The Center for Public Policy and Administration is the hub of interdisciplinary public policy research, teaching, and engagement at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

CPPA attracts high-caliber national and international students to its Master of Public Policy and Administration (MPPA) program and advanced students from the University of Massachusetts and from Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke and Smith colleges to its accelerated Master of Public Policy program. CPPA also offers an undergraduate certificate in public policy available to UMass Amherst students.

Home to a growing number of research initiatives, CPPA houses the National Center for Digital Government; the Science, Technology and Society Initiative; and the Public Engagement Project.

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