In partnership with Pepperdine University's School of Public Policy, Hampden-Sydney College and the Wilson Center for Leadership are thrilled to announce a new graduate program agreement that provides opportunities for qualified students to obtain a master of public policy (MPP) degree.
Both Pepperdine and Hampden-Sydney strive to endow their students with moral fortitude, and this partnership empowers two great institutions to continue making a positive impact on an ever-changing world.
"What stands out about Pepperdine is the commitment to comprehensive public policy analysis and education," says Director of the Wilson CenterRyan Pemberton '00. "Of course they teach the latest statistical and research methods, but students also learn to incorporate ethics and moral reasoning, along with historical, economic, and political analysis when making policy judgments."
Students and alumni of various Wilson Center programs such as Wilson Leadership Fellows and Leadership in the Public Interest and National Security Studies minors will receive incentives for admission into the program.
Pepperdine's MPP curriculum was shaped by another significant man who bore the name Wilson: the late social scientist Dr. James Q. Wilson whose more than 50-year career contributed to the "understanding of urban politics, policing and crime, political organizations, bureaucracy, and character and culture," the Pepperdine School of Public Policy website explains. Honoring Wilson's legacy, the Pepperdine MPP aims to prepare public leaders with a moral sense by teaching students to "not only consider the quantitative aspects of policy decisions but also analyze politics from historical, philosophical, and faith perspectives," according to the program's website.
This comprehensive approach and Pepperdine's assertion that students 'see public policy differently from here' fits very well with the Hampden-Sydney College's mission of forming good men and good citizens and the Wilson Center's goal of preparing men of character for lives of consequence.
Ryan Pemberton '00, Director of the Wilson Center
"This comprehensive approach and Pepperdine's assertion that students 'see public policy differently from here' fits very well with the Hampden-Sydney College's mission of forming good men and good citizens and the Wilson Center's goal of preparing men of character for lives of consequence," says Pemberton.
"When we developed the 'Pepperdine Policy Partners Program' to foster deeper scholarship relationships with like-minded undergraduate institutions, we envisioned Partners like the Wilson Center at Hampden-Sydney," says Pete Peterson, dean of the School of Public Policy. "As a graduate program focused on preparing public leaders through the study of the 'Great Books' and the tools of policy analysis, programs like the Wilson Center provide the perfect introduction to students' time in Malibu."
The two-year MPP offers five areas of specialization—American policy and politics, international relations and national security, applied economic policy, public policy and dispute resolution, and state and local policy—from which students can choose to focus on during their second year.
Qualified H-SC students and alumni interested in obtaining an MPP will enjoy benefits such as tuition scholarships, application requirement waivers, early class registration, and beautiful vistas from Pepperdine's Malibu, California campus. "We encourage seniors and young alumni interested in public or private careers that serve the common good to investigate this program," says Pemberton. To learn more, visit Pepperdine University School of Public Policy.
Hampden-Sydney and the Wilson Center also maintain graduate school agreements with UVA's Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs at Cornell University.
Both Pepperdine and Hampden-Sydney strive to endow their students with moral fortitude, and this partnership empowers two great institutions to continue making a positive impact on an ever-changing world.
The two-year MPP offers five areas of specialization—American policy and politics, international relations and national security, applied economic policy, public policy and dispute resolution, and state and local policy—from which students can choose to focus on during their second year.