FACULTY | STAFF

Main office

Although interviews are not used in the admissions process, the director of the program, Pamela Metz, may be available to discuss the program in greater detail by telephone or in person with prospective applicants. To inquire about availability, please contact our main office at the e-mail address or telephone number listed below:

Ph.D. Programs in Social Policy
John F. Kennedy School of Government
79 JFK Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Telephone: (617) 496-0109
E-mail: social_policy@harvard.edu

Contacting faculty

Prospective Ph.D. applicants should be aware that interviews are not part of the admissions process, and prospective students are not expected to contact potential mentors at the application stage. Indeed, faculty members who sit on the admissions committees commonly maintain a policy of not corresponding or meeting in advance with prospective applicants in order to ensure the fairness of the admissions review.

While other faculty members may try to respond to inquiries, prospective applicants should keep in mind that the volume of emails received, combined with faculty members' teaching and advising responsibilities to current students, generally limits the feasibility of individual responses. Once admissions decisions are made, all admitted applicants are invited for a campus visit, which provides extensive opportunities for prospective students to meet with faculty and graduate students in their areas of interest.