The NC Policy Collaboratory at UNC-Chapel Hill has distributed $29 million toward 85 research projects focused on treatment, community testing, and prevention of COVID-19. Three projects at the School of Government were selected to receive funds.
The projects are:
After more than 65 years of instruction at the School of Government, Municipal and County Administration will transition to an online format this year. Starting on October 6th, participants in the course will convene on Zoom for three-hour sessions, spread out across 27 days of instruction over the course of eight months.
Lead for North Carolina (LFNC), a program of the UNC School of Government, is continuing its mission to train a new generation of public service leaders with the introduction of its second cohort of fellows.
The School of Government’s ncIMPACT
An effort led by the Office of North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and supported by Lead for North Carolina (LFNC) at the UNC School of Government is matching North Carolina college students in need of work experience with local governments and nonprofits seeking additional help to support COVID-19 response efforts.
Faculty members Leisha DeHart-Davis and Kimberly Nelson recently co-authored a book entitled Gender Imbalance in Public Sector Leadership: The Glass Cliff in Public Service Careers, for the Cambridge University Press Elements in Public and Nonprofit Administration series.
In government, a problem cannot exist in a vacuum. Building a new road might include a city’s planners, budgeting office, transportation, maintenance, and citizens. Combating opioid misuse requires collaboration between social services, public health agencies, law enforcement, hospitals, and more.
It was not surprising, then, that the problem of elder abuse in North Carolina communities came to the UNC School of Government from two separate worlds.
UNC School of Government faculty member Margaret Henderson has partnered with retired Raleigh Police Department detective Rick Hoffman to publish an extensive list of free and low-cost strategies to help law enforcement begin to address human trafficking.
UNC School of Government faculty members Charles Szypszak and Trey Allen will again join the Warrior-Scholar Project as volunteer instructors this summer.
A NEW WAY FORWARD
This blog post was written by the Environmental Finace Center's Senior Director Shadi Eskaf. It was published on the organization's blog on June 11, 2020.
The UNC School of Government is pleased to announce that the Local Government Federal Credit Union has increased its investment in its scholarship program at the School. Through a generous commitment of $100,000 annually, the School will be able to offer additional financial aid to officials who wish to participate in School courses.
