H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management
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The Heinz School is part of Carnegie Mellon University.
History
Richard King Mellon and his wife had long been remained interested in urban and social issues. In 1965, they had also sponsored a conference on urban problems, in which they began discussions with the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Tech, (as Carnegie Mellon University was then known) to create a school focused on public affairs. In 1967, Carnegie Mellon President H. Guyford Stever, Richard Cyert, Dean of Graduate School of Industrial Administration, and two Professors, namely, William Cooper and Otto Davis met and formed a university-wide committee to discuss creating a school that would train leaders to address complex problems in American urban communities. Otto Davis was asked to draft a proposal to create such a school.
In 1968, William Cooper and Otto Davis presented the final proposal for the School of Urban and Public Affairs (SUPA) to the R. K. Mellon Foundation. The proposal found favor with Carnegie Mellon, and he became strongly committed to creating such a school. The R. K. Mellon Foundation sent a proposal to its President, Stever to finance it with an initial grant of $10 million, and on 1 November 1968, President Stever created SUPA - later the Heinz School.
Areas of study
Presently, the Heinz School has an international reputation for excellence in educational programs and faculty research, and its programs include:
- information technology
- criminal justice policy
- policy analysis
- finance
- Several other fields like arts, management, environmental policy, health care and medical management, and educational technology.
The school has recently introduced a highly respected Masters of Science in Information Security Policy and Management.