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Business Journals
11-08-2025
- Business
- Business Journals
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies guides young leaders toward good works for the world
At the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, a truth goes marching on — an unshakeable belief that good economics, good governance and good social policy make a better world. 'When I was mayor of Atlanta, I saw what the public and private sector could do when they teamed up,' said Andrew Young, the school's namesake. 'Atlanta today is the result of that partnership, and that same principle is just as true in the poor countries of the world.' The good-hearted values of Young, a man still energetically engaged with the Andrew Young School at age 93, uphold the college. 'Our school embodies Andrew Young's spirit of public service and dedication to social and economic progress,' said Dean Thomas J. Vicino. 'His commitment to opportunity and inclusion shapes our mission and values.' Young earned fame and worldwide respect as a trusted young lieutenant to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement. Young became the first Black representative elected to Congress from Georgia (1972-1977) since Reconstruction. President Jimmy Carter then appointed him as the United States' first-ever Black U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Later, as Atlanta mayor (1982-1990), Young blended public and private interests in ways that attracted 1,000-plus corporations to the city and helped win the 1996 Olympic Games. His able and pragmatic leadership demonstrated how an effective application of economics, governance and social policy can drive prosperity and well-being. That model is the Andrew Young School's beating heart. A Global Beacon Today's college stands as a beacon to young leaders of the future. The school boasts more than $28 million annually in active sponsored grants, and faculty and students write more than 250 scholarly papers, chapters and books every year. The school's work impacts more than 70 countries. The AYSPS comprises five academic units: the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, the Department of Economics, the Department of Public Management and Policy, the School of Social Work and the Urban Studies Institute. Students and faculty fill various additional policy-critical research centers, cluster and labs engaged with dozens of government, industry and nonprofit collaborators and partners. In April 2025, U.S. News & World Report ranked AYSPS No. 16 (of 285 schools) among the nation's Best Graduate Schools in Public Affairs. The school ranked in the top five in the 2023-24 survey for Urban Policy and for Public Financing and Budget, and it ranked in the top 10 in Local Government Management and Nonprofit Management. About one-fifth of AYSPS graduate students come from developing countries. Some 59 percent of all students are women, and nearly one-half are African Americans. Many students come to Atlanta expressly to study in a place shaped by Young's practices and ideals and to learn ways to develop those in their own communities. 'Every time we graduate a young person from a developing country and send them back home,' Young said, 'I feel like we have leveled the playing field a little more.' Young's Founding Role Almost 30 years ago, Young helped bring the founding dean of AYSPS to Atlanta. The same year as the Centennial Olympic Games, 1996, then-dean of GSU's business college, Michael Mescon, asked Young to contact Roy Bahl at Syracuse University. Bahl had an international reputation as a thought leader on fiscal matters for governments in developing and transitioning economies internationally — a perfect pairing to Young's life work. Young persuaded Bahl to come south. The new arrival was named dean when GSU merged the departments of Economics, Public Administration and Urban Studies with a couple of research centers into a new college. Bahl didn't forget a favor. 'Here we are, a school of policy,' Bahl said in 2013. 'We're about government, we're about international, we're about not-for-profit, we're about linking the public and private sectors. 'And here you get a guy who's a former ambassador, has been a businessman, was a U.S. representative, has a global view of the world. What better name could there possibly be (for the school) … and what better role model?' In 1999, Andrew Young entrusted his name to the new school of policy. A Field of Dreams Avani Raval, AYSPS' college administrative officer, still marvels that Young persuaded Bahl to come to GSU, catalyzing creation of the college. 'Andrew Young gave us that 'Field of Dreams' moment,' Raval says. 'You know – build it, and they will come.' They still come. And they're more welcome than ever. 'Our doors are open to hardworking students who want to be the leaders of tomorrow,' Young said. 'There is nothing elitist or conventional about us. We love overachievers, and we love students who have the improvement of policy as a goal.' 'We are proud,' Dean Vicino added, 'to carry forward Andrew Young's vision by advancing knowledge, fostering innovation and empowering future leaders to build a more just and equitable world.' Georgia State, an enterprising public research university in Atlanta, is a national leader in graduating students from diverse backgrounds. The university provides its accomplished faculty and 52,000 students with unsurpassed connections to the opportunities available in one of the 21st century's great global cities.
