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87-509: Greg Zaff, formerly the second-ranked squash player in the world, devised the concept of SquashBusters while enrolled at the Harvard John F. Kennedy School of Government . As a student in a social entrepreneurship class, he wrote "Bringing Squash Down from the Ivory Tower," a paper focused on broadening the appeal of the sport through the creation of an urban squash program. A few years later, in

174-657: A law clerk to Judge Stephen Reinhardt on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit for one year. In 1983, he joined the staff of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF), where he worked on death penalty and voting rights cases. While at LDF, he met Bill Clinton , the then Governor of Arkansas , when he sued Clinton in a voting case. In 1986, he joined the Boston law firm of Hill & Barlow and

261-489: A $ 2.2 billion higher education bond bill with $ 1 billion directed towards the University of Massachusetts system and $ 1.2 billion to the state universities and community colleges. $ 100 million was directed towards the construction of the integrated sciences complex at the University of Massachusetts Boston and a second $ 100 million directed towards constructing a general academic building. On October 23, 2014, Patrick spoke at

348-492: A $ 500 million fundraising campaign, $ 120 million of which was to be used to significantly expand the Harvard Kennedy School campus, adding 91,000 square feet of space including six new classrooms, a new kitchen, and dining facility, offices and meeting spaces, a new student lounge and study space, more collaboration and active learning spaces, and a redesigned central courtyard. Groundbreaking commenced on May 7, 2015, and

435-722: A 2020 presidential bid in December 2018. He entered the race on November 14, 2019, but ended his campaign only three months later following a poor showing in the Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire primary . Patrick was born on July 31, 1956, in the South Side of Chicago , where his family resided in a two-bedroom apartment in the Robert Taylor Homes ' housing projects . Patrick is the son of Emily Mae ( née Wintersmith) and Pat Patrick ,

522-559: A casino outside the legal framework of the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act . In 2009, Patrick was among the top campaign contribution recipients from casino lobbying interests, and from financiers backing the Wampanoag casino interests. On March 20, 2008, the Massachusetts House of Representatives rejected Patrick's casino bill by a vote of 108 to 46. Despite the overwhelming vote, questions were raised by critics of DiMasi as to

609-562: A dual degree with the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva . Harvard Kennedy School maintains six academic divisions each headed by a faculty chair. In addition to offerings in the Harvard Kennedy School course listing, students are eligible to cross-register for courses at the other graduate and professional schools at Harvard and at MIT Sloan School of Management , Fletcher School at Tufts University , and

696-949: A federal Race to the Top education grant, passed an overhaul of governance of the state transportation function, signing a law to create the Massachusetts Department of Transportation , increased the state sales tax from 5% to 6.25%, raised the state's minimum wage from $ 8 per hour to $ 11 by 2017, and planned the introduction of casinos to the state. Under Patrick, Massachusetts joined the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions . Shortly after Patrick's second term began on January 6, 2011, he declared he would not seek re-election in 2014 . After his governorship, Patrick served as managing director at Bain Capital . He also served as

783-557: A jazz musician associated with Sun Ra . In 1959, Patrick's father abandoned their family in order to play music in New York City , and because he had fathered a daughter, La'Shon Anthony, by another woman. Deval reportedly had a strained relationship with his father, who opposed his choice of high school, but they eventually reconciled. Patrick was raised by his mother, who traces her roots to American slaves in Kentucky . While Patrick

870-473: A leading global human rights organizations, to join it as a senior fellow. The Kennedy School eventually rescinded the invitation to Roth because Human Rights Watch's 2021 investigation of Israel 's treatment of Palestinians concluded that it met the threshold for the " crime of apartheid ". After condemnation by faculty, students, the American Civil Liberties Union and others, the dean of

957-475: A letter condemning the university for awarding the fellowship. An investigative report in 2021 by student group Fossil Fuel Divest Harvard found that many of the centers' climate initiatives were funded in part by fossil fuel companies, and that some of the centers had allegedly taken several steps to cover up that fact. The Kennedy School's Carr Center for Human Rights Policy in 2022 invited Kenneth Roth , former executive director of Human Rights Watch ,

