UNC MPA alumna and former School of Government Foundation Board member Elizabeth Biser ‘17 has been appointed Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). Biser took her oath of office on July 1, 2021 in Raleigh.
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July 20, 2021
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The School of Government extends its congratulations to faculty member and ncIMPACT Initiative Director Anita Brown-Graham on her receipt of the inaugural Andrea L. Harris Legacy Award. This honor, given by Triangle Business Journal, celebrates public figures continuing the work of its namesake to promote the minority business community in the Research Triangle area.
July 20, 2021
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We are required to follow the University’s Community Standards in order to help maintain a healthy and safe community.
July 14, 2021
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On June 22, 2021, the Public Management Research Association (PMRA) announced School of Government faculty member Leisha DeHart-Davis as the association’s new president.
June 22, 2021
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Local government services reach community members in myriad ways: delivering meals to the elderly, maintaining roads, establishing COVID-19 vaccination clinics, providing police and fire response, and much more.
June 17, 2021
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The UNC School of Government’s ncIMPACT Initiative announces the selection of 15 community collaboratives to an inaugural cohort working to better align their education systems with the needs of their regional economy, in partnership with myFutureNC.
June 10, 2021
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Master of Public Administration students at the UNC School of Government participated in two special graduation ceremonies this past weekend. These events, one held fully online, and one held in socially distanced Kenan Stadium, lauded the accomplishments of the late 2020 and May 2021 graduates.
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May 17, 2021
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The School of Government is delighted to welcome faculty member Kristi Nickodem into its ranks. Nickodem joined the School’s law and finance division in April 2021 as an assistant professor working in the field of human services law.
May 3, 2021
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The UNC School of Government mourns the passing of retired faculty member Anne Dellinger, who served among the ranks for 31 years with distinction. Dellinger joined the then-Institute of Government in 1974, beginning her work in education law. As the School’s resident expert in this field, she travelled across the state giving lectures and advice to school board members, superintendents, and principals.
April 29, 2021
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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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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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