public administration

Many think the Assumption row could help sweep Dr Herminie to power, as he campaigns to clean up politics and rid public administration of corruption.

He said he would bring common sense leadership and accountability, citing his lengthy track record in elected office and master’s degrees in management and public administration, as well as experience weeding out government waste and fraud in Compton.

When he’s not investigating government fraud for the city of San Bernardino or acting as chair of the city’s Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission, the 37-year-old is pursuing two advanced degrees: a master’s degree in public administration and another in science and information systems technology.

In a letter sent to Parliament's Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, the Cabinet Office's most senior civil servant Catherine Little said a new chair would be "in a more credible position" to act on the findings of the investigation.

The anxiety among foreign students is palpable, says Jiang Fangzhou, who is reading public administration in Harvard Kennedy School.