Kennedy School Graduates to Receive Diplomas

During Ceremony June 8

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CAMBRIDGE, MA. – Current and future leaders in public service – from the U.S. and across the globe – will receive their diplomas during commencement ceremonies June 8 at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. The Kennedy School’s Class of 2006 is comprised of approximately 522 students, representing 76 countries.

Graduate degrees include Master in Public Administration (MPA); Master in Public Policy (MPP); Master in Public Administration in International Development (MPAID); Master in Public Policy & Urban Planning (MPPUP); and Ph.D. in Political Economy and Government and Ph.D. in Public Policy (conferred by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences).

Among this year’s graduating Class are many current and former government leaders, policy analysts, non-profit founders, military officers, and public policy advocates. Graduates include a former Minister of Environment of Iraq; a former Supreme Court justice of Rwanda; a U.S. Navy nuclear surface warfare officer; a former regional director for Habitat for Humanity; a Foreign Service officer with the U.S. Department of State; a Massachusetts State Representative; and a former mayor of Taylorville, Illinois.

The breakdown by program for the Class of 2006

Master in Public Administration (MPA), 101

Master in Public Administration in International Development (MPAID), 63

Master in Public Administration (Mid-Career), 165

Master in Public Policy (MPP), 179

Master in Public Policy & Urban Planning (MPPUP), 6

Ph.D. in Political Economy and Government, 2

Ph.D. in Public Policy, 6

Commencement ceremonies at Harvard Yard will be held the morning of June 8. A separate Kennedy School diploma ceremony will follow at approximately 1215 p.m. in JFK Memorial Park. Both ceremonies will be webstreamed live on the Kennedy School website httpwww.ksg.harvard.eduevents. More information on commencement week activities are available online httpwww.ksg.harvard.eduksgnewsFeaturesnews052406_grad_announce.html

Schedule of Events

Official Commencement Week 2006 Activities

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