Truman School of Government and Public Affairs

Almost 1,000 students and 10,000 alumni strong, the Truman School of Government and Public Affairs provides an interdisciplinary educational environment for undergraduate and graduate students.  

Our outstanding faculty are published in the top journals in political science and public affairs and bring that expertise to the classroom. Their research projects provide outstanding opportunities for students to work in real and influential settings. 

For more than 100 years, Mizzou has been providing excellent public service education. For the last 20 years, the Truman School has been at the forefront of the advancement of knowledge and practice of governance in Missouri, the nation, and beyond.  

We continue this legacy through informing public policy, educating for ethical leadership in public service, and fostering democratic discourse among citizens, policymakers, and scholars. 

Named for President Harry S. Truman, the Truman School looks to continue his legacy of commitment to public service. 

To accomplish this, we aim to educate the leaders of tomorrow. Our goal is to create a community of people who study different aspects of making the world a better place. 

Students experience their education with the Truman School.  We have embraced the Missouri method: putting into practice what is learned in the classroom, learning to apply what they are learning to the greater world around them. We have students who intern in D.C., in Jefferson City, and in Columbia. They experience what it means to impact society through policy, service, and research.