/about/news/march-6-informational-webinar-aims-help-local-governments-address-opioid-crisis
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The growing opioid epidemic in North Carolina has left local governments wondering how to construct an effective response. In partnership with BlueCross NC, the School of Government is offering a two-year program to ten teams across the state to support their policy efforts in combatting this crisis.

February 28, 2018
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/about/news/school-government-launches-partnership-blue-cross-nc-help-local-governments-address-opioid-epidemic
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On February 22, 2018, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina announced a $50 million investment in community health initiatives across the state, including $390,000 to support the School of Government’s work in assisting local governments in addressing the opioid crisis.

February 22, 2018
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
/about/news/advance-your-career-master-public-administration-applications-due-march-6
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Make a difference in your organization and your career. Join other driven public service professionals and take your interest in public service further by applying for the UNC School of Government’s Master of Public Administration program.

Apply by March 6 to start classes online in May 2018.

February 21, 2018
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Apply to the UNC Master of Public Administration program
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Alice Rivlin, former director of the Office of Management and Budget and founding director of the Congressional Budget Office, will deliver the 2018 Deil S. Wright Lecture at 3:15 p.m. on Friday, April 6 at the UNC School of Government.  An expert in monetary and fiscal policy, Rivlin currently serves as a senior fellow in Economic Studies and the Center for Health Policy at the Brookings Institution and is a visiting professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown.

February 20, 2018
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Founding Director of the Congressional Budget Office Will Deliver the 2018 Deil Wright Lecture
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Each year, the UNC Visitors Center hosts a series of special tours related to Carolina’s history and landmarks, including the Black & Blue Tour, which focuses on African-American history of the University. At 3 p.m., Friday, Feb. 23, teaching assistant professor Robert Porter will lead this Priceless Gem walking tour, stopping by the UNC School of Government to view the SERVICE mural.

February 19, 2018
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ACRED visits SERVICE mural
/about/news/soccer-champion-and-olympian-returns-carolina-earn-her-mpa
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Nearly 200 are enrolled in MPA@UNC, the online format of the Master of Public Administration program housed at the UNC School of Government. One of those students, Lorrie Fair Allen, is returning to UNC more than a decade after her undergraduate tenure at Carolina, which included three NCAA women’s soccer championships.

February 19, 2018
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Lorrie Fair Allen
/about/news/mpa-alumna-rochelle-small-toney-recognized-tar-heel-trailblazer
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On February 3, 2018, UNC Master of Public Administration alumna and current City of Rocky Mount Manager Rochelle Small-Toney was recognized and honored as a “Tar Heel Trailblazer” at the halftime of the UNC men’s basketball game.

February 12, 2018
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Tar Heel Trailblazer Rochelle Small Toney, graphic courtesy of Carolina Athletics
/about/news/polish-scholar-discuss-administrative-courts-polish-legal-system-march-8
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On Thursday, March 8, the UNC School of Government will host a discussion on “Administrative Courts in the Polish Legal System” with Agata Hauser, PhD, a lecturer at the Constitutional Law Department of the Adam Mickiewicz University.

February 12, 2018
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Polish Scholar to Discuss Administrative Courts in the Polish Legal System on March 8
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Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL), a national association founded by Carolina MPA alumni Kirsten and Kent Wyatt, will host a free event on Friday, March 2, to educate undergraduate women students about careers in local government. The event is co-hosted by the UNC School of Government, Carolina Center for Public Service, and the Carolina Women's Center and will include lunch, an afternoon of learning and networking, and a social hour.

February 12, 2018
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School to Co-Host Event Educating Undergraduate Women Students about Careers in Local Government
/about/news/school-faculty-members-consult-criminal-records-clearance
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Faculty member John Rubin served as advisor in 2017 during the creation of the Clean Slate Clearinghouse <cleanslateclearinghouse.org>, an online resource providing access to state statutory information related to criminal record clearance policies in all 50 states and U.S.

January 24, 2018
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On October 12, 2017, the University's Distinguished Alumni Award was bestowed on triple Tar Heel and Carolina MPA grad Richard Stevens. The award is presented annually to alumni of UNC-Chapel Hill who “have made an outstanding contribution to humanity in any walk of life.” We congratulate Stevens ’70, JD ’74, MPA ’78, who has dedicated his life to the improvement of his home state and his alma mater, on receiving this prestigious award.

December 21, 2017
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Richard Stevens receives the Distinguished Alumnus Award at University Day October 12, 2017.
/about/news/jamie-markham-pens-school-government%E2%80%99s-first-graphic-novel
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In October 2017, the School of Government published its first graphic novel, In Prison: Serving a Felony Sentence in North Carolina, written by School faculty member James Markham and North Carolina Department of Public Safety employee Shane Tharrington, with illustrati

December 20, 2017
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In Prison graphic novel

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