Courses

This seminar offers a small group of  district court and superior court judges the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. to visit the institution at the fore of the nation’s judicial system:  the United States Supreme Court.  Participants will hear oral arguments at the court, and some will have an opportunity to be sworn in to the Supreme...

This course will address the management, networking, and legal aspects of contracting for North Carolina local governments. We will review several topics to...

Special Topic for Prosecutors will be held April 22-23, 2025, at the School of Government in Chapel Hill, sponsored by the North Carolina Judicial College. On the first day of this course, participants will attend lectures on evidence issues relevant to prosecutors: capacity to proceed, digital evidence, and character evidence, among others. On...

North Carolina’s historic properties are facing historic floods. Communities across the state must coordinate across departments and perspectives to bring resilience to our historic districts. For the last year or so, we’ve had the privilege to work alongside colleagues from the NCSU College of Design, UNC, and more on the Historic Resilience...

On-demand version will be available June 2025.

Group discounts are not offered for the on-demand version.

Under North Carolina law, members of governing boards of cities, counties, local boards of education, unified governments, sanitary districts, and consolidated city-counties are required to receive at least two (2) clock...

The Alumni Workshop will be held at the Sheraton in Chapel Hill, October 26–27, with a reception on the 26 at the Story Venue on Franklin Street. We will have a chance to talk briefly about the emerging issue of AI and how it might impact local governments, as well as work with national communication trainers to gain new skills to add to our...