During my junior year at USC I decided I would like to attend grad school, most likely in my late 20's. After talking with several friends who are currently enrolled in law school, (who don't really know why they are in law school) I am glad I decided to hit the work force first to figure out what grad degree would suit me best.
One graduate degree I am interested in pursuing is a Masters in Public Administration (MPA), as it is catered to those looking to continue working in the government, non-profit and social entrepreneurship fields. The MPA program I will be gunning for is the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. Like many of Harvard's graduate programs, the Kennedy School is considered to be the top MPA program in the country. Recently, when I was reading more about the Kennedy School, I stumbled upon President Kennedy's convocation address at Vanderbilt University in which he details the obligations of the educated citizen. I encourage you to listen to this speech and see if it speaks to you as much as it does to me:
"You have responsibilities, in short, to use your talents for the benefit of society which helped develop those talents." -- JFK
One graduate degree I am interested in pursuing is a Masters in Public Administration (MPA), as it is catered to those looking to continue working in the government, non-profit and social entrepreneurship fields. The MPA program I will be gunning for is the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. Like many of Harvard's graduate programs, the Kennedy School is considered to be the top MPA program in the country. Recently, when I was reading more about the Kennedy School, I stumbled upon President Kennedy's convocation address at Vanderbilt University in which he details the obligations of the educated citizen. I encourage you to listen to this speech and see if it speaks to you as much as it does to me:
"You have responsibilities, in short, to use your talents for the benefit of society which helped develop those talents." -- JFK
These are, in President Kennedy's mind, the three obligations of the educated citizen:
1. Your obligation to the pursuit of learning
2. Your obligation to serve the public
3. Your obligation to uphold the law
Take a listen here: http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/jfkvanderbiltconvocation.htm
In my next post I will update you all with what is new in my life in 2012.
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