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1044-555: A main priority of his administration. Patrick also committed a historic amount of public funds to Massachusetts schools, introduced legislation to tackle a persistent education gap among minority students, and won the national Race to the Top competition. Patrick now supports a doubling of the number of charter schools in Massachusetts. In his first year in office, Patrick proposed making community college free to all Massachusetts high school graduates. On August 7, 2008, Patrick signed

1131-541: A net of 63 seats to take control of the House, but remained a minority in the Senate despite gaining 6 seats. Patrick crafted and signed a bill that allows for the construction and operation of three resort-style casinos in the state. He argued that these casinos would generate over $ 2 billion for the state economy. He also touted that the casinos would create 30,000 construction jobs and 20,000 permanent jobs. Patrick proposed that

1218-433: A permanent location to establish SquashBusters. In the early 2000s, SquashBusters officially partnered with Northeastern University to build a permanent facility. Then-Northeastern President Richard M. Freeland had played squash through college and was supportive of SquashBusters' mission and vision. Freeland and Zaff agreed that Northeastern would provide the land free of charge if Squashbusters raised $ 6 million to cover

1305-590: A second language. In 2018, SquashBusters expanded to a third location in Providence, Rhode Island . Squash instruction is led by Rodney Galvao, a graduate of SquashBusters Boston and former member of the Bates College squash team. The program operates out of the newly built Gorgi Family Squash and Education Center at the Moses Brown School . In 2005, Zaff joined forces with directors of urban squash programs in

1392-402: A strong emphasis on economics and quantitative analysis . Members of the mid-career MPA class also include Mason Fellows, who are public and private executives from developing countries. Mason Fellows typically constitute about 50 percent of the incoming class of Mid-Career MPA candidates. The Mason cohort is the most diverse at Harvard in terms of nationalities and ethnicities represented. It

1479-406: A third term. Before taking office, Patrick assembled a transition team headed by lawyer Michael Angelini, bank executive Ronald Homer, and Weld administration economic affairs secretary Gloria Cordes Larson . In his first meetings with the legislative leadership, he proposed his first action would be to hire 1,000 new police officers and to expand full-day kindergarten statewide. Breaking with

1566-586: Is a member of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA), a global consortium of schools that trains leaders in international affairs. The primary campus of Harvard Kennedy School is on John F. Kennedy Street in Cambridge. The main buildings overlook the Charles River and are southwest of Harvard Yard and Harvard Square , on the site of a former MBTA Red Line trainyard. The School

1653-609: Is adjacent to the public riverfront John F. Kennedy Memorial Park. Harvard Kennedy School alumni include 21 heads of state or government from around the world. Alumni also include cabinet officials, military leaders, heads of central banks , and legislators . Harvard Kennedy School was founded as the Harvard Graduate School of Public Administration in 1936 with a $ 2 million gift (equivalent to roughly $ 43 million as of 2023) from Lucius Littauer , an 1878 Harvard College alumnus, businessman, former U.S. Congressman, and

1740-453: Is known for spearheading the "One Harvard" movement, which aims to bring all of Harvard's graduate schools together through closer collaboration and social interaction. Harvard Kennedy School is home to 14 centers, including: The majority of centers offer research and academic fellowships through which fellows can engage in research projects, lead study groups into specific topics and share their experiences with industry and government with

1827-487: Is named after Edward Sagendorph Mason , the former Harvard professor who, from 1947 to 1958, was dean of Harvard's Graduate School of Public Administration, now known as Harvard Kennedy School. In addition to the master's programs, Harvard Kennedy School administers three doctoral programs. Ph.D. degrees are awarded in public policy , in social policy in conjunction with Harvard's departments of government and sociology , and in health policy in conjunction with FAS and

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1914-680: Is now home to Harvard University 's Economics Department. The first students at the Graduate School were called Littauer Fellows, participating in a one-year course listing which later developed into the school's mid-career Master in Public Administration program. In the 1960s, the School began to develop its current public policy degree and course curriculum associated with its Master in Public Policy program. In 1966, three years following

