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University of California San Diego
Cultured to foster U.S.-Japan connections

Cultured to foster U.S.-Japan connections

Granted participation in the Kakehashi Project in 2016, GPS sent a cohort of students to Japan to absorb the culture and make memories to last a lifetime...

University of California San Diego
A day in the life of an MPP student

A day in the life of an MPP student

In a Q&A complementing our Storify tour of a day in the life of Shadi Matar, the 2018 MPP candidate paints a picture of what attending GPS looks like today...

University of California San Diego
Why GPS: Going beyond expectations

Why GPS: Going beyond expectations

As part of an ongoing series, we give students the creative liberty to opine on their favorite memories from the School and “why GPS” is a solid fit to pursue their graduate education...

University of California San Diego
Changing rather than researching the world

Changing rather than researching the world

As a faculty leader of GPS’s new MPP degree program, Professor Zoltan Hajnal is committed to shaping policymakers in the classroom and actual policy outside of it...

University of California San Diego
Ensuring students are ahead of the curve

Ensuring students are ahead of the curve

Working behind the scenes, GPS’s Professional Development Committee is dedicated to dreaming up how to make students stand out in the workforce...

University of California San Diego
Variability biggest bane of water in the West

Variability biggest bane of water in the West

GPS’s Science Policy Fellows Program gathered scientists and policy experts from across campus and San Diego to traverse the hard-hitting topic of California’s water supply...

University of California San Diego
Why GPS: Genuine support for your future career

Why GPS: Genuine support for your future career

As part of an ongoing series, we give students the creative liberty to opine on their favorite memories from the School and “why GPS” is a solid fit to pursue their graduate education...

University of California San Diego
GPS graduates find culture is key at Booz Allen

GPS graduates find culture is key at Booz Allen

As part of an ongoing series to spotlight GPS’s top employers, we profile why Booz Allen Hamilton hires our graduates, plus why current alumni enjoy working there...

University of California San Diego
Jesse Driscoll named 2016 CESS Book Awardee

Jesse Driscoll named 2016 CESS Book Awardee

Via a Q&A, we dive into how the assistant professor’s book, ‘Warlords and Coalition Politics in Post-Soviet States,’ came about and what this award means...

University of California San Diego
Undraping a hidden gem

Undraping a hidden gem

How Jason Kim, MAS-IA ’12, helped to set the stage for foreign area officers to fulfill their graduate school requirements at GPS...

University of California San Diego
Drilled into entrepreneurship

Drilled into entrepreneurship

George Eiskamp '03 didn’t always conceive of a career in oil and gas but, as CEO and founder of GroundMetrics, the alumnus is an industry standout due in part to lesson learned at GPS...