At a time when so many people are dispirited by the deep divisions in our country, when our politics seem so dysfunctional, our graduates are taking up the cause of public service by running for office in record numbers.
The basic compact underlying representative government, wrote Chief Justice John Roberts for the court, assumes that public officials will hear from their constituents and act on their concerns.
The School has trained a large number of outstanding public leaders and officials, and has undertaken a great amount of government research projects, exerting a great influence on u.s. social development and government decision.