2001-473: Is provided by volunteers, staff coaches, and former professionals, including world champions Thierry Lincou and Amanda Sobhy . SquashBusters students play in matches against local high school squash teams, tournaments with other urban squash programs, and regional and national junior-level championships. Since 2018, 31 SquashBusters alumni have gone on to play collegiate squash for universities such as Colby College and Harvard University . The ultimate aim of

2088-646: The Boston Public Schools average. In 2012, Dora Lubin, a former employee at CitySquash, an urban squash program in the Bronx, opened a SquashBusters affiliate in Lawrence, Massachusetts . SquashBusters Lawrence operates in borrowed facilities from Brooks School and Phillips Academy , private preparatory high schools in Northern Massachusetts. The program serves 87 students, over half of whom speak English as

2175-533: The Boston YMCA and the Harvard Club of Boston . Programming ran for three days a week, with an hour and a half of homework help and an hour and a half of squash practice. Based on the impact of the program, Zaff wanted to expand SquashBusters to continue serving students through high school. However, there were not enough available courts in Boston to sustain middle and high school programming. Zaff began to search for

2262-804: The Harvard School of Public Health . Harvard Kennedy School has a number of joint and concurrent degree programs within Harvard and with other leading universities, which allow students to receive multiple degrees in a reduced period of time. Joint and current students spend at least one year in residence in Cambridge taking courses. Harvard Kennedy School joint degree programs are run with Harvard Business School , Harvard Law School , and Harvard Graduate School of Design , and concurrent programs are offered with Harvard Divinity School and Harvard Medical School . Beyond Harvard, HKS has concurrent degree arrangements with other law, business, and medical schools, including

2349-528: The Journal of Middle Eastern Politics and Policy , a student newspaper, The Citizen , and a number of student athletic groups. Students can join the Harvard Graduate Council , which is the centralized student government for the twelve graduate and professional schools of Harvard University . The Harvard Graduate Council is responsible for advocating student concerns to central administrators, including

2436-493: The MIT School of Architecture and Planning . MPP coursework is focused on one of five areas, called a Policy Area of Concentration (PAC), and includes a year-long research seminar in their second year, which includes a master's thesis called a Policy Analysis Exercise. Harvard Kennedy School has routinely ranked as the best, or among the best, of the world's public policy graduate schools. U.S. News & World Report ranks it

2523-613: The Mendi Bible , which was given to then-Congressman John Quincy Adams by the freed American slaves from the ship La Amistad . A series of regional inaugural balls, seven in total, were held to bring the inauguration to the citizens of the Commonwealth. The celebrations took place in Cape Cod , Worcester , Dartmouth , Pittsfield , Springfield , and Boston . In 2005, Patrick announced his candidacy for governor of Massachusetts. He

2610-607: The South Side of Chicago , Patrick earned a scholarship to Milton Academy in Milton, Massachusetts , in the eighth grade. He went on to attend Harvard College and Harvard Law School . After graduating, he practiced law with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and later joined a Boston law firm, where he was later named a partner. In 1994, Bill Clinton appointed him as the United States assistant attorney general for

2697-784: The Stanford Graduate School of Business , the MIT Sloan School of Management , the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College , The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania , Columbia Law School , Duke University School of Law , Georgetown University Law Center , New York University School of Law , Northwestern University School of Law , Stanford Law School , University of California, Berkeley School of Law , University of Michigan Law School , University of Pennsylvania Law School , Yale Law School , and UCSF School of Medicine . Abroad, Harvard Kennedy School offers

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2784-424: The president of Harvard University , provost, deans of students, and deans for the nearly 15,000 graduate and professional students across the twelve schools, organizing large university-wide initiatives and events, administering and providing funding for university-wide student groups, and representing the Harvard graduate student population to other universities and external organizations. Harvard Graduate Council

