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David Ammons Receives 2020 Joseph Wholey Distinguished Scholarship Award
August 24, 2020
Last month, ASPA’s Center for Accountability and Performance (CAP) presented School of Government faculty member David Ammons with its 2020 Joseph Wholey Distinguished Scholarship Award. During the virtual ceremony, Ammons was honored with the award in recognition of his “outstanding scholarship on performance in public and nonprofit settings.”
Local officials needed to bolster NC Census response
August 19, 2020
With the 2020 Census collection drawing to a close, North Carolina’s response rate is below the national rate and below its rate in 2010.
Three School of Government projects funded by NC Policy Collaboratory
August 10, 2020
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:
Municipal and County Administration Moves Online
August 5, 2020
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.
12 Fellows join second Lead for North Carolina Cohort
August 5, 2020
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.
ncIMPACT to Host Final Forum on Results of Opioid Response Project
July 30, 2020
The School of Government’s ncIMPACT
Lead for North Carolina helps launch NC COVID-19 Student Response Corps
July 16, 2020
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 Explore Gender Imbalance in Public Sector Leadership in Latest Publication
July 16, 2020
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.
Connecting to Protect North Carolina Seniors
July 10, 2020
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.
Henderson, FBI Publish Strategies to Address Human Trafficking
June 23, 2020
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.
Educating Service Members with the Warrior-Scholar Project
June 18, 2020
UNC School of Government faculty members Charles Szypszak and Trey Allen will again join the Warrior-Scholar Project as volunteer instructors this summer.
ncIMPACT Initiative Hosts a Virtual Town Hall Series Helping Communities Rethink During COVID-19
June 15, 2020
A NEW WAY FORWARD
