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School of Government Welcomes Kirsten Leloudis to Faculty as Public Health Expert
September 20, 2022
The UNC School of Government is pleased to welcome Kirsten Leloudis as the newest member of its faculty. Leloudis joins the Law and Finance Division as assistant professor of public law and government, as one of the School’s subject matter experts in public health law.
Entrepreneurial Initiatives and UNC MPA Pair Up for Statewide Impact
September 8, 2022
When it was time for Maggie Bailey ’21 to look for her first post-MPA job, she didn’t have to look far. She found the right fit within the walls of the School of Government, joining the School’s Criminal Justice Innovation Lab as its second project manager. The role was a natural transition for Bailey after serving as a research assistant in the Lab as a student.
Christopher McLaughlin Partners with NC Counties to Study Property Tax Appeals
September 2, 2022
In 2020, an analysis of 118 million home sales across the nation from the past decade revealed that for nearly every state, property tax assessments were higher relative to sales prices in areas with higher Black and Hispanic populations.
Leisha DeHart-Davis’s Article on Workplace Incivility Honored with Best Article Award
August 31, 2022
Faculty member Leisha DeHart-Davis is the most recent member of the UNC School of Government faculty to win national recognition for her scholarship. An article she co-authored, "Gender, Race, and Experiences of Workplace Incivility in Public Organizations", was recently selected as a co-winner of the 2022 Best Article Award for Vol.
Melanie Crenshaw Joins Judicial College Faculty to Advise Magistrates
August 26, 2022
The UNC School of Government is pleased to welcome Melanie Crenshaw to its North Carolina Judicial College faculty. Joining the ranks in August 2022, Crenshaw will work primarily with magistrates on issues of civil law as a teaching assistant professor.
Smith Reflects on the Reinforcing Missions of the School of Government and UNC MPA
August 22, 2022
You can be forgiven if it’s difficult to imagine a School of Government without Mike Smith at the helm. Smith has been a member of the School’s faculty since 1978 and has led the unit for 30 years.
Creating Resilient Housing in Eastern North Carolina
August 8, 2022
Operating as a part of the School of Government, the Development Finance Initiative (DFI) approaches its work with the same core values as the School. This includes responsiveness, which involves listening to and actively meeting the needs of North Carolina local officials and communities. For the DFI team, that has also meant cultivating expertise in new areas of real estate development in order to meet the needs of local governments.
The Law and Finance Division: A guide to the substantive work of its faculty
July 20, 2022
Serving North Carolina’s state and local government officials, the UNC School of Government’s Law and Finance Division provides research, advising, and training for audiences including elected officials, government attorneys, local government managers and department heads, and state agency officials.
Rebecca Badgett Adds Grants Management Expertise to School Faculty Ranks
June 29, 2022
After serving five years as a research attorney and legal educator with the UNC School of Government, Rebecca Badgett has joined the School’s faculty as a teaching assistant professor.
Crista Cuccaro Joins Law and Finance Faculty as Procurement and Contracting Expert
June 24, 2022
The UNC School of Government is excited to welcome the newest addition to its faculty ranks. Crista M. Cuccaro joined the School’s Law and Finance division in June 2022 as teaching assistant professor of public law and government. In this role, she will focus her expertise on legal and ethical issues related to local government procurement and contracting, and property disposal.
Summer Reads and Podcasts from the School of Government
June 24, 2022
While summer is a quiet time on most university campuses, work and training for public officials doesn’t cease during the warmer months at the UNC School of Government. Many School faculty are using summer vacations and staycations to read new books, delve into recent publications, and plug into podcasts.
We recently caught up with six School faculty members to find out what they’re reading, listening to, and learning about this summer.
NC Communities: Submit Projects for Free Revitalization Analysis by Students
June 22, 2022
Shortly after its founding in 2011, the Development Finance Initiative at the UNC School of Government began creating opportunities for graduate students to apply key community revitalization methods in real-world settings.
