Our Mission

The mission of the Johnson Institute for Responsible Leadership is to enhance professional and institutional ethics and accountability in public service and leadership. The Johnson Institute reflects GSPIA's nearly 50-year commitment to producing professionals who adhere to the highest standards of ethics and public accountability. The Johnson Institute provides students, faculty, and the community at-large with opportunities to engage in disciplined reflection and rigorous inquiry on issues of ethics and accountability of particular interest to the public and nonprofit sectors.

The Johnson Institute is dedicated to promoting ethics and accountability in leadership through teaching, research, and outreach. Our goal is to improve the quality of leadership in government, the nonprofit sector, and in public-serving businesses.

The Johnson Institute addresses ethical leadership issues through:

Curriculum design and faculty development programs
Cutting-edge research
Public forums, workshops and conferences
Consulting and technical assistance

The Institute is an intellectually vibrant center where students, faculty and practitioners gather for the common purpose of promoting ethics and accountability in our public institutions.

Philanthropy Forum Lecture at Pitt April 10 to Address the Essence of Strategic Giving

04/06/2012

How can a clear but simple understanding of philanthropic giving lead donors to make more effective grants? By articulating and refining five simple yet powerful approaches to shape their giving, donors can undertake more strategic philanthropy, according to Peter D. Frumkin, a professor of public affairs and director of the RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. Read more.

Skoll Foundation CEO to Deliver April 5 Lecture on Social Change and Entrepreneurs at Pitt

04/03/2012

The Philanthropy Forum in the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public Affairs (GSPIA) will present a lecture by philanthropist Sally Osberg, president and CEO of the Skoll Foundation, a nonprofit organization that seeks to connect social entrepreneurs and innovators in an effort to solve problems around the world. Osberg will present a lecture titled “Partners and Possibilities: Our Journey With Social Entrepreneurs” at 2 p.m. April 5 in the Assembly Room at the William Pitt Union, 3959 Fifth Ave., Oakland. Read more.

Johnson Institute Exemplary Leader Award to Be Presented to Ashoka Founder and CEO Bill Drayton

3/30/2012

Bill Drayton, founder and CEO of Ashoka—which describes itself as the global association of the world’s leading social entrepreneurs—has been selected to receive the University of Pittsburgh’s 2012 Johnson Institute Exemplary Leader Award. Upon receiving the award on April 12, Drayton will deliver a lecture titled “How to Lead in a Rapidly Changing World” at 3:30 p.m. in Levy Hall of Rodef Shalom Temple, 4905 Fifth Ave., Oakland. Read more.

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Oct20Former White House Aide Guest Lectures in GSPIA Policy Making Class
Created by GSPIA Account on 10/20/2008 11:50:40 AM

10/20/2008 Former Senior White House Advisor Richard Clark led GSPIA students in a recent discussio...

Oct14GSPIA Held Forum on U.S. Financial Crisis
Created by GSPIA Account on 10/14/2008 10:18:13 AM

10/14/2008 As financial markets in the U.S. and around the world melted down, GSPIA organized a for...

Oct17Deadline Approaches for Ethics Paper Contest
Created by GSPIA Account on 10/17/2008 10:17:18 AM

10/17/2008 The Johnson Institute for Responsible Leadership will accept submissions through Novembe...

Oct22Rudra Publishes Book on Globalization
Created by GSPIA Account on 10/22/2008 11:51:24 AM

10/22/2008 Nita Rudra, an Assistant Professor of International Affairs at GSPIA, recently published...

Oct21GSPIA Announces Double Degree Program with University of Geneva
Created by GSPIA Account on 10/21/2008 11:50:28 AM

10/21/2008 A new partnership with the University of Geneva, Switzerland, will allow students to ear...

Oct24University of Pittsburgh Washington Center Announces Staff
Created by GSPIA Account on 10/24/2008 11:50:04 AM

10/24/2008 Jessica Hatherill (MPA '03) has been named GSPIA Associate Director of Alumni Relations ...

Oct16GSPIA Faculty Discuss Ethics of Political Campaigns
Created by GSPIA Account on 10/16/2008 11:50:59 AM

10/16/2008 With less than three weeks until Election Day, and the presidential race hotter than eve...

Oct28U.S. Department of Education Recruiting
Created by GSPIA Account on 10/28/2008 10:19:34 AM

10/28/2008 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. This information session is for second year graduate students.

Oct29.gov: Next Generation Government Careers
Created by GSPIA Account on 10/29/2008 12:19:39 PM

10/29/2008 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. This career day is for all students and alumni from all Western PA...

Oct29APSIA Recruiting Forum
Created by GSPIA Account on 10/29/2008 5:40:23 PM

10/29/2008 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Prospective graduate students can meet with admissions officers from le...

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