Welcome from Dean Alm
at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies

Welcome to the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, the most exciting policy school in the country. Browse this web site and you might just come to agree with me.

The faculty and students here believe that good policy in the 21st century will come from the private as well as the public sector. That is why the departments of economics, public administration and policy studies are all housed in the Andrew Young School. We press our students to understand the market economy and to understand government, and we are equally happy with their choosing leadership careers in the profit or the non-profit sector. Our student body is globally diverse and our faculty works all over the world and brings it back to the classroom.

Read about the activities and successes of our policy research centers on this site. If the test of the market for a college like ours is to advance scholarship, raise external funds, have an impact on policy and provide a training ground for leaders of tomorrow, then we are doing pretty well. In fact, we are doing great.

New Schools like ours do not have hallowed traditions and generations of graduates. We make up for it in energy and imagination. If you are a student looking for the place that will help you prepare yourself to lead, and if you want room to be creative, we might just be your kind of place.

James Alm
Dean