John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies

The John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies at UMass Boston was founded in 2003 and grew out of the John W. McCormack Institute for Public Affairs which opened in 1983. In 2010, the school expanded its mission and name. The McCormack Graduate School also provides editorial management of the New England Journal of Public Policy and two peer-reviewed academic journals, the Journal of Aging and Social Policy and Research on Aging.

Graduate degree and Certificate programs

Conflict resolution (Graduate certificates, MA degree)
Gerontology (Graduate certificates, MS and PhD degrees)
Global Governance and Human Security (PhD degree)
International Relations (MSPA degree)
Public Affairs (MSPA degree)
Public Policy (PhD degree)
Women in Politics and Public Policy (Graduate certificate)

Centers, Institutes, and Special projects

Center for Community Democracy and Democratic Literacy
Center for Governance and Sustainability
Center for Peace, Democracy, and Development
Center for Rebuilding Sustainable Communities after Disasters
Center for Social and Demographic Research on Aging
Center for Social Policy
Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy
Center on Media and Society
Collaborative Institute for Oceans, Climate, and Security
Commonwealth Compact, a Massachusetts workforce diversity initiative
Edward J. Collins, Jr. Center for Public Management
Gerontology Institute
John Joseph Moakley Chair for Peace and Reconciliation
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Pension Action Center
The Democracy Lab at UMass Boston

The school is named in honor of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John W. McCormack.

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