Andrew King

University of Massachusetts Boston

Andrew King is a public policy doctoral student in the McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston. He serves as project coordinator for a community-based research practicum where students conduct collaborative action-based research with Boston youth organizations on young people's experience in organizing and leadership. Andrew is deeply committed to social and racial justice and has extensive experience advocating for historically disenfranchised communities from a research and community-organizing standpoint. These include serving as Director of Community Affairs in the New York City Council, where he directed youth and education policy and coordinated the office's groundbreaking Participatory Budgeting program in which residents were given direct decision-making to develop neighborhood projects and vote on how public money is spent. Through this process Andrew developed and managed community partnerships; engaged marginalized populations such as formerly incarcerated individuals, public housing residents and local teens, and helped the community obtain millions of dollars in funds for new school computer labs, playgrounds, and community improvements. Andrew's educational background in urban policy analysis along with his on-the-ground community organizing expertise allows him to energetically engage and bridge a diverse range of constituencies to affect social change.

J. Keith Motley PhD
Chancellor
University of Massachusetts Boston

Personal Statement

Having grown up in an activist family in Cambridge, I have always been committed to the fight for social justice and equality. My academic and professional work has revolved around identifying the root causes of problems, meaningful community engagement, and empowering historically disenfranchised communities. I am currently a public policy doctoral student at the University of Massachusetts Boston and serve as project coordinator for Professor Mark Warren's community-based research practicum where students conduct collaborative action-based research with Boston youth organizations on young people's experience in organizing and leadership. I formerly worked with the New York City Council directing initiatives for racial and economic justice and youth violence prevention. I coordinated the Participatory Budgeting program in East Harlem and the south Bronx in which residents were given direct decision-making to develop neighborhood projects and vote on how public money is spent. Through this process I developed and managed community partnerships and empowered marginalized groups such as formerly incarcerated individuals, public housing residents and local teens. My educational background in urban policy analysis along with my community organizing experience allows me to energetically engage a diverse range of constituencies to affect social change.

Andrew King
PhD Public Policy: Class of May 2020
written 2017

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Erica Cherian, UNC Charlotte Morgan Sweere, University of Central Arkansas Andrew Aboujaoude, University of Central Florida Jaylon Thomas, University of Central Oklahoma Akshayaa Chittibabu, University of Connecticut Marie Spence, University of Denver Nicolette Duong, University of Florida Bobbie Alcanzo, University of Great Falls Eisha Khan, University of Houston-Downtown Alexis Smyser, University of Illinois at Chicago Rudy Amaya, University of La Verne Duane Belanger, University of Maine at Fort Kent Karla Casique, University of Maryland Axel Bayingana, University of Maryland Eastern Shore Sophia Lopresti, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Andrew King, University of Massachusetts Boston Callie Nunez, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Luiza Kinzerska-Martinez, University of Miami Nadine Jawad, University of Michigan Zachary Hayes, University of Michigan - Flint Gemechu Mekonnen, University of Minnesota Madison Bick, University of Missouri - St. Louis Isabel Langlois, University of Montana Shayla McGregor, University of Montana Western Sophie Ramsey, University of Mount Union Jimmy Nguyen, University of Nebraska at Omaha Shannon Bodeau, University of North Carolina Asheville Cristian Ramos, University of North Georgia Karina Judith Ortega, University of North Texas at Dallas Melanie Majeed, University of Northern Iowa Sarah Tomas Morgan, University of Notre Dame Anea Moore, University of Pennsylvania Hashaam Jamil, University of Pittsburgh Wila Matos, University of Rhode Island Edgar Chavarria, University of San Diego Emery Smith, University of South Carolina Isaac Miles, University of South Carolina Beaufort (USCB) Corinne Tucker, University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee Richard Lee, University of Utah Rena Newman, University of Wisconsin - Madison Bianca Ruffolo, University of Wisconsin - Parkside Joanna (Jo) Niswonger, University of Wisconsin Colleges Yessenia Santamaria, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
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