The Guardian
03-07-2025
- The Guardian
Tommy Robinson denies harassing two MailOnline journalists
The far-right activist known as Tommy Robinson has denied harassing two journalists by allegedly telling them: 'I'm coming to get you' and 'I'll be knocking at your door'. Robinson, 42, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, appeared at Southwark crown court where he denied two offences of harassment causing fear of violence. He entered not guilty pleas after details of the charges were read out in court before a scheduled five-day trial, starting on 16 October next year. The charges relate to accusations that he used his X account over a number of days to harass two MailOnline journalists, Andrew Young and Jacob Dirnhuber, and family members. Robinson is charged with harassment causing fear of violence by making a telephone call in August last year in which he is alleged to have told Young he would visit his home and said: 'I'm coming to get you.' The activist is also alleged to have used his X account a day later to post three edited photographs depicting Young's wife, daughter, and his vehicle, with the message: 'Hey JDirnhuber get your colleague Andrew Young to call me back, you see he published pictures of my family and gave away their location. 'I'm working on a news piece myself about all of you, I won't identify any innocent people or give address as that's not morally right unlike you scum. You will all be questioned on camera about how you think endangering children is ok. My homework continues.' Robinson is also charged with harassment causing fear of violence by allegedly posting a direct message on X to Dirnhuber on 5 August at 8.50am in which he said: 'I'll be knocking at your door.' He is also alleged to have posted direct messages on the same day to Dirnhuber, saying: 'Let your bosses know I'm coming to all your houses', 'Okay got your address' and 'We need to talk'. On 6 August, Robinson is alleged to have posted on X: 'Got ya Jdirnhuber this is Jacob, he likes to locate and endanger families. Jacob and the rest of the Daily Mail journalists who were involved in endangering my children have today been located. 'I look forward to hearing on camera your justification for doxxing my children's location. I got all three of you tagged and bagged in one day.' Robinson is also alleged to have posted on 6 August at 10.50pm a direct message on X to Dirnhuber in which he said: 'I'll bring my questions to all of your doors.' A previous hearing at Westminster magistrates court heard that none of the alleged harassment contained direct threats of violence.
The Independent
03-07-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Tommy Robinson told journalist ‘I'm coming to get you', court hears
Political activist Tommy Robinson has denied harassing two journalists by allegedly telling them 'I'm coming to get you' and 'I'll be knocking at your door'. Robinson, 42, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is charged with two counts of harassment causing fear of violence to MailOnline reporters Andrew Young and Jacob Dirnhuber through his X account between August 5 and 7 2024. He appeared at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday after his not guilty pleas at Westminster Magistrates' Court last month. Wearing a blue waistcoat and a man bag, Robinson entered not guilty pleas after the details of the charges were read out at the crown court. Robinson also spoke to confirm his name at the brief hearing and waved at his supporters in the public gallery. His Honour Judge Tony Baumgartner set a trial date of October 19 2026 with a five-day jury trial estimate at Southwark Crown Court. A pre-trial review was also set for October 5 2026. Robinson is charged with harassment causing fear of violence by making a telephone call on August 5 last year in which he is alleged to have told Mr Young that he would visit his house and said 'I'm coming to get you'. He is also alleged to have posted on his X account on August 6 last year at 10.45pm, three edited photographs depicting Mr Young's wife, daughter and his motor vehicle, with the message: 'Hey @JDirnhuber get your colleague Andrew Young to call me back, you see he published pictures of my family and gave away their location. 'I'm working on a news piece myself about all of you, I won't identify any innocent people or give address as that's not morally right unlike you scum. You will all be questioned on camera about how you think endangering children is ok. My homework continues.' Robinson is further charged with harassment causing fear of violence by allegedly posting from his X account a direct message to Mr Dirnhuber on August 5 last year at 8.50am in which he said 'I'll be knocking at your door'. On the same day, he is also alleged to have posted direct messages to Mr Dirnhuber saying 'Let your bosses know I'm coming to all your houses', 'Okay got your address' and 'We need to talk'. On August 6 at 9.43pm, Robinson is alleged to have posted on X: 'Got ya @Jdirnhuber this is Jacob, he likes to locate and endanger families. Jacob and the rest of the Daily Mail journalists who were involved in endangering my children have today been located. 'I look forward to hearing on camera your justification for doxxing my children's location. I got all three of you tagged and bagged in one day'. He is also alleged to have posted on August 6 last year at 10.50pm a direct message on X to Mr Dirnhuber in which he said: 'I'll bring my questions to all of your doors.' Prosecutors told a previous hearing that none of the alleged harassment contained direct threats of violence. After the last hearing, Robinson said he had 'never had' the opportunity to have a jury trial and wanted '12 members of the British public' to hear the evidence in the case.
