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UNC School of Government Hosts Two 2023 Carolina Engagement Week Events
March 15, 2023
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill sudents, faculty, staff, and community experts gathered at the UNC School of Government for two events featured as part of the 2023 Carolina Engagement Week, held February 27-March 2. Exploring the power of academic and community-connected partnerships, this week-long celebration of public engagement celebrated the challenges, successes, and impact of productive community-University relations for the state.Read More
Bank of America “Leader on Loan” Rick Brown Joins Carolina for One Year to Support NC Jobs Initiative
March 8, 2023
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announces that Bank of America Senior Vice President Rick Brown will work with their School of Government’s Carolina Across 100 program, a five-year campus-wide initiative whose goal is to aid community-driven recovery from COVID-19 and build sustainable efforts throughout all the counties in North Carolina. This program is part of the university’s “Our State, Our Work” initiative, which connects unemployed and underemployed young adults with better jobs.Read More
Connect to protect: Guilford County officials working across disciplines to safeguard vulnerable adults
March 3, 2023
Abuse of vulnerable adults has long been a silent, under-addressed problem across the nation, and North Carolina is no exception. As the population of elderly adults in the United States continues to surge, public officials are grappling with how to combat the growing problem of elder abuse.Read More
Aimee Wall Named Next Dean of the School of Government
February 17, 2023
Aimee N. Wall, senior associate dean and professor of public law and government at the UNC School of Government, has been named dean of the school. The appointment is effective February 27, 2023.Read More
In a First, the 2022 Clerks’ Certification Institute Transitioned to Hybrid Learning
February 16, 2023
As much of the world navigated the transition back from fully remote to in-person learning last year, the UNC School of Government’s Clerks’ Certification Institute (CCI) took a decidedly hybrid approach to its administration.Read More
UNC-Chapel Hill Receives Funding to Innovate Employability Tools for Younger Workers
February 10, 2023
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received $200,000 from the Golden LEAF Foundation to support the development and design of online employment skills training for Opportunity Youth.Read More
MPA Student Receives Graduate School Impact Award
February 7, 2023
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Master of Public Administration student Anna Naples has received the prestigious Impact Award from The Graduate School at UNC-Chapel Hill. The awards recognize significant graduate student research and contributions to the state in areas of education, economic, physical, social or cultural well-being.Read More
Season 5 of NCIMPACT Launches in February 2023
February 3, 2023
This release was produced in coordination between the UNC School of Government and PBS North Carolina.Read More
School of Government Relaunches a Revitalized “Benchmarking 2.0”
February 3, 2023
The UNC School of Government is pleased to announce the relaunch of its North Carolina Benchmarking Project. Restructured and revitalized as Benchmarking 2.0, the project returned in 2022 under the direction of faculty member Obed Pasha. Originally established in 1995, it is the longest running of its kind in the United States, allowing participating local governments a comparative basis to assess service delivery and costs.Read More
5 Issues that Will Shape Local Government in 2023
February 1, 2023
As 2023 begins, UNC School of Government faculty are looking ahead to the issues that define recent public administration challenges and that will continue to shape the field in the future.Read More
Anita Brown-Graham Earns GAA Faculty Service Award
January 20, 2023
Photo courtesy Ray Black III, Carolina Alumni Review...Read More
Former faculty member Trey Allen invested as member of Supreme Court of North Carolina
January 11, 2023
Former School of Government faculty member Trey Allen was formally invested as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina on January 4, 2023. Allen took his oath of office accompanied by his wife and children. A video of the investiture is available online.Read More
