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School of Government faculty member David Ammons has been appointed as one of two academic members on the International City/County Management Association’s (ICMA) Credentialing Advisory Board. The School is well-represented on the board, which is led by UNC MPA alumni Tom Lundy ‘71.

October 21, 2021
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Faculty member Anita Brown-Graham was honored with the Eisenhower Distinguished Fellow Award at the Annual Awards Dinner in Philadelphia, PA, on October 12, 2021.

October 13, 2021
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ncIMPACT Director Anita Brown-Graham Receives Eisenhower Distinguished Fellow Award
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Planning and development regulation are among a local government’s most visible—and fraught—responsibilities. For decades, North Carolina public officials have depended on the guidance of School of Government faculty members in creating, interpreting, and applying land use law in their communities. For over three decades that group of faculty experts has included David W.

October 6, 2021
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David Owens
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The School of Government is pleased to welcome Kristina Wilson into its faculty ranks as assistant professor of public law and government. Wilson joined the faculty in September 2021 as the newest newest member of the law and finance division. In this role, she will advise on local government structure and authority, board procedures, and public records and transparency issues.

October 1, 2021
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Faculty member Kristina Wilson photographed here
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The UNC School of Government is saddened to share the passing of John L. Sanders, former longtime faculty member and two-time director. Sanders passed away on Sept. 22, 2021 at the age of 94. A memorial service will be planned for a later date.

September 23, 2021
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John L. Sanders
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The following letter from UNC Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz and School of Government faculty member Anita Brown-Graham was sent out to civic leaders and public officials across the state on September 7, 2021. The School of Government encourages anyone visiting this page to take the survey by September 17, 2021. Thank you for your participation.

Dear colleagues, partners, friends and community stakeholders, 

September 7, 2021
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Longtime School faculty member takes the helm in fall 2021 as the first woman to lead the program 

The UNC MPA program is pleased to announce that Willow Jacobson, School faculty member and Robert W. Bradshaw Jr. Distinguished Professor of Public Administration and Government, is the next director of the UNC MPA program. Her term commenced September 1, 2021.

September 1, 2021
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Willow Jacobson speaks to a group of LGFCU Fellows at the School of Government in 2017.
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Earning, spending, saving, managing—learning to work with money is an important skill that many individuals spend a lifetime cultivating. While money is often a source of stress for recent college graduates, a strong foundation in the basics of money management can set young adults up for success in the decades to come.

August 26, 2021
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A fellow in the LFNC program writes on a white board at the summer training academy.
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This story was featured in the Summer 2021 issue of IMPACT, a publication of the UNC MPA program at the School of Government. Click here for all previous issues.

August 24, 2021
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Headshot of David Ammons in front of a brick wall
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The School of Government is pleased to announce the addition of Emily P. Turner to its North Carolina Judicial College faculty. Turner joined the School in July 2021 and will be the lead faculty member working with the state’s judges, magistrates, and clerks on civil procedure, trials and hearings.

August 5, 2021
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The School of Government is excited to welcome Teshanee Williams into its faculty ranks as an assistant professor of public administration and government. Williams originally joined the School in 2019 as a Carolina Postdoctoral Program Faculty Diversity Fellow, researching strategies to manage effective, efficient, and equitable policy outcomes through the public sector and nonprofit partnerships.

August 5, 2021
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Teshanee Williams visiting scholar
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Willow Jacobson, School faculty member and Robert W. Bradshaw Jr. Distinguished Professor of Public Administration and Government, has been named the next director of the UNC MPA program. She will succeed William Rivenbark in this role and become the first woman to lead the program when her term begins in September 2021.

August 3, 2021
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UNC MPA Director Willow Jacobson

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