Dean Aimee N. Wall announced several new awards and professorships for School of Government faculty in January 2025. Marking her first selection of these recipients during her tenure as dean, these honors recognize outstanding “quality, quantity, breadth, and depth of service rendered to the people of the State through the School.”

Read more about the award recipients and remarks by Wall about their contributions to the School and the state of North Carolina.

Alex Beddick's journey from a passionate environmental science student to a dedicated public servant in Hyde County is inspiring. Through an impactful opportunity provided by the Lead for North Carolina (LFNC) program, Beddick translated his academic knowledge into meaningful action while addressing critical issues in one of North Carolina's least populated counties.

In November 2022, the UNC School of Government’s North Carolina Adult Protection Network (APN), with grant funding from the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS), launched the APN Help Desk to build and strengthen adult protection multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) across North Carolina.

Lead for North Carolina (LFNC) places young people interested in working in public service into impactful fellowships in local government offices across the state to support communities and grow the next generation of public service leaders.

UNC MPA faculty, staff, and alumni gathered at the UNC School of Government on October 25 to participate in the 2024 Deil S. Wright Public Service Forum. The forum—held annually and focusing on a timely topic affecting public administration—convened a panel to discuss the current landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) as it relates to the policies and programs in public service and local government.

To improve its statewide position among North Carolina’s counties in rankings measuring quality of life, Edgecombe County’s public officials adopted an initiative in 2022 known as “Getting Off the Lists" (GOTL).  Facing persi

Connecting North Carolina’s young adults with high-demand employability and digital technology skills necessary for today’s workforce is the focus of two new no-cost opportunities sparked through collaboration of the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS), Microsoft, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Carolina Across 100 and ncIMPACT initiatives.

The School of Government is excited to announce the addition of Rebecca L. Fisher-Gabbard to its faculty ranks. Fisher-Gabbard joined the School’s law and finance division in May 2024. As assistant professor of public law and government, she will advise and instruct municipal attorneys.

She joined the School after working in private practice in the area of education law and as a judicial law clerk for a judge at the North Carolina Court of Appeals.