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, the center was upgraded to a school in 2016 to reflect its changing mission.[1] The school offers an undergraduate certificate and master's degree.[2] In October 2019, the school announced a five-year expansion plan that included the creation of an undergraduate public policy major to start in the Fall of 2021.[3]

University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Policy
TypePublic
Established2016
DirectorAlasdair Roberts
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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