Anne Kaiser has been an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland since 2013, first teaching a course on Women in Leadership, and more recently adding the core class, Public Leaders and Active Citizens. She was previously an adjunct professor at Montgomery College, teaching a course titled Introduction to Political Science.
Anne attended the University of Chicago, graduating with a BA in Political Science. She then earned two master's degrees from the University of Michigan, a Master's in Public Policy and a Master's in Educational Studies. For her Master’s in Educational Studies, she wrote a thesis titled “Head Start: The Role of Research in Developing Public Policy”.
Kaiser was first elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2002, and has been reelected four times. As of the 2022 legislative session, Kaiser will be a member of the Health and Government Operations Committee. Kaiser previously served for five years as the Chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee, for two years as Majority Leader and was Vice-Chair of the House Democratic Caucus during the 2014 election. Her previous service also includes time as the elected chair of the 24 member Montgomery County House Delegation, the largest in the state of Maryland.
This course aims to inspire, teach and engage students in the theory and practice of public leadership from the local to the national to the global level. Students will learn and apply diverse approaches to leadership in a multicultural society while developing an understanding of key frameworks and practices necessary to foster collective action across private, public, and nonprofit sectors. Students will also explore and assess their own personal values, beliefs, and purpose as they develop their leadership potential. Finally, students will understand the leadership skills and challenges particular to their role as a future policymaker.
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This course will broaden students’ understanding of the moral dimensions of public policy as well as their own individual moral perspective. Discussions will include the ideal of a just society, and the place of liberty and equality in it, while focusing on contemporary theories of ethics and justice. It will develop students’ appreciation of the ethical challenges unique to the public service sector while building their skills in ethical analysis and decision-making. We will explore the increasing ethical challenges in a world in which technology, global risks, and societal developments are accelerating faster than our understanding can keep pace. A framework for ethical decision making underpins the course.
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Examines the role of women in the leadership process including the participation of women as activists, voters, advocates, public leaders and as agents of change through various avenues including, among others, public service (elected and appointed), the media, community service, political organizations, and the nonprofit sector.
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The Academy is a voluntary program open to all local officials in Maryland. Newly elected local officials are especially encouraged to participate.
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