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What is the U.S. Public Service Academy?

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The U.S. Public Service Academy will be an undergraduate institution devoted to deeloping civilian leaders.  Modeled on the military service academies, the Academy will offer four years of tuition-free education in exchange for five years of public service following graduation.

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How many students will it serve?  How will they be selected?

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The Academy will serve roughly 5,000 high-achieving students from acrss the United States.  Spots for nearly 1,300 incoming freshmen will be allocated by state, following a congressional nomination process similar to that used for admission to the military academies.  Nominees would compete against other nomnees from their state, thus ensuring that each state will be proportionally represented in the student body.

Question 3

What kind of curriculum will Academy students follow?

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The Academy will offer a unique curriculum that combines a broad-based liberal arts education with an emphasis on service learning.  The combination of rigorous academic work with hands-on learning experiences will give our students the analytical skills, academic background, and practical experience they need to think critically and flexibly about the challenges of the twenty-first century.
 
Depending on the final location of the Academy, the institution will be accredited by one of the seven regional accreditors for degree-granting colleges and universities.

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What kinds of jobs would Academy graduates do during their five-year service requirement?

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Academy graduates will spend five years serving in local, state, and federal public institutuions in any fields from local school boards, state governing boards, to federal agencies.

Question 5

How do you keep the students and the Academy from becoming politicized?

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There are several ways and layers that will ensure the Academy remains non-partisan.
 
1- Academy administrators and professors will be contractually bound to remain non-partisan during their service at the Academy.
2 - Admitted students will take an oath to renounce any political party affiliations and remain apolitical and non-partisan during their four years at the Academy as well as their subsequent five years of public service.
3 - From the beginning, the Academy will establish a strong, non-partisan culture that appreciates the wide range of political ideology and focus on

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