The Daniel J. Evans School of Public Policy & Governance has served University of Washington graduate students for over sixty years, educating generations of public service leaders to find solutions to real-world challenges and build careers grounded in making a life-changing impact. Now we’re excited to reach even more students interested in public service and leadership through our new Public Service and Policy major.
“At this time, there is no more important work than engaging young people in the strengthening of our democratic system,” shared Dean Jodi Sandfort. The new major, which will begin enrolling students in autumn 2025, is interdisciplinary and designed to bring students to a deeper understanding of their roles in public service, the creation and implementation of public policy, and civic health.
“It will equip them to understand ‘what is’ and have skills to build what we need for our future as an effectively run, multi-ethnic, multi-racial democracy. It also complements the other undergraduate programs, including our minor in Public Policy and NextGen network, we’ve developed in the last few years,” she added.
Today, U.S. News & World Report also announced that the Evans School has maintained its top-10 ranking for more than a decade, placing seventh in the nation. Four areas of specialization were also ranked in the top ten: Environmental Policy (2), Nonprofit Management (8), Social Policy (8), and Public Finance & Budgeting (10). Expanding our undergraduate offerings with the Public Service & Policy major is just one more way that the Evans School is well positioned to engage deeply with public policy and implementation issues moving forward.
If this new scope of work calls to you, consider making a gift to the Evans School Undergraduate Program Support Fund. Your support will help continue to expand our full range of programs to undergraduate students, inspiring a commitment to public service early in the lives and career trajectories of emerging leaders.