Brown’s Master of Public Affairs program is neither for the slow nor the theoretically minded. In just one year, it equips students with the knowledge and skills they’ll need to analyze, improve and implement sound public policy – and fully three months of that year are spent in the field, working with real-world clients.

In diverse environments, MPA students sharpen their quantitative, communication, and policy leadership skills

Marcus Burke ’17 MPA discusses his experience in the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs MPA program and how it prepared him for his position as Inclusive Growth Project Specialist for World Economic Forum in Geneva, Switzerland.

Rachel Lowenstein, a master’s student in Public Affairs, is one of 417 finalists for the Presidential Management Fellowship (PMF), selected from a pool of more than 6,300. With this honor, she will seek appointment as a Presidential Management Fellow in a federal agency. The leadership development program is intended to develop a cadre of potential government leaders.