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Faculty Member James Drennan to be Presented with 2016 Karen Thorson Award
August 30, 2016
On September 26, at the annual conference of the National Association of State Judicial Educators (NASJE), School of Government faculty member James C. Drennan will be presented with the 2016 Karen Thorson Award. The award will be given in recognition of Drennan’s “extensive partiocipation in the National Association of State Judicial Educators, his influence on judicial education across the country, and his indelible impression on the court community.”...Read More
Now Accepting Nominations for Teaching Excellence Award
August 22, 2016
The UNC School of Government, through the Teaching Development Committee, is soliciting nominations for the 2017-2019 Albert and Gladys Coates Term Professorship for Teaching Excellence. This term appointment honors a faculty member of the School of Government for excellence in teaching.Read More
Faculty Member Jessica Smith Pens Op-Ed on Raising the Age of Juvenile Crime in NC
August 2, 2016
Faculty member Jessica Smith wrote an op-ed for the Greensboro News & Record on a proposal before the North Carolina Commission on the Administration of Law and Justice to raise the age of juvenile crimes to 18. Here is an excerpt:...Read More
School Launches Podcast Exploring NC Court System
July 6, 2016
The School of Government has launched “Beyond the Bench,” an interview-based podcast about the North Carolina legal system. Guests on the show include judges, lawyers, professors, and citizens who have participated in court proceedings. Some interviews focus on guests’ personal experiences and opinions while others explore discrete legal issues.Read More
Leisha DeHart-Davis Selected as Thorp Faculty Engaged Scholar
June 21, 2016
Faculty member Leisha DeHart-Davis has been selected as a Thorp Faculty Engaged Scholar (FES), a distinction that will support her work on the Local Government Workplaces Project. Sponsored by the Carolina Center for Public Service, FES brings together faculty from across campus to engage in a two-year experiential curriculum designed to advance their engaged scholarship.Read More
Faculty Member Whitney Afonso Selected for Top Publication Award
June 21, 2016
Faculty member Whitney Afonso has been recognized by Public Budgeting & Finance with its Jesse Burkhead Award. Her article, “Leviathan or Flypaper: Earmarked Local Sales Taxes for Transportation,” was selected as the journal’s top article in 2015.Read More
Frayda Bluestein, Tom Ross Receive NC Bar Association Awards
May 23, 2016
In May, faculty member Frayda Bluestein received the Grainger Barrett Award for Excellence from the North Carolina Bar Association Government and Public Sector Section. This award honors outstanding North Carolina government or public sector attorneys for their excellence, dedication, and passion for justice.Read More
Local Government That Clicks
May 5, 2016
This article was first published in Public Management (PM) Magazine through the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) in Washington, DC. John B. Stephens. 2016. “Local Government That Clicks: Free Apps + Skilled Civic Tech Volunteers,” Public Management 98:4, 16-19.Read More
Hometown Police Chief Goes Back to School
April 26, 2016
Every September, the UNC School of Government hosts North Carolina’s public officials to help them learn about all of the functions of local government beyond their own specialties.Read More
School's Budget Simulation Wins National Innovation Award
April 11, 2016
The School of Government was awarded the Public Service Innovation Award by the Consortium of University Public Service Organizations (CUPSO) for a local government budget simulation, Budgetopolis. CUPSO invited participating university programs to submit a pitch for innovative projects or programs that provide new solutions to existing public service problems or needs not currently being adequately addressed.Read More
EPA to Provide UNC EFC $500K to Help 10 Communities with Water Infrastructure Development
March 28, 2016
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has provided $500,000 in funding to The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ‘s Environmental Finance Center (EFC) to assist communities addressing water infrastructure challenges. The funding also goes to partner organization, Southwest Environmental Finance Center at the University of New Mexico.Read More
Faculty Member Maureen Berner Challenges TEDx Audience to Find Solution for Childhood Hunger
March 24, 2016
On February 20, 2016, Maureen Berner addresssed an audience of 2,000 at TEDx WakeForestU. She challenged the audience to think of cihldhood hunger as a local economic development opportunity. According to Berner, the amount of available federal funding that is not being used to address this issue is critical not only to the children who are not being fed but to the future of North Carolina communities that could be left without a viable, educated, healthy workforce. "I don't want to feed 100 children," she said. "I want to feed all 851,000 kids in the public school system." View Maureen Berner's presentation, or scroll through all of the TEDx videos.Read More