2871-564: The Bronx and Philadelphia to establish the National Urban Squash and Education Association. Now called the Squash and Education Alliance (SEA), the organization aims to support and connect urban squash programs in twenty-two cities across America and five locations globally. As a founding member, SquashBusters is highly active in the SEA community. SquashBusters students participate in SEA events like

2958-736: The Executive Vice-President, General Counsel and Secretary at The Coca-Cola Company . Patrick pushed for a thorough review of allegations that some workers at bottlers of Coke products in Colombia had been abused or even killed by paramilitary groups as a result of union organizing activity. Patrick concluded the allegations to be unsubstantiated and untrue, but counseled that the company allow an independent inquiry to lay all questions to rest. After initially supporting Patrick's view, then-CEO Douglas Daft changed his mind, precipitating Patrick's decision to leave Coke. From 2004 to 2006, he served on

3045-502: The Institute of Politics holds the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum, named in honor of John F. Kennedy Jr. , in Harvard Kennedy School's Littauer Building. By 1978, the faculty, including presidential scholar and adviser Richard Neustadt , a foreign policy scholar and later dean of the School, Graham Allison , Richard Zeckhauser , and others consolidated the school's programs and research centers at

3132-623: The Ivory Tower survey, which lists the world's top twenty academic international relations programs at the undergraduate, Master's, and Ph.D. levels. In 2012, for example, the survey ranked Kennedy School first overall for doctoral and undergraduate programs and third overall in the Master's category. Harvard Kennedy School maintains a range of student activities, including interest-driven student caucuses, Kennedy School Student Government, known as KSSG, student-edited policy journals, including Harvard Journal of Hispanic Policy , Kennedy School Review ,

3219-603: The SquashBusters program is for every student to enroll in, and eventually graduate from, college. As early as middle school, students visit college information sessions. When participants enter high school, SquashBusters offers standardized test preparation, essay workshops, and one-on-one mentorship throughout the college application process. Additionally, they provide financial aid counseling and scholarship opportunities for collegiate alumni. Ninety percent of SquashBusters graduates enroll in college, nearly thirty percent higher than

3306-595: The Supreme Judicial Court ruled that a referendum to repeal legislation permitting casino gambling could appear on the November ballot, throwing the prospects of the casino legislation into question. In 2010, Patrick pushed for legislation to limit the purchase of firearms, citing a series of gun violence incidents and violent crime in Boston. In 2011, Patrick proposed new legislation that would require more stringent regulations on firearms. During an event surrounding

3393-565: The announcement, Patrick said one of his main goals was to "stop children from killing children." Patrick also reported that he would ask for $ 10 million in private and public funding to help "fill the gaps." Reacting to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting , in 2013 Patrick proposed stricter gun control laws, including a limit of one firearm purchase a month and closing the gun show loophole . Throughout his term in office, Patrick made achieving "world-class public education"

3480-510: The annual Urban Squash Citizenship Tour, where they met with then-Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick in 2014. John F. Kennedy School of Government Harvard Kennedy School ( HKS ), officially the John F. Kennedy School of Government , is the school of public policy and government of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts . The school has routinely ranked as the best, or among

3567-583: The assassination of U.S. President and 1940 Harvard College alumnus John F. Kennedy , the school was renamed in his honor. In 1966, concurrent with the school's renaming, the Harvard Institute of Politics was created with Neustadt as its founding director. Harvard Institute of Politics has been housed on the school campus since 1978, and today sponsors and hosts a series of programs, speeches and study groups for Harvard undergraduates and graduate students. Along with major Harvard Kennedy School events,

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3654-415: The best graduate school for social policy, the best for health policy, and second best for public policy analysis. In 2015 rankings, Kennedy School is ranked first in the subcategory of health policy and second in the category of public policy analysis and social policy. Kennedy's School's foreign affairs programs have consistently ranked at the top or near the top of Foreign Policy magazine's Inside

3741-418: The best, of the world's public policy graduate schools. Harvard Kennedy School offers master's degrees in public policy , public administration , and international development , four doctoral degrees , and various executive education programs. It conducts research in subjects relating to politics , government , international affairs , and economics . As of 2021, HKS had an endowment of $ 1.7 billion. It

