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Academic Dean's Office

Welcome to the office of Academic Dean Mary Jo Bane at the John F. Kennedy School of Government.

The Academic Dean oversees all the major academic operations of the school including curriculum, workloads, and faculty budgets, as well as overseeing operations of the Faculty Steering Committee.

Faculty may login to the faculty intranet to access additional information, including academic programs, policies and procedures.

Academic Dean Mary Jo Bane is Thornton Bradshaw Professor of Public Policy and Management and chair of the Management and Leadership Area.

From 1993 to 1996 she was Assistant Secretary for Children and Families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. From 1992 to 1993 she was Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services, where she previously served as Executive Deputy Commissioner from 1984 to 1986. From 1987 to 1992, at the Kennedy School, she was Malcolm Wiener Professor of Social Policy and Director of the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy.

She is the author of a number of books and articles on poverty, welfare, families, and the role of churches in civic life. She is currently doing research on poverty in the United States and international context. She lives in Dorchester, Massachusetts, with her husband Kenneth Winston and enjoys hiking, gardening, and reading novels.

To learn more about Mary Jo Bane please visit her web site.

HKS faculty - login to the faculty intranet to access faculty resources and calendar information.

Faculty Steering Committee - login to access FSC web site.