VIEWBOOK 2016-2017
HISTORY Gift from Charles ‘26 and Marie Robertson greatly expands the graduate program The Junior Summer Institute at WWS begins
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
SCHOLARS IN THE
NATION’S SERVICE INITIATIVE
1930
1948
1961
Established as the School of Public Graduate professional and International Master of Public Affairs Affairs (SPIA) (MPA) degree program created and School renamed for Woodrow Wilson 1879
1966
1966
Woodrow Wilson Ph.D. in Public School building Affairs begins dedicated (named Robertson Hall in 1988) and becomes the central hub of WWS
1967
1985
First woman awarded MPA degree
MESSAGE
FROM THE DEAN
“At every level, our work is informed by our commitment to a multidisciplinary approach to policy issues, a global perspective and an emphasis on top-quality research and teaching.” —Cecilia Elena Rouse, Dean 2012–present
1997 Master of Public Policy (MPP) degree program starts
2006
TODAY
20 WWS Scholars in the Research Centers; Nation’s Service WWS faculty, Initiative (SINSI) staff, students and programs created are housed in multiple buildings across campus
GRADUATE DEGREES M PA
2-year Master of Public Affairs International Relations • International Development Domestic Policy • Economics and Public Policy
1-year Master of Public Policy
MPP
Mid-Career Program
PHD
5-year Ph.D. in Public Affairs Security Studies • Science, Technology and Environmental Policy
MASTER’S DEGREE CURRICULUM PUBLIC AFFAIRS
PUBLIC POLICY
2-Year Degree
1-Year Mid-Career Degree
16
8
Courses
Courses
Core Courses:
90+ Electives:
Microeconomics • Macroeconomics Quantitative Analysis • Politics of Public Policy Psychology for Policy Analysis and Implementation Applied Econometrics
The Management of Organizations • Energy Economics Psychology and Inequality • Gender in the World Economy Negotiation • Great Leadership in Historical Perspective Terrorism, Civil Wars and Non-State Threats • International Justice International Strategy • Smart, Safe & Right: Evolving American Justice America 2050: Building Democracy for a Nation with No Racial Majority
90+ Electives
Fields of Concentration International Relations
International Development
Domestic Policy
Economics and Public Policy
Optional Certificate Programs
Demography
Health and Health Policy
Science, Technology and Environmental Policy
Urban Policy
Urban Policy and Planning
GRADUATE POLICY WORKSHOPS These small seminars are a required part of the MPA curriculum. In each, students tackle real-world policy issues and present a report for a client.
Recent Policy Workshop Topics Equitable Neighborhoods in Philadelphia • Education Reform in Chile • Foreign Policy with Former Enemies • Poland and the Euro • Policy, Political and Implementation Challenges Facing the Affordable Care Act • Learning Lessons from Afghanistan • Foreign Direct Investment in Africa • Health and Sanitation in India
Elections and Political Transition in Myanmar
U.S. Strategy in the Middle East: Pursuing American Interests through Calibrated Leadership
Using the Affordable Care Act Innovation Waiver to Reach Minnesota’s Triple Aim
PHD CURRICULUM SECURITY STUDIES
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
12
8
Courses
Courses
Areas of Concentration
Areas of Concentration
Grand Strategies • Arms Competitions Coercive Diplomacy • Terrorism • Proliferation Insurgency • Political Instability Civil-Military Relations • Cyber Warfare Capabilities
Science and Policy of: Global Climate Change • Air Pollution Conservation Biology • Tropical Disease Transmission Information Technology • Nuclear Power • Renewable Energy
Dissertations
Dissertations
“Military Innovation in War: The Criticality of the Senior Military Leader” • “Remotely Piloted Aircraft: The Airpower Revolution, Diffusion and the Future of Air Warfare” • “Perfecting War: The Organizational Sources of Doctrinal Change”
“Catching Up: The Rise of the Chinese Wind Turbine Industry” • “Returning to the Planetary Boundary for Nitrogen: A Multidisciplinary Assessment“ • “Policy Diffusion of Emission Regulations for On-Road Vehicles: Causes and Benefits for Air Quality” • “Surface Ozone Pollution and Global Agriculture: Estimated Impacts and Strategies to Reduce Damages”
CURRENTLY
ENROLLED
162 MPAs
22 MPPs
32 Ph.D.s
WHY
WWS
COMMUNITY
With fewer than 200 graduate students enrolled at any given time, you will make lifelong friendships and develop strong professional networks.
AN INTIMATE PROGRAM
Due to the small size of WWS, your interaction with faculty goes far deeper than listening to lectures and writing papers.
CAREER SERVICES
Mentoring is provided at every stage of your search – starting on day one!
