FACULTY: Dr. Leon Tarver

Executive Administrator,
Center for Cultural Heritage
and International Programs
Southern University System
and
Professor of Public Policy, Nelson Mandela School
of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, SUBR

Office:	Higgins 426
Phone:	(225) 771-4182
Fax:	(225) 771-3105
Email:	leon_tarver@sus.edu

Research Interests

Public Administration & Management
State & Local Government Policy & Planning
Slavery Database Development Public Finance
African and African American Culture & History
International Higher Education Web-Based Education

Teaching Interests

Public Policy Issues and Process
Ethics and Public Policy
Legislative Process, Management and Oversight
Organizational Theory and Behavior
State and Local Government Policy and Management

Education

Ph.D. The Union Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio (Public Administration and Management), 1995
MPA (Master in Public Administration) John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1979
B.A. (Political Science) Southern University-Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1978

Appointments

President (1997-2005)
Southern University and A&M College System
Baton Rouge, LA

Professor of Public Policy (1992-Present)
Nelson Mandela School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs
Southern University and A&M College
Baton Rouge, LA

Vice Chancellor for Administration (1995-1996)
Southern University and A&M College
Baton Rouge, LA

Director of Program Development (1992-1995)
Nelson Mandela School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs
Southern University and A&M College
Baton Rouge, LA

Secretary of Revenue and Taxation (1989-1991)
Louisiana Department of Revenue and Taxation
Baton Rouge, LA

Publications

Dissertation: “An Examination of the Policy Decision Making Processes of Cabinet Departments in Louisiana State Government.” UMI/Bell Howell Company, December 1995.

“Government Initiatives to Reduce Violence in the Schools.” Chapter 6, Breaking the Cycle of Violence. National Education Services Publishing Company (Accepted for Publication), January 1995.

“In Support of the Case Method of Teaching for Excellence and Training in the Public Sector.” The Education Journal, Volume 115 ISSN: 00131172, Chula Vista, California, Fall 1994. Co-Authored with Dr. Damien Ejigiri.

“A Study on the Impact of Social Security Withholdings on Polling Commissioners in the State of Louisiana.” Louisiana Department of Elections. Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1993