3828-429: The board of directors of ACC Capital Holdings , the parent company of Ameriquest and Argent Mortgage. Ameriquest was the largest lender of so-called subprime mortgages and was under investigation by Attorneys General across the country. Patrick joined the board at the request of Ameriquest's founder, Roland Arnall , who asked for his help managing the investigations and changing the company's culture. During his tenure on

3915-533: The board, Ameriquest and Argent originated over $ 80 billion in subprime mortgages , but those conducting the investigation said that at the time Patrick left Ameriquest the company was on the road to change. Following his career as governor, Patrick joined the private equity firm Bain Capital in 2015, where he is currently acting as a Managing Director. Having been elected in 2006, Patrick took office as governor on January 4, 2007 and served two terms, leaving office on January 8, 2015, having not sought reelection to

4002-481: The casino bill vote. Patrick's conduct was also criticized and his commitment to the bill questioned when it was revealed that he was not in the state on the day the bill was voted on in the legislature. As the bill was being voted down, Patrick was in New York City on personal business, finalizing a $ 1.35-million deal with Broadway Books, an imprint of Random House , to publish his autobiography. By mid-2010,

4089-422: The chairman of the board for Our Generation Speaks , a fellowship program and startup incubator whose mission is to bring together young Israeli and Palestinian leaders through entrepreneurship. He also holds a board of directors position at telehealth company American Well . Members of his own inner circle and Barack Obama 's inner circle encouraged Patrick to run for president in 2020 , but Patrick ruled out

4176-557: The civil rights division of the United States Department of Justice , where he worked on issues including racial profiling and police misconduct . He was first elected governor in 2006 , succeeding Mitt Romney , who chose not to run for reelection, and was reelected in 2010 . During his governorship, Patrick oversaw the implementation of the state's 2006 health care reform program which had been enacted under Mitt Romney, increased funding to education and life sciences, won

4263-634: The cost of building the facility. Following a successful round of fundraising, the Badgers & Rosen SquashBusters Facility officially opened in 2003. SquashBusters must raise an additional $ 2 million each year to cover operational costs, for which they host a number of annual charity squash tournaments, including the MFS SquashBusters Derby. Founded on the sports-based youth development program model, SquashBusters provides students with three to five hours of squash practice per week. Squash instruction

4350-502: The crime. However, once the DNA test proved LaGuer's guilt, Patrick withdrew his support for the inmate's release. Patrick won the general election with 55% of the vote, becoming the first Democratic governor of Massachusetts since Michael Dukakis left office in 1991, and the state's first African-American governor. On April 2, 2009, Patrick announced alongside Lt. Governor Timothy Murray that they would both run for re-election. Patrick

4437-473: The existing transportation system in Massachusetts. The Commission identified several reforms and revenue options to close the gap. The Patrick administration lobbied for and passed a major transportation reform bill, which incorporated many of the TFC-recommended reforms, and which created the Massachusetts Department of Transportation by merging smaller transportation agencies. Patrick proposed raising

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4524-582: The first airline to do so. In 1999, partly because of his work on the Equality and Fairness Task Force, Patrick was offered the job as General Counsel of Texaco , responsible for all of the company's legal affairs. While he continued his work transforming employment practices at the company, the majority of his time was devoted to exploring and working out a merger, ultimately announced in October 2000, with larger Chevron Corp. In 2001, Patrick left Texaco to become

4611-533: The first coach of the Harvard Crimson football team. Harvard Kennedy School's shield was designed to express the national purpose of the school and was modeled after the U.S. shield . The School drew its initial faculty from Harvard's existing government and economics departments, and welcomed its first students in 1937. The School's original home was in the Littauer Center, north of Harvard Yard , which

4698-537: The gambling industry, by accepting more than $ 6,000 in campaign contributions, and meeting with and attending fundraisers hosted by gaming lobbyists. Patrick signed the legislation into law in December 2011. Its implementation, however, has seen hurdles and delays. The governor's point man on crafting gaming legislation and negotiating a state compact with the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe , Assistant Secretary for Policy & Economic Development Carl Stanley McGee,

