Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs

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The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs (or LBJ School of Public Affairs) is a public policy school and a graduate college of The University of Texas at Austin founded in 1970 to prepare graduate students for leadership positions in government and the private and nonprofit sectors, organize research to promote effective public policy and management, provide continuing education for public service professionals, and foster community involvement through discussion and debate on issues of public concern.

Overview

As of 2006, the LBJ School has 312 students and 39 faculty members. The LBJ School is a leading Public Affairs school, which offers "professional training in public policy analysis and administration for students interested in pursuing careers in government and public affairs-related areas of the private and nonprofit sectors." Program offerings include a traditional Master of Public Affairs program, a mid-career master's program, eight master's-level programs leading to dual degrees (Asian Studies and Public Affairs, Business and Public Affairs, Communication and Public Affairs, Engineering and Public Affairs, Latin American Studies and Public Affairs, Law and Public Affairs, Middle Eastern Studies and Public Affairs, and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies and Public Affairs), and a Ph. D. in Public Policy program. 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.

The school also sponsors a variety of non-degree programs for public affairs professionals.

Research centers and programs

Rankings

The LBJ School was ranked ninth by U.S. News & World Report in its 2004 rankings of public affairs schools, down from seventh in 2002 and fifth in 1998.

List of deans

John A. Gronouski (September 1969–September 1974)
William B. Cannon (October 1974–January 1977)
Alan K. Campbell (February 1977–April 1977)
Elspeth Rostow (April 1977–May 1983)
Max Sherman (July 1983–May 1997)
Edwin Dorn (Summer 1997–December 2004)
Bobby Ray Inman (January 2005–December 2005)
James B. Steinberg (January 2006–present)

Notable alumni

Jay Kumar Aiyer, Houston Community College trustee
Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration from 1997 until his term ended in January 2001
George Hittner, Houston, TX area attorney and former city council candidate
Andrea Kane, White House Domestic Policy Council as a special assistant to President Clinton, leading a four-person team responsible for the administration's policies on welfare reform and working families
David Nielsen, Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Bill Owens, Governor of Colorado from 1999-2007
Hector Robles Peiro, PhD, Councilmen of the municipality of Zapopan , Jalisco, Mexico; for the period beginning on the 1st of January 2007 until his term ends in January 2010. Part of a new era of young Mexican politicians and member of El Movimiento, a movement set to revolutionize politics and mexian party PRI.

References

External links

LBJ School of Public Affairs
LBJ Livewire - unofficial student community website
LBJ School Austin Alumni Association
Great Society Fund (GSF) - social entrepreneurship fund for LBJ students and alumni
LBJ School Alumni Linkedin Group - professional network with over 500 members (unofficial)

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