
ANDREW YOUNG SCHOOL OF POLICY STUDIES
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With every breakthrough we make, every spike we see in enrollment and every stride we hit in graduating more students in less time, we surpass our own standards. Still, our values and commitments never change: You come first.
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About the School
Our public policy school, which bears Ambassador Andrew Young’s name, teaches students to follow his visionary example by bringing together leaders in government agencies, businesses and nonprofits to craft policies that benefit cities, states, countries and their people. Our academic programs and research productivity rank us among the nation’s top 25 policy schools, according to U.S. News & World Report.
This year, on the eve of our 20th anniversary, our school continues to expand its engagement and influence in policy and public management. Our faculty, students and alumni continue to make important contributions to management and policy in areas ranging from social work and economics to public management and criminal justice. Our degree programs and research agenda will continue to attract talented and deserving students from diverse backgrounds, along with top-level faculty who will challenge them to transform themselves and their communities.
The Dean's Letter
Our vision for the future of the Andrew Young School is to expand our contributions to policy conversations on all levels, whether community, state, regional, national or international. We envision our students, faculty and graduates contributing to a world where evidence-based policy analysis better meets the rapidly growing demand for public accountability in government at every level.
We want to bridge the worlds of public engagement and decision-making in the management of private, public and nonprofit organizations. We will graduate greater numbers of public, private and nonprofit leaders who can work to improve the design, financing, evaluation and the administration of socially and fiscally responsible programs.
We will continue to attract the most talented and deserving students from diverse backgrounds, as well as top-level faculty and research associates who will challenge our students to transform themselves and their communities.
Our alumni — both undergraduates and advanced — will find the knowledge they gain at Georgia State vital to strengthening communities in Atlanta, Georgia, our nation and across the globe.
And in achieving this vision, as our school becomes a model for creating and translating scholarly policy work into practical community action, we will rise to join the top five percent of the nation’s best public policy schools.
Economist Sally Wallace specializes in income taxation, sales taxation, tax burden analysis, distributional effects of taxation and the effects of demographic changes on tax bases. Her principal interests are federal, state, local and international taxation and analysis and intergovernmental fiscal relations.
Funding Priorities
Experience Funds
Experience Funds to promote student success by enabling all of our students to take advantage of transformational educational opportunities via service learning, internships and study abroad by providing the resources they need.
Child Policy Center with Endowed Chair
Child Policy Center with Endowed Chair to bring new awareness to the multiple ways public policy affects the well-being of children.
Endowed Chairs
Endowed chairs to recruit and retain top faculty who will foster and promote the university’s interdisciplinary research environment.

– Perri Campis, Class of 2016
Many Ways to Give
It’s easy — and rewarding — to invest in Georgia State’s future through a private gift. You can quickly make an online gift here and now. If you prefer, Georgia State development representatives are ready to help you create a named endowment or leave a legacy gift that reflects your personal interests. They can assist, as well, with corporate and matching gifts.
Contact
Mailing address: Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, PO Box 3992, Atlanta, Ga. 30302-3992
Office location: Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, 14 Marietta St. NW, Atlanta, Ga. 30303-2813
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Annual Programs
Annual giving provides alumni, faculty, staff, students, parents and friends with the opportunity to make yearly contributions to the university.
Women's Philanthropy Network
The group believes there is untapped potential in the power of women to create a stronger and more vital community by supporting Georgia State’s transformational goals.
GSU Fund For Excellence
The GSU Fund for Excellence provides unrestricted, university-wide support to ensure our scholarship programs, learning and research resources and outreach programs are consistently up-to-date and world-class.
Annual Programs
Annual giving provides alumni, faculty, staff, students, parents and friends with the opportunity to make yearly contributions to the university.
Women's Philanthropy Network
WPN was founded by a group of Georgia State alumnae and friends who work to improve the success rate of our students. They believe there is untapped potential in the power of women to create a stronger and more vital community by supporting Georgia State’s transformational goals.
GSU Fund For Excellence
The GSU Fund for Excellence provides unrestricted, university-wide support to ensure that our scholarship programs, learning and research resources, and outreach programs are consistently up-to-date and world-class.