The School of Government is delighted to welcome faculty member Kristi Nickodem into its ranks. Nickodem joined the School’s law and finance division in April 2021 as an assistant professor working in the field of human services law.
![Social Services Law Faculty Member Kristi Nickodem](https://www.sog.unc.edu/sites/default/files/cover_images/kristiheadshot3.jpg)
The UNC School of Government mourns the passing of retired faculty member Anne Dellinger, who served among the ranks for 31 years with distinction. Dellinger joined the then-Institute of Government in 1974, beginning her work in education law. As the School’s resident expert in this field, she travelled across the state giving lectures and advice to school board members, superintendents, and principals.
![Former faculty member Anne Dellinger photographed for headshot](https://www.sog.unc.edu/sites/default/files/cover_images/AnneDellinger.png)
When the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services unveiled plans for a new Broughton Hospital campus, it presented both a great challenge and immense opportunity for Morganton and Burke County, North Carolina. The facility would be located near—and serve as replacement for—the historic Broughton Hospital campus, a psychiatric hospital originally opened in 1883.
![A rendering shows a remodeled brick building on the Broughton Hospital campus with people strolling the grounds.](https://www.sog.unc.edu/sites/default/files/cover_images/Screen%20Shot%202021-04-26%20at%209.30.49%20AM.png)
The UNC School of Government is proud to announce that faculty member Jill Moore has been elected the next Secretary of the Faculty at the University. She is the first woman to hold the position since the office was established at the University’s founding.
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The School of Government extends its congratulations to faculty member and ncIMPACT Initiative Director Anita Brown-Graham, who was honored by the Carolina Center for Public Service with receipt of the 2021 Ned Brooks Award for Public Service.
![School faculty member Anita Brown-Graham](https://www.sog.unc.edu/sites/default/files/cover_images/ABG.jpeg)
The School of Government is proud to announce that Shannon H. Tufts has been selected as the faculty recipient of the 2021 Robert E. Bryan Public Service Award by the Carolina Center for Public Service.
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The UNC School of Government is saddened to share the passing of Laurie Mesibov, former faculty member and UNC Faculty Ombuds. Mesibov passed away on March 31, 2021, after a 19-month battle with glioblastoma. Her obituary is available here.
![A headshot of former School faculty member Laurie Mesibov, courtesy University Communications](https://www.sog.unc.edu/sites/default/files/cover_images/Mesibov%2C%20Laurie.jpg)
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Local Government in North Carolina, an interactive, multi-platform collaboration between School faculty members Ricardo S. Morse and Gordon Whitaker, is now available for free access.
![Local Government in North Carolina Front Cover](https://www.sog.unc.edu/sites/default/files/cover_images/lginc.png)
The UNC School of Government’s Master of Public Administration program has once again been named one of “America’s Best Graduate Schools” by U.S. News & World Report.
![U.S. News & World Report Grad School Rankings U.S. News & World Report Grad School Rankings](https://www.sog.unc.edu/sites/default/files/cover_images/USNWR%20BAdge.jpg)
![Anita Brown-Graham stands in front of fall foliage on campus at UNC-Chapel Hill in 2019.](https://www.sog.unc.edu/sites/default/files/cover_images/191014_as_or_81%20copy.jpg)
The UNC School of Government will join the wider University community for GiveUNC on March 30, 2021. GiveUNC is Carolina’s annual one-day giving event, convening alumni, faculty, staff, students, and friends in support of an array of University programs and initiatives.
![Left shows a man and a woman greeting each other in front of the Knapp-Sanders building, right is the column scrolls on the Knapp-Sanders building. Text overlay reads "GiveUNC, March 30, 20201"](https://www.sog.unc.edu/sites/default/files/cover_images/sog_giveunc_33021_twitter_1200x675.png)