Telegraph
03-07-2025
- Politics
- Telegraph
Tommy Robinson ‘told journalist he was coming to get him'
Tommy Robinson has denied harassing two journalists by allegedly telling them 'I'm coming to get you' and 'I'll be knocking at your door'. The far-Right activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is charged with two counts of harassment causing fear of violence to MailOnline reporters Andrew Young and Jacob Dirnhuber through his X account between Aug 5 and 7, 2024. He appeared at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday after his not guilty pleas at Westminster magistrates' court last month. Robinson, 42, entered not guilty pleas after the details of the charges were read out at the crown court and waved at his supporters in the public gallery. His Honour Judge Tony Baumgartner set a trial date of Oct 19, 2026 with a five-day jury trial estimate at Southwark Crown Court. A pre-trial review was also set for Oct 5, 2026. Robinson is charged with harassment causing fear of violence by making a telephone call on Aug 5 last year in which he is alleged to have told Mr Young that he would visit his house and said 'I'm coming to get you'. He is also alleged to have posted on his X account on August 6 last year at 10.45pm, three edited photographs depicting Mr Young's wife, daughter and his motor vehicle, with the message: 'Hey @JDirnhuber get your colleague Andrew Young to call me back, you see he published pictures of my family and gave away their location. 'I'm working on a news piece myself about all of you, I won't identify any innocent people or give address as that's not morally right unlike you scum. You will all be questioned on camera about how you think endangering children is ok. My homework continues.' Robinson is further charged with harassment causing fear of violence by allegedly posting from his X account a direct message to Mr Dirnhuber on Aug 5 last year at 8.50am in which he said 'I'll be knocking at your door'. On the same day, he is also alleged to have posted direct messages to Mr Dirnhuber saying 'Let your bosses know I'm coming to all your houses', 'Okay got your address' and 'We need to talk'. On August 6 at 9.43pm, Robinson is alleged to have posted on X: 'Got ya @Jdirnhuber this is Jacob, he likes to locate and endanger families. Jacob and the rest of the Daily Mail journalists who were involved in endangering my children have today been located. 'I look forward to hearing on camera your justification for doxxing my children's location. I got all three of you tagged and bagged in one day'. He is also alleged to have posted on August 6 last year at 10.50pm a direct message on X to Mr Dirnhuber in which he said: 'I'll bring my questions to all of your doors.' Prosecutors told a previous hearing that none of the alleged harassment contained direct threats of violence. After the last hearing, Robinson said he had 'never had' the opportunity to have a jury trial and wanted '12 members of the British public' to hear the evidence in the case.
BBC News
03-07-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Tommy Robinson denies harassing MailOnline journalists on X
Political activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, also known as Tommy Robinson, has denied harassing two 42-year-old from Luton allegedly told one of the MailOnline reporters "I'm coming to get you", and said to another "I'll be knocking at your door" in August appeared at Southwark Crown Court to deny two offences of harassment causing fear of Tony Baumgartner said a five-day trial would be held on 19 October 2026. Mr Yaxley-Lennon is accused of using his X account to harass journalists Andrew Young and Jacob Dirnhuber, as well as their family members, across three waved to supporters in the public gallery after the brief hearing. Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
