School of Management John F. Kennedy

School of Management John F. Kennedy School of Government (also known as Harvard Kennedy School ) is one of the departments of Harvard University that trains specialists in public administration , economic development and political science .

School of Management John F. Kennedy
International name	The John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard kennedy school
Head organization	Harvard University
Motto	English Ask what you can do ( Ask what you can do )
Year of foundation	1936
Type of	private school
Rector	Douglas Elmendorf
Students	1213
Teachers	193
Location	Cambridge , Massachusetts , USA
Campus	urban
Website	http://www.hks.harvard.edu

The campus is located on John F. Kennedy Street in Cambridge , Massachusetts and is adjacent to the John F. Kennedy Memorial Park. The school offers students five master's programs, four doctoral programs and short-term study programs without a diploma . Some of the programs are offered in conjunction with other departments at Harvard University. The school organizes various studies in the field of public administration, economic development, political science, as well as various social activities.

The school was founded in 1936 with a donation of $ 2 million received from Congressman Lucius Littauer. One of the campus buildings bears his name. In 1966, the school received the name of US President John F. Kennedy. The school is consistently gaining the highest places in the ratings of higher educational institutions in its field.

From 2004 to 2015, her dean was David Ellwood, a professor of political economy . Since the beginning of 2016, Douglas Elmendorf, former director of the US Congressional Budget Office, has been dean.