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The life cycle of emergency management: Local, state, and federal experts gather for the 2025 Deil S. Wright Lecture

October 16, 2025

Students, faculty, staff, alumni, and supporters of the UNC Master of Public Administration program gathered Friday, October 10, 2025, to participate in the annual Deil S. Wright Public Service Forum. This year’s topic was “Successful Emergency Management: Collaboration Across Government Agencies.” The event was moderated by Norma Houston, former School of Government faculty member and chief of staff to UNC President Peter Hans.



Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu delivers lecture on leadership in times of crisis

October 9, 2025

As North Carolina marked the first anniversary of Hurricane Helene making landfall in the western region of the state, former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu visited the School of Government to share a few words on leadership in times of crisis. The event, hosted on October 1, 2025, in connection with the Office of UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Lee Roberts, was free and open to the public.



Military Families and Veterans Begin MPA Journey Through Service to Service

October 2, 2025

The UNC Master of Public Administration program celebrates the kickoff of the first cohort of students to pursue their MPA degrees through "Service to Service", a program connecting veterans and military families with edu



School faculty share top podcast and book recommendations from summer 2025

September 23, 2025

As a new semester at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill kicks into full swing, the School of Government’s Master of Public Administration faculty and staff are busy at work welcoming new and returning students. With summer now behind us, the School decided to check in with Dean Aimee Wall and MPA faculty to find out what they listened to and read during the summer—right as they kick into the new fall semester.

 



Gregory S. Allison receives lifetime achievement award for budgeting and financial management scholarship from ABFM

September 12, 2025

The UNC School of Government Master of Public Administration faculty consistently work to advance the study and practice of local government management. One such faculty member, Gregory S.



Julie Beasley joins faculty to specialize in leadership and management

September 12, 2025

The School of Government welcomes Julie Beasley to its faculty as an assistant professor of public administration and government. In her role—which she assumed in summer 2025—Beasley uses applied research to focus on human resource management in the public and nonprofit sectors, particularly workplace diversity and performance, organizational leadership, and civic engagement.



Colt Jensen joins School faculty to work in local government management

September 9, 2025

The School of Government is excited to welcome Colt Jensen to its faculty. Jensen joined as an assistant professor of public administration and government in the summer of 2025 and works in the general area of local government management. He came to the School faculty after recently serving as a faculty member for Georgia Southern University.



School welcomes Catherine Wilson to faculty to work in decedents’ estates and trusts

August 27, 2025

The School of Government is pleased to welcome a new faculty member into its ranks. Catherine Wilson, assistant professor of public law and government, joined the faculty in summer 2025. In her role at the School, Wilson teaches, advises, and writes about decedents’ estates and trusts, supporting the work of clerks of superior court and other North Carolina judicial officials in these areas of the law.



Remembering longtime School faculty member Frayda S. Bluestein

August 21, 2025

The School of Government is saddened to share the news of the passing of former faculty member Frayda Bluestein. Bluestein joined the Institute of Government in 1991 and served as a trusted member of the faculty for three decades.



Two School faculty members win Best Book Award from ASPA for joint publication

August 8, 2025

The School of Government congratulates faculty members Whitney Afonso and Kimberly Nelson, who were honored with receipt of the 2025 Best Book Award from the American Society for Public Administration’s (ASPA) Section on Public Administration Research.



ncIMPACT partners with NC Department of Commerce to facilitate state's Strategic Economic Development Plan

July 30, 2025

In partnership with the North Carolina Department of Commerce, the School of Government's ncIMPACT Initiative is excited to support the development of the state’s next Comprehensive Strategic Economic Development Plan by facilitating regional public listening ses

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