4785-412: The governor's state house suite, changing the state's customary car lease from a Ford Crown Victoria to a Cadillac . Patrick responded in a February 20, 2007, press conference that "I realize I cannot in good conscience ask the agencies to make those choices without being willing to make them myself." Patrick subsequently reimbursed the Commonwealth for the cost of the drapery and furniture purchased for

4872-465: The house and senate passed a bill with plans for three resort-style casinos and two slot parlors. However, Patrick vetoed it as he previously stated that he would only accept one slot parlor. When the 2011 casino legislation was still in debate, an investigative report in The Boston Globe revealed the governor violated his self-imposed policy of not accepting money from or meeting with lobbyists for

4959-479: The interim U.S. senator in the wake of Ted Kennedy 's death. On January 30, 2013, Patrick chose his former chief-of-staff Mo Cowan to serve as interim U.S. senator until a special election to fill the seat left vacant by Secretary of State designate John Kerry . In the early months of Patrick's administration, a series of decisions the governor later conceded as "missteps" brought substantial unfavorable press. These included spending almost $ 11,000 on drapery for

5046-487: The legalization of same-sex marriage because of the fundamental principle that "citizens come before their government as equals". He worked with the state legislature to prevent a ballot measure eliminating same-sex marriage in Massachusetts, which protected the state's first-in-the-nation same-sex marriage allowance. Patrick proposed a bill that would streamline Massachusetts' permit appeals process for wind energy projects. The Wind Energy Siting Reform bill would reduce

5133-535: The mid-1990s, he quit his job at the Government of Massachusetts to focus on developing what would ultimately become SquashBusters. Zaff liaised with local politicians and institutions to secure support -- Harvard University agreed to lend the program court space, and then-Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld joined the board of directors. The program officially began in 1996, when Zaff picked up 24 students from Boston middle schools and took them to local squash courts at

5220-508: The permitting process to nine to 19 months. Patrick made expanding renewable energy a focus of his second term, but faced a setback when lawmakers failed to raise caps on solar generation in Massachusetts and to expand the amount of hydropower purchased by utility companies from Canada. The legislatively chartered Transportation Finance Commission (TFC) reported in 2007 that over the next 20 years there would be $ 15–$ 19 billion gap between revenues and necessary expenditures, just to maintain

5307-504: The present Harvard Kennedy School campus. The first new building opened on the southern half of the former Eliot Shops site in October 1978. Under the terms of Littauer's original grant, the current campus also features a building called Littauer. In late 2007, the Kennedy School of Government announced that while its official name was not being altered, it was rebranding itself as Harvard Kennedy School effective Fall 2008. The goal

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5394-467: The project was completed in late 2017. The new Harvard Kennedy School campus opened in December 2017. From 2004 to 2015, Harvard Kennedy School's dean was David T. Ellwood , a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services official in the Clinton administration . In 2015, Douglas Elmendorf , a former director of the U.S. Congressional Budget Office , was named both dean of the Harvard Kennedy School and

5481-449: The public sector. There are three separate Master in Public Administration (MPA) programs: a one-year Mid-Career Program (MC/MPA) intended for professionals who are more than seven years removed from their college graduation; a two-year MPA program intended for professionals who have an additional graduate degree and are more recently out of school; and a two-year international development track (MPA/ID) focused on development studies with

5568-537: The revenue generated would be spent to beef up local law enforcement, create a state gambling regulatory agency, repair roads and bridges, and aid in gambling addiction treatment, and that the remainder would go towards property tax relief. Patrick's casino plan had faced strong opposition from Salvatore DiMasi , the former Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives . DiMasi questioned Patrick's projections of new jobs and revenues to be generated, and

5655-458: The school reversed this decision. The Robert F. Kennedy Award for Excellence in Public Service is awarded to "a graduating student whose commitment, activities, and contributions to public service are extraordinary". Several other awards are also awarded on Class Day annually at the end of May. Harvard Kennedy School has over 63,000 alumni, many of whom have gone on to notable careers around

