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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.Read More
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.Read More
ncIMPACT to Host Final Forum on Results of Opioid Response Project
July 30, 2020
The School of Government’s ncIMPACT Initiative will host its fifth and final forum for its Opioid Response Project on Thursday, August 6 at 8:30 a.m. This virtual event is open to the public and will feature the ten participating groups in the project sharing various the strategies they deployed to mitigate the opioid epidemic in their respective communities.Read More
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.Read More
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. Having studied the issue of gender imbalance in the administration field since 2014, the two are leading the discussion on gender imbalance in the field and the significant community impact addressing this imbalance could have.Read More
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.Read More
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.Read More
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. This non-profit initiative gives enlisted service members the learning strategies and academic skills they need to operate as effectively in college as they do in the military.Read More
ncIMPACT Initiative Hosts a Virtual Town Hall Series Helping Communities Rethink During COVID-19
June 15, 2020
A NEW WAY FORWARD...Read More
EFC Assesses 279 Water and Wastewater Projects
June 12, 2020
This blog post was written by the Environmental Finace Center's Senior Director Shadi Eskaf. It was published on the organization's blog on June 11, 2020.Read More
Local Government Federal Credit Union Doubles School of Government Scholarship Fund
June 2, 2020
The UNC School of Government is pleased to announce that the Local Government Federal Credit Union has increased its investment in its scholarship program at the School. Through a generous commitment of $100,000 annually, the School will be able to offer additional financial aid to officials who wish to participate in School courses.Read More
ncIMPACT Considers Topics for Season 3
May 27, 2020
In its first two seasons, the ncIMPACT series examined tough challenges around our state in education, jobs, health, and the environment. The School’s Anita Brown-Graham led viewers into communities using effective collaborations to tackle pressing issues ranging from opioid abuse, affordable housing, broadband access, and more.Read More
