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When the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services unveiled plans for a new Broughton Hospital campus, it presented both a great challenge and immense opportunity for Morganton and Burke County, North Carolina.  The facility would be located near—and serve as replacement for—the historic Broughton Hospital campus, a psychiatric hospital originally opened in 1883.

April 26, 2021
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A rendering shows a remodeled brick building on the Broughton Hospital campus with people strolling the grounds.
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The UNC School of Government is proud to announce that faculty member Jill Moore has been elected the next Secretary of the Faculty at the University. She is the first woman to hold the position since the office was established at the University’s founding.

April 23, 2021
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The School of Government extends its congratulations to faculty member and ncIMPACT Initiative Director Anita Brown-Graham, who was honored by the Carolina Center for Public Service with receipt of the 2021 Ned Brooks Award for Public Service.

April 15, 2021
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School faculty member Anita Brown-Graham
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The School of Government is proud to announce that Shannon H. Tufts has been selected as the faculty recipient of the 2021 Robert E. Bryan Public Service Award by the Carolina Center for Public Service.

April 15, 2021
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The UNC School of Government is saddened to share the passing of Laurie Mesibov, former faculty member and UNC Faculty Ombuds. Mesibov passed away on March 31, 2021, after a 19-month battle with glioblastoma. Her obituary is available here.

April 15, 2021
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A headshot of former School faculty member Laurie Mesibov, courtesy University Communications
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The School of Government congratulates current Master of Public Administration students Chase Loudermelt, Jeana Taylor, Meredith Marlier, Jane Kaufmann, and Tiffany Oliva on being selected to represent the program at the

April 7, 2021
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Local Government in North Carolina, an interactive, multi-platform collaboration between School faculty members Ricardo S. Morse and Gordon Whitaker, is now available for free access.

April 1, 2021
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Local Government in North Carolina Front Cover
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The UNC School of Government’s Master of Public Administration program has once again been named one of “America’s Best Graduate Schools” by U.S. News & World Report.

March 30, 2021
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U.S. News & World Report Grad School Rankings
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The ncIMPACT Initiative at theUNC School of Government was awarded more than $906,000 from the John M. Belk Endowment to launch 10 local educational attainment collaboratives across North Carolina.
March 25, 2021
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Anita Brown-Graham stands in front of fall foliage on campus at UNC-Chapel Hill in 2019.
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The UNC School of Government will join the wider University community for GiveUNC on March 30, 2021. GiveUNC is Carolina’s annual one-day giving event, convening alumni, faculty, staff, students, and friends in support of an array of University programs and initiatives.

March 15, 2021
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Left shows a man and a woman greeting each other in front of the Knapp-Sanders building, right is the column scrolls on the Knapp-Sanders building. Text overlay reads "GiveUNC, March 30, 20201"
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The Development Finance Initiative (DFI) at the UNC School of Government has received an N.C. Main Street Award for “Best Adaptive Reuse Project” from the North Carolina Main Street and Rural Planning Center, part of the Department of Commerce.

March 11, 2021
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Interior of an apartment in the Grey Mill Apartments. Text reads "2021 Main Street: Pivoting for Prosperity! NC Main Street Virtual Conference, March 9-11, 2021"
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The UNC School of Government’s Master of Public Administration program invites interested audiences to attend a sp

March 10, 2021
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UNC MPA Student in Graduation Robes at Commencement Ceremony

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