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Ann Sanders, Longtime School of Government Supporter, Passes Away at 96
July 10, 2023
The UNC School of Government mourns the recent passing of Margaret “Ann” Sanders, wife of longtime School faculty member and two-time director John L. Sanders. Sanders passed away at the age of 96 on July 4, 2023 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. A private memorial service to celebrate her memory will take place in early August.Read More
Submit Community Revitalization Projects for UNC Graduate Students
July 6, 2023
The School of Government is inviting interested parties to submit community revitalization projects for free analysis by students.Read More
Developing Leaders in Rockingham County
June 21, 2023
Rockingham County's motto is "You're in a Good Place" and their county government works hard to live up to the distinction. For the past few years, Rockingham County has partnered with the UNC School of Government’s Lead for North Carolina (LFNC) program to place young people in high-impact fellowships in their county government office.Read More
DFI’s expertise helps turn a former mill into new apartments
June 20, 2023
In early 2018, the School of Government’s Development Finance Initiative received a call from the City of Lenoir, the county seat of Caldwell County in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Private developers had approached the City with a proposal to renovate Lenoir’s historic Blue Bell textile mill into new apartments and condominiums and was seeking public involvement to make the development feasible. Faculty member Tyler Mulligan had provided phone-based advising to the developer and City at no charge on multiple occasions prior to that point, but now the project was reaching a critical stage, and the developer had refined the development concept. The City wanted to help but was unsure whether the developer’s proposal made financial sense. The developers recommended DFI be engaged by the City to evaluate the developer’s proposal, verify the developer’s assumptions, and make recommendations about financing tools.Read More
Carolina launches statewide program focused on improving mental health and reducing suicide
June 12, 2023
Following the success of its first project addressing youth unemployment, Carolina Across 100 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is partnering with the UNC Suicide Prevention Institute to lower the number of suicides in North Carolina.Read More
LFNC Fellow Keshav Javvadi Makes His Mark in Person County
June 8, 2023
In Roxboro, North Carolina, employees of Person County work hard to address the challenges facing their community. For the past year, Keshav Javvadi, a Carolina alum, has been serving alongside them as a fellow for Lead for North Carolina.Read More
Enduring Lessons on Leadership - 10 Years of LGFCU Fellows
June 6, 2023
Committed local government leaders take the next step in their personal and organizational leadership journey by becoming an LGFCU Fellow and completing the Leading for Results program, which includes engaging in executive coaching and joining the alumni network. 2022 marked the program’s tenth year of offering Leading for Results, bringing 48 new fellows from municipal and county governments across 31 counties.Read More
Development in Kannapolis
June 2, 2023
In 2003, the city of Kannapolis, North Carolina, dealt with the worst permanent lay-off in state history when the textile giant Cannon Mills closed down. Consequently, Kannapolis’s downtown district suffered as many businesses shuttered. By 2015, over half of the downtown was vacant and many of its historic structures were in disrepair. That same year, Kannapolis partnered with the Development Finance Initiative (DFI) to revitalize their downtown.Read More
UNC MPA Graduates Celebrate Spring 2023 Commencement
May 17, 2023
The UNC School of Government’s Master of Public Administration Class of 2023 gathered with faculty, family, friends, and staff on May 13 to celebrate their graduation from the program. The ceremony, held at the William and Ida Friday Center, honored 64 graduates, both in-person and online students.Read More
Get to Know Dean Aimee N. Wall
May 17, 2023
Since being named dean of the School of Government in February 2023, Aimee N. Wall has been hard at work leading the School's mission to improve the lives of North Carolinians. In between meetings, visits with communities across the state, and overseeing the day-to-day direction of the School, Wall sat down to discuss what she looks forward to in her tenure, her path to public service, how she hopes to lead, and more.Read More
Supporting public sector IT leaders through Certified Government Chief Information Officers Training
May 16, 2023
Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and IT directors in the public sector continue to face increasing challenges and responsibilities as technology evolves. Facing a continual expansion of technology and role responsibility, ever-increasing security threats, and keeping up with the rapid pace of new technology, IT leaders must have a broad understanding of leadership, regulations, and business to be truly influential in their organizations.Read More
UNC MPA Graduate Sherese Bonner Carries Program Experiences to Presidential Management Fellowship
May 12, 2023
When North Carolina native Sherese Bonner graduated with an undergraduate degree in public policy from the University of Virginia, she came to two conclusions: she wanted to learn how public policy was implemented, and she was ready to come back to North Carolina. Those conclusions led her to the UNC Master of Public Administration program.Read More
