Welcome to the Barbara Jordan Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs
COVID-19 : GRE requirement temporarily waived for all Master Degree Applicants in BJMLSPA through Fall 2021.
Meet Our Faculty
Our faculty and staff are available to guide students towards their career path. We are always excited to meet new students…
- Educators with previous career experience
- Professors that care and guide
- Innovative education resources for easy transition
Meet Our Dean
We're excited to introduce Dr. George Kieh as Dean of Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs…
Discover Our Programs
We are very happy to introduce many dynamic courses which includes simple outlines and great professors …
- Better designed programs for you
- Online Availability to sources
- Helping Board for easy learning management
Departments
Units and Centers
Barbara Jordan Institute
The Barbara Jordan Institute for Policy Research (BJI) is a non-partisan and unbias institution dedicated to research that focuses on finding solutions to the many public policy challenges facing urban communities at the local, regional, national and global scales of governance.
Mickey Leland Center
The mission of the Mickey Leland Center on Hunger, Poverty and World Peace at Texas Southern University is to serve as a state and national resource for information on the problems of global hunger and peace. Most recently this mission has been expanded from The Mickey Leland Center.
Forensic Science
The Barbara Jordan Institute for Policy Research (BJI) is a non-partisan and an unbias institution dedicated to research that focuses on finding solutions to the many public policy challenges facing urban communities at the local, regional, national, and global scales of governance.
Center For Justice Research
CJR’s mission is to reduce mass incarceration through targeted, culturally-responsive, evidence-supported solutions, and strategic engagements.




BARBARA JORDAN-MICKEY LELAND
School of Public Affairs
Our Vision
The vision of the Barbara Jordan – Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs is to become a nationally and internationally recognized school of global and urban affairs dedicated to building and maintaining an intellectually challenging and stimulating educational environment that encourages inquiry, scholarly production, ethical behavior and social growth and discipline.
Our Mission Statement
The mission of the Barbara Jordan – Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs is to serve as an urban focused community of learning dedicated to educating professional who will plan and administer environmentally healthy and sustainable communities at the local, state, national and international levels of society.
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