David Morse

Kalena Thomhave (MPP ‘21) and Eli Gold (MPP/MS ‘21) spent much of last year working on research relevant to their academic interests—she on access to TANF cash benefits and he on utility affordability—as would be expected of any final-year MPP studen...

In David Morse’s “Values & Ethics: Lying & Public Policy” course he assigns students to develop a lie with a political agenda. In a perspective for The Washington Post titled “I teach my college students to lie. Honestly. Whoppers. It’s good for them...

The Ford School’s Writing Center lecturers and instructors help students with everything from memo writing to cover letters, but their talents don’t end there. They are also successful writers themselves. Recently David Morse, lecturer in expository ...

I teach my college students to lie. Honestly. Whoppers. It’s good for them.

Beth Chimera, David Morse, and Alex Ralph—the Ford School’s writing instructors—chat about the skills they teach, why those skills matter for aspiring public servants, and what they love about the work. S&H: What kinds of writing projects do stud...