The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/cornell-school-of-public-policy/)
Cornell reveals Colleen Barry, expert in health policy research, as the founding dean for the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy on Tuesday.
In a Thursday announcement, Cornell revealed the name of its new Cornell Jeb E Brooks School of Public Policy in honor of endowment donors Jeb Brooks and Cherie Wendelken.
Next year, the Master of Public Administration program at Cornell will be turning 75 years old, thus making it one of the oldest MPA programs in the Ivy League. First housed in the SC Johnson College of Business and, since 1985, in the Cornell Institute of Public Affairs, 2021 will represent a rebirth of sorts as the MPA becomes the anchor of the newly formed Cornell School of Public Policy. With eight concentrations ranging from International Development to Environmental Policy, the MPA at Cornell is arguably one of its most versatile degrees, allowing its alumni to scale the ladders of organizations across the areas of law, business and nonprofit management. President Martha E. Pollack, the second woman to have led Cornell in its 155 year history, pointed out in an address earlier this year that the School of Public Policy would “enhance Cornell’s reputation as a leader in public policy and train our students with broad policy perspectives that will serve them in the public and private sectors.” In theory, President Pollack is right. The top five schools of public policy all seek to train students on a broad set of policy competencies.