PUBLIC SERVANTS AS TEACHERS
Many faculty members have high-level policy experience at the state level, in Washington and abroad.
CURRICULUM
The WWS curriculum is rigorous yet flexible, combining a core of micro and macroeconomics, econometrics and political and behavioral analysis with specialized classes in a wide variety of policy topics.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPEAKERS
WWS students have frequent opportunities to hear and interact with key national and international policymakers.
RESEARCH FACULTY
Most WWS faculty members have co-appointments with disciplinary departments ranging from the social sciences to computer science to the natural sciences.
HANDS-ON LEARNING
Master’s students participate in policy workshops that allow them to use their developed skills to analyze specific policy issues and create reports for real clients.
ALUMNI
Join the ranks of more than 4,000 “Woos” who are committed to improving the world through public service, advocacy, evidence-based scholarship and public/private partnerships.
TEACHING & RESEARCH Full-Time Faculty
GLOBALIZATION
ARTS AND CULTURE
POLITICAL ECONOMY
SUCCESSFUL SOCIETIES
SCIENCE AND GLOBAL SECURITY
DEMOCRATIC POLITICS
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
POPULATION
HEALTH SURVEY RESEARCH
SELF-DETERMINATION
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT CHINA EDUCATION
FINANCE
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT
LAW
Visiting Professors, Lecturers and Practitioners
CHILD WELLBEING
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE
Research Centers
GENEROUS FINANCIAL AID Most students graduate debt-free, giving them the ability to pursue careers in public service. FULLY FUNDED SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
MPA
FINANCIAL AID
97%
Full Merit-Based Tuition
MPP
FINANCIAL AID
100%
$26,400 Median Stipend
97%
SAJDA OUACHTOUKI, MPA NEW YORK, N.Y.
“WWS offers me the chance to fuse my passion for international affairs with my commitment to public service.”
Need-Based Stipend
RUPERT ELDERKIN, MPP
MPP FULLY FUNDED BY INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SCHOLARSHIPS
CAMBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM “WWS offers a chance to develop a broader understanding of organizational management and policy development – alongside an inspiring group of colleagues.”
Full Merit-Based Tuition & Stipend
PHD
FINANCIAL AID
100% Full Merit-Based Tuition & Stipend
DIANE COFFEY, Ph.D. HEBRON, CONN. AWARDED FOR FIVE YEARS
“WWS financial aid packages are uniquely generous. They allow students to concentrate on learning at Princeton and to pursue careers in public service without worrying about graduate school debt.”
APPLICATION DUE Dec. 15
ADMISSIONS DECISIONS March 15
ADMITTED STUDENTS HOSTING WEEKEND April
GETTING
IN SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES DEMONSTRATE A COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE AND AN ABILITY TO LEARN WHAT WE TEACH.
ADMITTED STUDENTS DECISION DEADLINE April 15
MPA
MPA ADMITS – AVERAGE FROM 2013-16 WOMEN ADMITTED
MEN ADMITTED
55%
NATIONALITY
80% 20%
45%
United States
ADMITS’ GRADE POINT AVERAGES
International
ETHNICITY OF U.S. ADMITS
76%
1%
5%
NATIVE AMERICAN
HISPANIC MEXICAN AMERICAN PUERTO RICAN
11%
ASIAN AMERICAN
12%
14%
21%
MULTIRACIAL
AFRICAN AMERICAN
4%
53%
3%
NON-IDENTIFIED
CAUCASIAN
3.7-4.0 3.4-3.6 3.0-3.3 INTERNATIONAL ADMITS
ARGENTINA • AUSTRALIA • BANGLADESH • BELARUS • BRAZIL • CANADA • CHILE • CHINA • COLOMBIA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC • EGYPT • FRANCE • GHANA • ICELAND • INDIA • ISRAEL • JAPAN • KENYA KOREA • MALAYSIA • MEXICO • NAMIBIA • NEPAL • NEW ZEALAND • NIGERIA • PAKISTAN • PERU PHILIPPINES • SERBIA • SINGAPORE • SOUTH AFRICA • SWEDEN • UKRAINE UNITED KINGDOM • VIETNAM GRE AVERAGE FROM 2013-16 QUANTITATIVE
