The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs in February 2014
TheLyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs (orLBJ School of Public Affairs) is agraduate school at theUniversity of Texas at Austin that was founded in 1970. The school offers training inpublic policy analysis and administration in government and public affairs-related areas of the private and nonprofit sectors. Degree programs include aMaster of Public Affairs (MPAff), a mid-career MPAff sequence, 16 MPAff dual degree programs,[7] a Master of Global Policy Studies (MGPS), eight MGPS dual degree programs,[8] an Executive Master of Public Leadership,[9] and a Ph.D. in public policy.[10]
The LBJ School offers a Master of Public Affairs program in public policy analysis and administration, with 16dual degree programs for theMaster of Public Affairs degree and a second degree.[11] Program offerings include Master of Public Affairs program, a mid-career master's program, and the seventeen master's-level programs leading to dual degrees: Advertising; Asian Studies; Business Administration; Communication Studies; Energy and Earth Resources; Engineering; Information Studies; Journalism; Latin American Studies; Law; Middle Eastern Studies; Public Health; Radio, Television, Film; Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies; Social Work; and Women's and Gender Studies. The school offers a Ph.D. in public policy. Master's students have the option to specialize in one of seven areas: international affairs; natural resources and the environment; nonprofit and philanthropic studies; public leadership and management; social and economic policy; technology, innovation, and information policy; or urban and state affairs.
In 2008, the LBJ School introduced a Master of Global Policy Studies. Program offerings include specializations in the areas of security, law and diplomacy; international trade and finance; development; global governance and international law; energy, environment, and technology; regional international policy; and customized specializations. Program offerings include ten dual degree programs: Asian Studies; Business; Energy and Earth Resources; Information Studies; Journalism; Latin American Studies; Law; Middle Eastern Studies; Public Health; and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies. The school offers a Portfolio Program in Arts and Cultural Management and Entrepreneurship and a Portfolio Program in Nonprofit Studies.[12] The school sponsors non-degree programs for public affairs professionals.[13]
As of 2011–2012, the LBJ School has graduated 3,508 master's degree students since its first inaugural class in 1972, as well as 56 Ph.D. students from 1992 to August 2013.[14][15]
In 2013, the LBJ School launched an Executive Master in Public Leadership for mid-career professionals.
The LBJ School of Public Affairs has five research centers. Some of the School's centers have sponsored other conferences, workshops, and publications.[16]
The Center for Politics and Governance combined academics teaching.[17]
The Ray Marshall Center is a university-based research center. The Center's activities and services include: Program evaluation, including process and implementation, impact and benefit/cost analysis; survey research; labor market analysis; program design and development; and training and technical assistance.[18]
Center for Health and Social Policy (CHASP) studies health and social policy and conducts research in policymaking.[19]
TheRGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service researches philanthropy, nonprofit management, and social entrepreneurship. The Center trains students through a university-wide graduate program in nonprofit studies.[20]
Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law
The Great Society Fund was created by the class in 2005 to finance social entrepreneurship projects started by LBJ students and alumni.[21]
The Baines Report is the officially-sponsored student publication of the LBJ School of Public Affairs. Led by students, the Baines Report publishes student opinion pieces and event coverage for the LBJ School.
1977:Kenneth E. Boulding, Distinguished Professor of Economics, University of Colorado at Boulder; 1976-77 Distinguished Visiting Tom Slick Professor of World Peace, LBJ School
1978:Jim Wright, U.S. Congressman from Texas (Majority Leader)
1979:Barbara Jordan, former U.S. Congresswoman from Texas; holder of the Lyndon B. Johnson Public Service Professorship, LBJ School
1980:Joseph A. Califano, Jr., former U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Carter Administration; former Special Assistant to President Lyndon Johnson
1981:Walter Mondale, former Vice President of the United States
1982:Robert S. Strauss, former Special U.S. Representative for Trade Negotiations; former Chairman, Democratic National Committee
1984:G. Alexander Heard, Chancellor Emeritus and Professor of Political Science, Vanderbilt University; Chairman of the Board, Ford Foundation
1985:Bill Moyers, editor, correspondent, and news analyst, CBS News; former Special Assistant to the President and Press Secretary to President Lyndon Johnson
^"Fast Facts About the LBJ School".LBJ School of Public Affairs. Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. 2004. Archived fromthe original on February 8, 2006. RetrievedMay 24, 2006.
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