The Public Policy Analysis Program (PPA)

The Program in Public Policy Analysis is one of Pomona College’s most distinctive majors. Usually reserved for graduate level study, this multi-disciplinary major melds education in a traditional academic field (such as economics or biology) with a core curriculum in policy analysis. It combines the broad and disciplined foundations of a liberal arts curriculum with the hands-on, problem-focused approach of policy studies. Seniors in this program complete a 216-hour policy related internship in the fall semester and then a thesis in the spring semester.  The Program in Public Policy Analysis seeks to provide a distinctive liberal education for leaders in our global society, who will face socially complex and ethically challenging issues and decisions. 

The field of public policy analysis has emerged over the past few decades in response to the social need for inquiries and prescriptions which transcend the boundaries of traditional academic disciplines. The PPA program accomplishes this by offering a broad array of analytical techniques, a wide perspective on pressing social issues, and practical experience in the dynamics of policy-making organizations.

The program has 11 formal majors, but also welcomes students who design special majors to meet their unique academic interests. In addition to the Director and Associate Director the program is also supported by Departmental Faculty Liaisons.

Faculty

Name/Contact	Title	Profile	Web	Phone	Location
David  Menefee-Libey	Program Coordinator and Professor of Politics			(909) 607-9323	Carnegie 4

Staff

Name/Contact	Title	Phone	Location
Hilary LaConte	Associate Director	(909) 621-8189	Carnegie 104

Student Liaisons

Name/Contact	Extension
Annie  Niehaus
Chuck  Herman
Ethan Grossman
Courtney Powers
Sophia Geffen