ANALYTICAL WRITING
6%
4%
(<60%)
14%
(60-69%)
(3.0-3.5)
3%
8%
29%
6%
(70-79%)
34%
17%
(4.0-4.5)
21%
(70-79%)
31%
(80-89%)
2%
(60-69%) (<60%)
(6.0) (90-99%)
VERBAL
(80-89%)
55%
(5.0-5.5)
72%
(90-99%)
MPP
MPP ADMITS – AVERAGE FROM 2013-16 WOMEN ADMITTED
MEN ADMITTED
43%
NATIONALITY
69% 31%
57%
United States
ADMITS’ GRADE POINT AVERAGES
ETHNICITY OF U.S. ADMITS
3%
ASIAN AMERICAN
37% 36%
AFRICAN AMERICAN
9%
13%
MULTIRACIAL
7%
17%
International
63%
13%
NON-IDENTIFIED
CAUCASIAN
3.7-4.0 3.4-3.6 3.0-3.3 <3.0 INTERNATIONAL ADMITS
AUSTRALIA • BOTSWANA • CANADA • COLOMBIA • FRANCE • HUNGARY INDIA • ISRAEL • KOREA • LEBANON • NETHERLANDS • PAKISTAN • RUSSIA SINGAPORE • SLOVAKIA • UNITED KINGDOM GRE AVERAGE FROM 2013-16 QUANTITATIVE
ANALYTICAL WRITING
10%
7%
(90-99%)
38%
(<60%)
13%
(3.0-3.5)
8%
(<3.0)
VERBAL
8%
13%
(6.0)
4%
(60-69%)
(80-89%)
6%
(70-79%)
12%
(60-69%)
26%
(70-79%)
41%
(4.0-4.5)
35%
(5.0-5.5)
18%
(80-89%)
(<60%)
58%
(90-99%)
PHD
PHD ADMITS – AVERAGE FROM 2013-16 WOMEN ADMITTED
MEN ADMITTED
42%
NATIONALITY
70% 30%
58 %
United States
ADMITS’ GRADE POINT AVERAGES
ETHNICITY OF U.S. ADMITS
58%
65%
13%
CAUCASIAN
ASIAN AMERICAN
33%
9%
9% 3.7-4.0 3.4-3.6
International
AFRICAN AMERICAN
13%
MULTIRACIAL
<3.4 INTERNATIONAL ADMITS
CANADA • CHINA • FRANCE • INDIA • KOREA SINGAPORE • UNITED KINGDOM GRE AVERAGE FROM 2013-16 QUANTITATIVE
ANALYTICAL WRITING
21%
12%
(3.0-3.5)
(<70%)
12%
(70-79%)
VERBAL
12%
6%
(6.0)
9%
(<70%)
(70-79%)
45%
(90-99%)
9%
21%
(80-89%)
(4.0-4.5)
30%
(80-89%)
45%
(5.0-5.5)
76%
(90-99%)
PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCE 427 MPA ADMITS FROM 2013-16
7%
45%
Private Sector
53%
40%
Nonprofit Sector
Public Sector
8% None
2% 1yr
10% 2 yrs
17% 18% 3 yrs 4 yrs 5+yrs
99 MPP ADMITS FROM 2013-16
3%
31%
49%
Private Sector
Nonprofit Sector
25% 66%
Public Sector
15%
11%
1-7 yrs 8-9 yrs 10-14 yrs 15+yrs
33 PHD ADMITS FROM 2013-16
52%
3%
Private Sector
33%
Public Sector
64%
18%
Nonprofit Sector
None
6% 9% 6% 9% 1yr
2 yrs 3 yrs 4 yrs 5+yrs
LOCATION
TO NEW YORK CITY
51 MILES
PRINCETON NEW JERSEY
TO WASHINGTON, D.C.
183 MILES
TO PHILADELPHIA
45 MILES
PRINCETON ANTONY BUGG-LEVINE, MPA ‘01
JULIUS E. COLES, MPA ‘66
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, NONPROFIT FINANCE FUND
DIRECTOR, ANDREW YOUNG CENTER FOR GLOBAL LEADERSHIP, MOREHOUSE COLLEGE
• Chair, Global Impact Investing Network • Managing Director, Rockefeller Foundation • Country Director, TechnoServe Kenya and Uganda
• President, Africare • Director, Ralph Bunche International Center, Howard University • Foreign Service Diplomat, USAID, Senegal • James Madison Medal, Princeton University
LISETTE NIEVES, MPA ‘01 PARTNER, LINGO VENTURES
• Executive Director, Year Up New York • Chief of Staff, Department of Youth and Community Development, New York • Board Member, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics • Truman Scholar, Rhodes Scholar, Aspen Pahara Fellow
MINH-THU PHAM, MPA ‘03
JOSE QUINONEZ, MPA ’98
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF POLICY, UNITED NATIONS FOUNDATION
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, MISSION ASSET FUND
• Director of Policy, United Nations Foundation • Chief of Staff, Office of the U.N. Special Envoy for Malaria • Policy Advisor, Executive Office of the U.N. Secretary-General • Board Member, Coalition for Asian American Children and Families
• Policy Director, Asset Policy Initiative of California • California Outreach Director, Center for Responsible Lending • Chair, Consumer Advisory Board of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
ROBERT GORDON, III, MPA ‘89 PRESIDENT, BE THE CHANGE, INC.
• Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Obama Administration • Senior Vice President, City Year • Director of Special Operations, Clinton Administration • Lt. Colonel, U.S. Army
IN THE
NATION’S SERVICE MARINE A. BUISSONNIÈRE, MPP ‘08 DIRECTOR, PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM, OPEN SOCIETY FOUNDATIONS
• Secretary-General, Médecins Sans Frontières International • Chargée de Mission, Médecins Sans Frontières France • Head-of-Mission, Médecins Sans Frontières France & Spain
AARON D. LEVINE, Ph.D. ‘07
LARRY HANDERHAN, MPA ‘12 SPECIAL ASSISTANT, DEPUTY SECRETARY’S OFFICE, U.S. HUD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR & DIRECTOR OF GRADUATE STUDIES, SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY, GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
• Program Manager, International & Philanthropic Innovation, U.S. HUD • Scheduling Coordinator, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom • Coordinator, Princeton University Queer Graduate Caucus • Donald E. Stokes Prize for Leadership
• Guest Researcher, Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • National Science Foundation Early Career Faculty Award
KAVITA RAMDAS, MPA ‘88 SENIOR ADVISOR, GLOBAL STRATEGY, FORD FOUNDATION
• Representative for India, Nepal and Sri Lanka, Ford Foundation • President and CEO, Global Fund for Women • Executive Director, Program on Social Entrepreneurship, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University • Duveneck Humanitarian Award
DOUG MERCADO, MPP ’07
VISITING LECTURER, WWS; CONSULTANT, SELF-EMPLOYED
• Team Leader, USAID’s Disaster Assistance Response Team for the West Africa Ebola Outbreak • Program Policy Officer, U.N. World Food Programme • Deputy Manager for Operations, USAID Management Team for Syria Humanitarian Crisis
FREDERICK WHERRY, MPA ‘00, PHD SOCIOLOGY ‘04 PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY, YALE UNIVERSITY
• Consultant, Office of the Vice President for East Asia and Pacific, Social Policy and Governance, The World Bank • Board Member, Raíces Culturales Latinoamericanas • Luce Scholar
AND MPA
JOB PLACEMENT 2011-15
17%
Private Sector
36%
Nonprofit Sector
47%
Public Sector
43%
Domestic Policy Focus
57%
International Policy Focus
WHEREVER YOU G
THE
SERVICE OF HUMANITY
MPP
JOB PLACEMENT 2011-15
12%
21%
Private Sector
Nonprofit Sector
67%
Public Sector
27%
Domestic Policy Focus
73%
International Policy Focus
O, THERE WE ARE
Beyond the Classroom
Public Affairs Lectures
Public Lectures
Lunch-Timers ( YOUSSEF BOUTROS-GHALI ) FORMER MINISTER OF FINANCE, EGYPT
(BARNEY FRANK) FORMER U.S. REPRESENTATIVE D-MA
Leadership Through Mentorship Visitors
(SHIRIN EBADI )
2003 NOBEL PRIZE WINNER; IRANIAN LAWYER; FOUNDER, DEFENDERS OF HUMAN RIGHTS CENTER IN IRAN
(KATHLEEN SEBELIUS )
FORMER U.S. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
(GENERAL ANN DUNWOODY ) U.S. ARMY, RET., FIRST WOMAN IN MILITARY HISTORY TO ACHIEVE THE RANK OF FOUR-STAR GENERAL
( ÁLVARO URIBE VÉLEZ ) FORMER PRESIDENT OF COLOMBIA
(OLYMPIA SNOWE ) FORMER U.S. SENATOR, R-ME
(PRUDENCE BUSHNELL ) FORMER U.S. AMBASSADOR TO KENYA
(TZIPORAH “TZIPI” LIVNI ) CO-LEADER OF THE ZIONIST UNION PARTY; FORMER MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS FOR THE STATE OF ISRAEL
(STANLEY MCCHRYSTAL )
FORMER COMMANDER, U.S. INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE FORCES AFGHANISTAN AND JOINT SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND
(DAVID SANGER )
NATIONAL SECURITY CORRESPONDENT & SENIOR WRITER, THE NEW YORK TIMES
(SHEILA COLLEEN BAIR )
FORMER CHAIR OF THE U.S. FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION (FDIC), PRESIDENT OF WASHINGTON COLLEGE
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