The Graduate School of Political Management

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The Graduate School of Political Management
Type Private
Established1987
Parent institution
 George Washington University
Dean Liesl A. Riddle, Ph.D.
DirectorDebbie Mucarsel-Powell
Address
805 21st Street, Suite 400
,
Washington
,
D.C.
,
20052
,
United States
CampusUrban—Foggy Bottom
Website gspm.gwu.edu
The Graduate School of Political Management

The Graduate School of Political Management (GSPM) at the George Washington University is a school of political management and applied politics, strategic communications and civic engagement. Its graduates hold a variety of professional titles including campaign managers, pollsters, speechwriters, communications professionals, legislative aides and directors, candidates, lobbyists, and new media experts.

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It is the only school of applied politics in Washington, D.C. [1] The faculty trains students of all political persuasions in how to win campaigns, advance legislative goals and impact public opinion ethically.

History

GSPM was founded in 1987 as an independent graduate school chartered by the New York State Board of Regents, with the understanding that proper politics requires training. [2]

The school's first class convened on the Manhattan campus of Baruch College. [2] In 1991, the school opened a degree program on the urban campus of the George Washington University, in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood, just a few blocks from the White House, Capitol Hill.

The university's Columbian College of Arts and Sciences formally acquired GSPM in 1995. In 2006, the school moved under the College of Professional Studies (CPS), where it is currently located. Designed for working professionals, classes meet in the evenings. [3]

Campus and facilities

GSPM's programs are mainly located in three different areas of Washington, D.C. [4]

Organization and administration

GSPM is administratively housed within the GW's College of Professional Studies. It is supported by a Board of Advisors, which is composed of officials and experts from varying backgrounds, including politics, media, communications and others. [5]

Academics

GSPM offers 3 master's programs and 6 graduate certificates. The current master's programs are Political Management, Legislative Affairs, and Public Relations and Comunications. The Political Management and Strategic Public Relations master's degrees are availably as fully online programs. [6] [7]

Research centers

The Global Center for Political Management is the school's research department. It focuses on public opinion survey data through the Society of Presidential Pollsters, as well as the George Washington University Battleground Poll. [8]

The school researches the use of social media through its Public Echoes Of Rhetoric In America (PEORIA) Project, which uses data from Twitter to explore how campaign messages are developed and spread through social media. [9] [10] [11]

Rankings

GSPM's master's degree program in Strategic Public Relations was named PRWeek's PR Education Program of the Year in 2015. [12]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Discover the Graduate School of Political Management" . Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 "History of the GSPM | The Graduate School of Political Management | The George Washington University". gspm.gwu.edu. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26.
  3. ↑ "Graduate School of Political Management | Continuing the Alumni Experience | GW Alumni | the George Washington University". Archived from the original on 2016-02-16. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  4. ↑ "Locations | Graduate School of Political Management | The George Washington University". gspm.gwu.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
  5. ↑ "Board of Advisors | Graduate School of Political Management | The George Washington University". gspm.gwu.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
  6. ↑ "Master's Programs | Graduate School of Political Management | The George Washington University". gspm.gwu.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
  7. ↑ "Graduate Certificates | Graduate School of Political Management | The George Washington University". gspm.gwu.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
  8. ↑ "GW Battleground Poll" . Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "The Public Echoes Of Rhetoric In America (PEORIA) Project" . Retrieved 19 July 2010.
  10. ↑ "The Public Echoes Of Rhetoric In America (PEORIA) Project | Graduate School of Political Management | The George Washington University". gspm.gwu.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  11. ↑ "- The Washington Post". Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  12. ↑ "PR Education Program of the Year 2015".

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