University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Policy

The University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Policy is a school at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Formerly known and operated as the Center for Public Policy & Administration, the center was elevated to a school in 2016 to reflect its expanding mission.[1] The school offers an undergraduate major in Public Policy and professional master's degrees in Public Affairs (one-year MPA) and in Public Policy & Administration (two-year MPPA).[2] In October 2019, the school announced a five-year expansion plan that included the creation of an undergraduate public policy major which launched in the Fall of 2022 as well expansion of the faculty through tenure lines for faculty appointments solely in the School of Public Policy.[3]

University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Policy
TypePublic
Established2016
DirectorJane Fountain
Location
Amherst
Websitehttps://www.umass.edu/spp/
Glen Gordon Hall

Alumni includes Amy Ferrer, Director of the American Philosophical Association.[4]

References
  1. "The Center for Public Policy is Now the School of Public Policy". University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  2. "School of Public Policy (SPP) | UMass Amherst". www.umass.edu. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  3. "School of Public Policy Announces Expansion Plans | School of Public Policy (SPP) | UMass Amherst". www.umass.edu. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  4. "Amy Ferrer | School of Public Policy (SPP) | UMass Amherst". www.umass.edu. Retrieved 2019-11-16.

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