Pepperdine School of Public Policy

Pepperdine School of Public Policy is a Master of Public Policy (MPP) degree program, located in Malibu, California. It is one of five graduate schools at Pepperdine University with specializations in American politics, economics, international relations, and state and local policy. The program requires 64 units of course work taken over two academic years and offers joint degree programs with Pepperdine's Graziadio School of Business and Management (MPP/MBA), School of Law (MPP/JD), and the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution (MPP/MDR). [Pepperdine School of Public Policy Web site [http://publicpolicy.pepperdine.edy] ]

The Davenport Institute

The Davenport Institute at the School of Public Policy was founded in 1996 and is a research platform for events, publications, and lectures on current policy issues. In 2000, the Institute was named in honor of David Davenport, the University's sixth president. [The Davenport Institute [http://publicpolicy.pepperdine.edu/davenport-institute/] ]

The Jack F. Kemp Institute for Political Economy

The School of Public Policy has begun efforts to establish the Jack F. Kemp Institute for Political Economy to honor Kemp's public service. The Institute would include The Jack F. Kemp Library, the appointment of the Kemp Distinguished Visiting Chair, and annual public lectures and conference featuring the occupant of the Kemp Distinguished Visiting Chair. [The Jack F. Kemp Institute [http://publicpolicy.pepperdine.edu/kemp-institute/] ]

Affiliations

Institutional Member:
The Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management [APPAM [http://www.appam.org/membership/institutional/inst_result.asp] ]
The National Association for Schools of Public Affairs and Administration [NASPAA [http://www.naspaa.org/about_naspaa/members/full/roster_loc/ca_in.asp] ]
The Public Policy and International Affairs Fellowship Program [PPIA [http://www.ppiaprogram.org/consortium/] ]

Notable Faculty

The School of Public Policy is guided by faculty who are the leaders of their fields, including political science, ethics and philosophy, statistics and economics, and international security. A few notable faculty members who lecture at the School of Public Policy are: James Q. Wilson (Medal of Freedom Winner), Bruce Herschensohn, Ted McAllister, James Prieger (also Chief Economist, FCC), Robert Kaufman, Angela Hawken, and Daniel Pipes. [Faculty List [http://publicpolicy.pepperdine.edu/academics/faculty/list.htm] ]

References

External links

Pepperdine School of Public Policy Web site [http://publicpolicy.pepperdine.edu]
Pepperdine University [http://www.pepperdine.edu]