The School of Government will host the annual Fall Open House for its top-ranked Master of Public Administration program on Friday, October 9 from 6-8pm. This is an opportunity for interested individuals to gain first-hand information from our staff, current students, faculty, and alum about the program.
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School of Government faculty member Margaret Henderson is one of four finalists in the Voinovich Public Innovation Challenge.
September 18, 2019
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The School of Government is pleased to welcome Postdoctoral Research Fellow Teshanee Williams. She is a recipient of the Carolina Postdoctoral Program for Faculty Diversity Fellowship. Over the next two academic years, she will work with the School of Government as a Research Fellow and will continue her research on topics like policy implementation and management of public sector and nonprofit partnerships.
September 10, 2019
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When drinking water systems fail or water becomes unsafe, communities may be left unprepared. Incidents such as floods, infrastructure failures, or contaminations may create real or perceived threats to the safety of drinking water.
July 30, 2019
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Faculty member Margaret Henderson was quoted in a June 27 News & Observer article about illegal massage businesses and human trafficking in North Carolina. The article describes how traffickers fraudulently recruit women from abroad, bring them to the United States to work in these businesses, and keep them in line using force or coercion, or both.
July 9, 2019
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The Lead for North Carolina (LFNC) inaugural fellowship program began Friday, June 21, with 16 Fellows who have volunteered to work in local governments across the state for two years. These Fellows are graduates from 10 different North Carolina universities. Seven will be returning to their hometowns or regions to serve. Almost two-thirds are women and almost half identify as an ethnic or racial minority. Six of these Fellows are first-generation college students.
July 8, 2019
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School of Government faculty member Jonathan Morgan explores the use of various local government strategies to spur economic development in his latest published article in Economic Development Quarterly, a leading academic journal. Everything but the Kitchen Sink?
July 3, 2019
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WCHL’s Focus Carolina series features UNC-Chapel Hill faculty members who talk about things that ignite their passion for their work. Since last fall, Focus Carolina has featured three School of Government faculty members. In these segments, each of these three faculty members highlights certain issues they focus on or projects they’re involved with.
June 24, 2019
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On Thursday, June 13, the Public Management Research Association (PMRA) announced School of Government faculty member Leisha DeHart-Davis as the association’s new vice president. Furthermore, PMRA announced that DeHart-Davis will take on the mantle of president in 2020. The announcement was made at this year’s edition of the Public Management Research Conference (PMRC), which was hosted by the School of Government on June 11–14 in Chapel Hill.
June 18, 2019
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On Tuesday, June 11, 2019, the PMRA (Public Management Research Association) will kick off its annual Public Management Research Conference (PMRC). Featuring cutting-edge management research from around the world, this year’s PMRC will begin with pre-conference sessions and workshops. Throughout the week, presenters and participants will explore the latest research on emerging issues of public management and governance in various seminars, workshops, and discussions.
June 10, 2019
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In May 2019, faculty member Charles Szypszak conducted a weeklong workshop for junior law faculty and doctoral students at the University of Vilnius law school in Lithuania. During his visit, Szypszak instructed participants from various specialties, including human rights, marriage law, as well as civil and criminal procedure.
June 7, 2019
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Retired faculty member and then-Institute of Government Director John L. Sanders will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill at Spring Commencement on Sunday, May 12.
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