Public Affairs
The public affairs program is an interdisciplinary program in education, research, and practice that integrates the traditions of public management, policy analysis, and decision science with the challenges of maintaining and building institutions of governance in a complex society.
The program includes some of the top academics and practitioners in their fields including: Dr. Robert Taylor, founding director of the Caruth Police Institute who is recognized globally for his work on terrorism; Dr. Donald Arbuckle, who previously oversaw federal regulatory information and statistical policy for the Executive Office of the President of the United States for 10 years; Teodoro (Ted) Benavides, former Dallas city manager and recipient of the North Texas Society of Public Administration's Public Administrator of the Year award; and Dr. Jeremy Hall, a scholar who has published numerous books and articles on public administration topics including a 2010 book, Grant Management.
The degrees and certificate sponsored by the program emphasize the integration and application of theory to practice, preparing individuals for careers in city, county, state and federal government; nonprofit organizations; consulting firms; and businesses affected by public policy. Graduates have a firm understanding of financial, human resource and organizational concepts that apply at professional levels of public and non-profit organizations.
Learn more about public affairs degrees available through the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences.
