premise: SPEA has an impressive and dedicated faculty that includes inspiring teachers and distinguished scholars who are contributing to the solutions of some of our most difficult public policy and public management problems, including those concerning health, the environment, and criminal justice; it is attracting a diverse, capable group of students; and its graduates are making contributions in a wide range of challenging positions in the public, private, and non-profit sectors.
hypothesis: The SEPA is drawing in a large group of incompetent students.