Fels Institute of Government
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The Fels Institute of Government is a department-sized and classed public policy school founded in 1937 at the University of Pennsylvania. Its primary benefactor was Philadelphia philanthropist Samuel Fels of the Fels Naptha Soap Company and the Institute is housed in the Fels Mansion on the west of the Penn campus. Fels is one of the oldest centers for public administration education in the United States.
The Institute offers a professional terminal Master of Governmental Administration (MGA) degree, and graduate certificates in public finance, politics, economic development, and non-profit management.
Originally founded within the Wharton School, the Institute is now part of the School of Arts and Sciences at Penn. The Institute has a long history of training public managers and offering research services to local, state and national government agencies. The Institute has approximately 100 students in its full-time and executive programs. Notable alumni include US Congressman Chaka Fattah; current Pennsylvania Secretary of Budget and Administration Michael Masch; Richard Keevey, Director of the Princeton University Woodrow Wilson School's Policy Research Institute; and Ted Gaebler, co-author of the influential book 'Reinventing Government'.
According to US News, Fels is ranked 42nd among public policy schools.
Fels faculty members include Fels Director Donald Kettl and Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell.
