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    As the largest
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            Human Trafficking: New SOG Resource Explaining Your Obligation to Make a Report and How the Agency Responds
            Human Trafficking: New SOG Resource Explaining Your Obligation to Make a Report and How the Agency Responds
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            Anita Brown-Graham Earns GAA Faculty Service Award
            Anita Brown-Graham Earns GAA Faculty Service Award
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            Trey Allen takes his oath of office in a formal court room with his left hand on a Bible and his right hand raised. His wife holds the Bible and they are joined by their four sons and one daughter.
            Former faculty member Trey Allen invested as member of Supreme Court of North Carolina
            Former faculty member Trey Allen invested as member of Supreme Court of North Carolina
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            Blue Cross NC awards UNC-Chapel Hill $665K for statewide youth employment program
            Blue Cross NC awards UNC-Chapel Hill $665K for statewide youth employment program
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            School of Government launches new project to document statewide impact
            School of Government launches new project to document statewide impact
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            Tom Thornburg Set to Retire from School of Government
            Tom Thornburg Set to Retire from School of Government
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            Former UNC System President and School faculty member Molly Corbett Broad dies at 81
            Former UNC System President and School faculty member Molly Corbett Broad dies at 81
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            On the frontlines: Registers of deeds fulfill essential role in NC counties
            On the frontlines: Registers of deeds fulfill essential role in NC counties
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            Arrest, Search, and Investigation in North Carolina, 6th Edition, 2021
            Arrest, Search, and Investigation in North Carolina, 6th Edition, 2021
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            Kimberly L. Nelson named to 2022 Class of National Academy of Public Administration Fellows
            Kimberly L. Nelson named to 2022 Class of National Academy of Public Administration Fellows
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            Christopher McLaughlin Partners with NC Counties to Study Property Tax Appeals
            Christopher McLaughlin Partners with NC Counties to Study Property Tax Appeals
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            Post Pandemic Support for Local Governments
            Post Pandemic Support for Local Governments
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