor to the Office of the President of Armenia; an HIV and AIDS specialist at UNICEF in Mongolia; an economist at Facebook; a deputy secretary of the Ministry of Finance in Pakistan; an assistant professor at Boston College; a health financing manager at the Clinton Health Access Initiative in Liberia; a foreign policy advisor for the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet in New Zealand; a lieutenant governor of Michigan; an inspector for the Metropolitan Police in London; a Cambridge city councilor; a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy; and a leader of the opposition (Democratic Alliance) in the National Assembly of South Africa.
Graduate degrees include: Master in Public Administration (MPA); Master in Public Administration in International Development (MPA/ID); Master in Public Policy (MPP); Ph.D. in Public Policy; Ph.D. in Political Economy and Government; Ph.D. in Health 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 2015:
- Master in Public Administration (MPA), 82
- Master in Public Administration in International Development (MPA/ID), 74
- Master in Public Administration (Mid-Career), 215
- Master in Public Policy (MPP), 209
- Ph.D. in Public Policy, 11
- Ph.D. in Political Economy and Government, 7
- Ph.D. in Health Policy, 10
- Ph.D. in Social Policy, 5
Commencement ceremonies at Harvard Yard will be held the morning of May 28. A separate Kennedy School diploma ceremony will follow at approximately 12:15 p.m. in JFK Memorial Park.