In 2018, UNC School of Government faculty member Leisha DeHart-Davis was recognized as one of nine Thorp Faculty Engaged Scholars for their community engagement through scholarly endeavors. The program, an initiative of the Carolina Center for Public Service, brings together selected faculty from across campus for a two-year experiential, competency-based curriculum designed to advance their engaged scholarship.
In 2018, School of Government faculty member David Ammons was selected as one of seven senior scholars by the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA).
In the introductory chapter of Food and Poverty: Food Insecurity and Food Sovereignty among America's Poor, Professor Maureen Berner alerts readers to the food insecurity crisis faced today by many Americans living in poverty.
![Maureen Berner Writes Introductory Chapter in Book on Food Insecurity Maureen Berner Writes Introductory Chapter in Book on Food Insecurity](https://www.sog.unc.edu/sites/default/files/cover_images/Food%20and%20Poverty%20flyer_rev.jpg)
The July 2018 issue of Public Management magazine included an article titled “Local Government Options in the Era of State Preemption.” This article was written as a collaboration between School of Government faculty member Carl Stenberg, retired professor James Svara, and associate professor and director at the C
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Faculty member Leisha DeHart-Davis’ latest publication, Creating Effective Rules in Public Sector Organizations, continues to earn accolades from public administratio
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The Development Finance Initiative (DFI), a part of the UNC School of Government and supported by the Local Government Federal Credit Union (LGFCU), has garnered recognition twice in the past year from the Credit Union National Association
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Faculty member Leisha DeHart-Davis recently penned an opinion piece in GOVERNING magazine on capturing employee voices in public institutions.
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In October 2017, the School of Government published its first graphic novel, In Prison: Serving a Felony Sentence in North Carolina, written by School faculty member
![Shane Tharrington, Manager of Inmate Classification and Mainframe Technical Support, N.C. Department of Public Safety, Prisons; Jason Whitley, Creative Lead, Educational Design and Innovation, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy; James Markham, Associate Prof Shane Tharrington, Manager of Inmate Classification and Mainframe Technical Support, N.C. Department of Public Safety, Prisons Jason Whitley, Creative Lead, Educational Design and Innovation, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy James Markham, Associate Prof](https://www.sog.unc.edu/sites/default/files/cover_images/002718_graphic_book_writers003.jpg)
In collaboration with Project No Rest, the School of Government is sponsoring two training sessions designed to help local government staff recognize the basic indicators of sex and labor trafficking.
![The North Carolina Cork Map and how the state is addressing human trafficking. The North Carolina Cork Map and how the state is addressing human trafficking.](https://www.sog.unc.edu/sites/default/files/cover_images/HumanTraffickingCorkMap.jpg)
On Friday, June 15, School of Government faculty member and ncIMPACT Director Anita Brown-Graham presented her research on workforce development to the myFutureNC Commission, a statewide initiative on educational attainment.
This year faculty member and director of ncIMPACT Anita Brown-Graham was named a Lifetime Champion by the North Carolina Justice Center. The Justice Center presents its Defender of Justice Awards annually to honor individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions in combatting poverty.
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In June 2018, Sara Glines, the publisher of the News & Observer announced the North Carolina Influencer Series as coverage of the 2018 election.