Lott/PPL Graduation Celebration with Executive Director William Gottshall and Taylor Knipp
Warren Debate Union Captain and PPL Junior, Juan Ramon Riojas, at the World Universities Debate Championship with PPL alumnus, Christian Bonds
Mississippi Supreme Court Associate Justice James Maxwell speaking to PPL student, Peyton Farmer, at the annual reception honoring Senator and Mrs. Lott
Hallie Gillam on the Speaker’s Balcony during her summer internship in Washington, D.C.
Jaz Brisack, Rhodes Scholar and member of the Ty Warren Debate Union, at the World Universities Debate Championship in South Africa
PPL majors including seniors, Gabi Wells and Wills Hay, at a lunch and learn with John Green, co-founder of Crossroads
Welcome to the Department of Public Policy Leadership
Welcome!
The Department of Public Policy Leadership provides a challenging undergraduate major that prepares high-performing students for positions of leadership in an increasingly complex world. The interdisciplinary curriculum for the major incorporates economics, geography, history, philosophy, political science, and public administration. The program emphasizes the global nature of responsible decision making, the ethical imperatives of leadership, critical thinking, communication skills, and the conceptual and methodological skills necessary for careful policy analysis.
Students enrolled in the Public Policy Leadership major must be accepted into the Trent Lott Leadership Institute, where we are developing Mississippi’s next generation of leaders!