/about/news/faculty-member-crista-cuccaro-accepts-hub-award-excellence-behalf-school-government
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School of Government faculty member Crista Cuccaro accepted the Public Sector Agency 2026 Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB) Award for Excellence on behalf of the School of Government at the North Carolina Department of Administration’s 45th Annual State Construction Conference in March 2026. 

June 5, 2026
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Pictured left to right: Associate Dean for Strategic Communications and Partnerships Sonja Matanovic, Director/Assistant to the Secretary for HUB Outreach Alicia Lyon, Assistant Professor of Public Law and Government Crista Cuccaro, and Assistant Director
/about/news/tar-heel-bus-tour-listening-learning-and-leading-across-north-carolina
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As the sun rose on May 12, 2026, two buses pulled away from UNC-Chapel Hill in opposite directions—one headed east, the other west—launching the annual

June 4, 2026
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Kimalee Dickerson and Dylan Russell during a coastal stop on the Tar Heel Bus Tour
/about/news/always-your-home-team-sendoff-unc-mpa-program
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On May 9, 2026, the UNC Master of Public Administration (MPA) program graduated 46 newly minted MPAs from both the online and in-person formats. The festivities at the Frank Porter Graham Student Union were marked by peacock blue hoods, smiling family and friends in attendance, and a unifying theme: "home."

June 1, 2026
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/about/news/remembering-faculty-member-joe-hunt
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We are saddened to share that former School of Government faculty member 

April 29, 2026
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Headshot of Joe Hunt, School of Government faculty member
/about/news/faculty-member-jill-moore-receives-prestigious-ron-levine-legacy-award
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Jill D. Moore, a professor at the UNC School of Government, has been honored with the Ronald H.

April 24, 2026
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Jill Moore
/about/news/carolina-across-100-launches-final-program
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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Carolina Across 100 initiative (CX100) has announced its final program, Our State, Our Future, which will celebrate the accomplished goal of engaging with all 100 counties in North Carolina.

April 23, 2026
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A map of Carolina Across 100's "Our State, Our Future" program
/about/news/kara-millonzi-earns-unc-provost%E2%80%99s-engaged-scholarship-award-hurricane-helene-recovery-work
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Kara Millonzi received the Office of the Provost's Engaged Scholarship Award at the 2026 UNC Public Service Awards on April 9, presented by UNC Provo

April 22, 2026
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Kara Millonzi, Carolina Center for Public Service, Lynn Blanchard, Lee Roberts, Magnus Egerstedt
/about/news/unc-mpa-earns-top-20-national-ranking-strengthens-standing-across-specialty-areas
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The UNC School of Government is proud to celebrate the recognition o

April 6, 2026
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Image of the Old Well on UNC's campus along with a U.S. News & World Report best graduate programs graphic.
/about/news/time-rethink-research-reveals-gaps-north-carolinas-county-economic-tier-system
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The ncIMPACT Initiative and NCGrowth partnered to assess the effectiveness of North Carolina’s County Tier System, which ranks counties from most (Tier 1) to least (Tier 3) economically distressed. Originally designed to guide job creation tax incentives, the system now influences major policy decisions - from school funding allocations to loan forgiveness for healthcare providers.

March 27, 2026
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/about/news/school-government-debuts-new-undergraduate-minor-law-government-and-public-service
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As student interest in public service careers continues to grow at UNC-Chapel Hill, the School of Government is responding with a new academic pathway designed to prepare undergraduates for the work ahead.

March 23, 2026
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Campus scenes from the first day of class for the fall semester on August 15, 2022, on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Photo by Johnny Andrews.
/about/news/forging-next-generation-public-sector-leaders-kim-nelson-and-pela-difference
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For more than two decades, North Carolina's most accomplished local government executives have gathered in a program that challenges them not just to think differently about leadership—but to lead differently.

February 26, 2026
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/about/news/assessment-expert-kirk-boone-elected-iaao-board-directors
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The School of Government congratulates faculty member Kirk Boone on his election to the Board of Directors of the International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO).

February 18, 2026
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