5742-497: The school's Don K. Price Professor of Public Policy. Elmendorf announced in September 2023 that he would step down as dean at the end of the academic year 2023/2024. Jeremy M. Weinstein was named dean effective July 1, 2024. Harvard Kennedy School offers four master's degree programs. The two-year Master in Public Policy (MPP) program focuses on policy analysis , economics , management , ethics, statistics and negotiations in

5829-572: The short-term toll and fare increases, but did not address the long-term funding gap. Patrick has been a supporter of the South Coast Rail Link project. In response to the influx of children from Central America crossing the US border in the summer of 2014, Patrick proposed taking 1,000 migrants to be housed at various sites in Massachusetts, until they can be processed at immigration centers. On September 24, 2009, Patrick appointed Paul G. Kirk as

5916-453: The state gas tax by 19¢ per gallon to forestall Massachusetts Turnpike toll and MBTA fare increases, fully fund Regional Transit Authority and Turnpike operations, and address part of the capital shortfall identified by the TFC, but this was defeated in the state legislature. Instead, a sales tax increase of 1.25% was passed, with part of that dedicated to transportation. This was enough to prevent

6003-431: The statehouse, and the additional monthly difference in his car lease. Later in the same month Patrick again came under fire, this time for contacting Citigroup Executive Committee chair and former Clinton Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin on behalf of the financially beleaguered mortgage company Ameriquest , a subsidiary of ACC Capital Holdings , that had been accused of predatory lending practices and of which Patrick

6090-406: The student body. Under Dean Elmendorf, the school has tried to focus its engagement across the political spectrum, which has caused controversy at times. The school came under criticism for offering a fellowship to Chelsea Manning on September 13, 2017. It then publicly rescinded the offer on September 15, 2017, after CIA director Mike Pompeo canceled a speaking engagement at Harvard and sent

6177-413: The tactics he used to win. These included allegations that he promised a subsequent vote on a bill that would allow slot machines at the state's four racetracks and the pre-vote promotions of six lawmakers who had been thought to support the bill, but either abstained or voted against the bill. DiMasi denied that any promise had been made on the race track bill and denied that the promotions were connected to

6264-603: The terms of a race discrimination settlement. Working with employees at all levels, Patrick and his Task Force examined and reformed Texaco's complex corporate employment culture, and created a model for fostering an equitable workplace. Some gay rights activists criticized him for his tenure on the United Airlines (UAL) board. During this time, the company originally fought an ordinance requiring that it offer domestic partnership benefits, but Patrick successfully encouraged UAL to offer such benefits to all employees, making it

6351-697: The tradition of being inaugurated in the House Chamber of the Massachusetts State House , Patrick and Murray took their oaths of office, and Patrick delivered his inaugural address, outdoors on the West Portico of the State House facing Boston Common . Doing this allowed a larger part of the public to witness the event, and was intended to signal a more open, transparent, and accessible government. In honor of his heritage, he took his oath of office on

6438-500: The university in celebration of the science complex that would be completed the following January. On June 4, 2015, the university honored Patrick at the university's Golden Gala at the Boston Seaport World Trade Center and Patrick would return to the campus out of office on May 4, 2016, to meet with students from the university's new School for Global Inclusion and Social Development. As of 2005, Patrick favored

6525-456: The world in government, business, public policy, and other fields. Its alumni include 20 heads of state and dozens of leaders of government department and agencies, non-profit public policy organizations, the military, thought leadership and advocacy, academia, and other fields: Deval Patrick Deval Laurdine Patrick (born July 31, 1956) is an American politician who served as the 71st governor of Massachusetts from 2007 to 2015. He

6612-697: Was a member of the Fly Club , with a Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude , in English and American literature, in 1978. At Harvard, Patrick won "Best Oralist" in the Ames Moot Court Competition , in 1981. Among the competition's judges was Judge Henry Friendly . Patrick graduated from Harvard Law School with a J.D. , cum laude , in 1982. He proceeded to fail the State Bar of California exam twice, before passing on his third try. Patrick then served as

6699-482: Was at first seen as a dark horse candidate , facing veteran politicians Thomas Reilly and Chris Gabrielli in the Democratic primary. Patrick secured the nomination in the September primary, winning 49% of the vote in the three-way race. In the general election, Patrick faced Republican lieutenant governor Kerry Healey and Independent Massachusetts Turnpike Commission member Christy Mihos . The general election

6786-516: Was forced to resign from his appointment to direct the newly formed Massachusetts Gaming Commission following reports of 2007 charges that he molested a child in Florida . Stan McGee was forced to return to his economic development post where he still oversees casino policies for the governor. The scandal resulted in the Massachusetts legislature passing a bill and overriding a veto by Patrick requiring background checks on casino regulators. In June 2014,

6873-434: Was in middle school , one of his teachers referred him to A Better Chance , a national non-profit organization for identifying, recruiting and developing leaders among academically gifted minority students, which enabled him to attend Milton Academy in Milton, Massachusetts . Patrick graduated from Milton Academy in 1974 and went on to attend college, the first in his family. He graduated from Harvard College , where he

6960-646: Was named partner in 1990, at the age of 34. While at Hill & Barlow, he managed high-profile engagements such as acting as Desiree Washington's attorney in her civil lawsuit against Mike Tyson . In 1994, President Bill Clinton nominated Patrick as the United States Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division , and he was subsequently confirmed by the United States Senate . Federal affirmative action policy

7047-463: Was opposed for the Democratic nomination by Grace Ross , the 2006 Green-Rainbow nominee for governor , but she withdrew when she could not garner the number of signatures needed to run. Patrick bucked the national trend in the mid-term election, defeating Republican challenger Charlie Baker with 48.4% of the vote. Baker received 42.0% and Tim Cahill, a former Democratic state treasurer running as an independent, took 8.0%. Nationally, Republicans gained

7134-565: Was opposed to what he referred to as a casino culture, saying: "Do we want to usher in a casino culture– with rampant bankruptcies, crime and social ills– or do we want to create a better Massachusetts for all sectors of the society?" Casino gaming lobbying in Massachusetts has also received scrutiny for associations with the Jack Abramoff Indian lobbying scandal and efforts by the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe to secure rights to

7221-415: Was the first African-American Governor of Massachusetts and the first Democratic governor of the state since Michael Dukakis left office in 1991. Patrick served from 1994 to 1997 as the United States Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division under President Bill Clinton . He was briefly a candidate for President of the United States in the 2020 U.S. presidential election . Raised on

7308-439: Was the largest federal investigation in history until the time of 9/11. In the end, more than 100 arrests were made, but no evidence of national or regional conspiracy was found. In 1997, Patrick returned to Boston to join the firm of Day, Berry & Howard (later called Day Pitney LLP), and was appointed by the federal district court to serve as Chairman of Texaco 's Equality and Fairness Task Force to oversee implementation of

7395-667: Was to make clearer the school's connection with Harvard. It was also thought that the new branding would reduce confusion with other entities named after Kennedy, including the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. and the Kennedy Library in Boston . The rebranding had the support of John F. Kennedy's brother, U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy , and Caroline Kennedy , the former president's daughter. In 2012, Harvard Kennedy School announced

7482-466: Was under judicial and political review, and Patrick defended Clinton's policy. Patrick also worked on issues including racial profiling, police misconduct, and the treatment of incarcerated criminals." Between 1995 and 1997, Patrick coordinated an investigation into a series of arsons of predominantly black churches across the South. The investigation brought together a number of state and federal agencies, and

7569-472: Was very heated, described by former governor Michael Dukakis as "the dirtiest gubernatorial campaign in my memory". Patrick faced criticism for having once written letters to the parole board describing correspondence from Benjamin LaGuer , a man convicted of a brutal eight-hour rape, as "thoughtful, insightful, eloquent, [and] humane". Patrick contributed $ 5,000 towards the DNA testing which linked LaGuer to

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