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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.
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.
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.
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.
The program is a part of Carolina Across 100 and will reach young adults aged 16-24 years old in the 37 counties focused on by the "Our State, Our Work” collaboratives.
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.
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.
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
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.
We recently talked with five of our faculty to find out which facets of the public sphere face both obstacles and opportunities in improving communities across North Carolina.
Anita Brown-Graham Earns GAA Faculty Service Award
January 20, 2023
Photo courtesy Ray Black III, Carolina Alumni Review
“Anita Brown-Graham ’91 (JD) got kicked out of preschool for refusing to take naps and has been going full tilt ever since.”
So begins the citation for Brown-Graham’s 2023 Faculty Service Award, awarded by the Board of Directors for the UNC General Alumni Association (GAA). Established in 1990, the award honors faculty members who have performed outstanding service for the University or the association.
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.
In Conversation with Marchell Adams-David, City of Raleigh Manager
January 9, 2023
Marchell Adams-David ’94 took the helm as City of Raleigh manager in November 2020, succeeding fellow UNC MPA alumnus Ruffin Hall ’95 in the role. A former manager of her hometown in Hamlet, North Carolina, she has devoted nearly three decades to local government service.
What drew you to pursue public service as a career?
Former UNC System President and School faculty member Molly Corbett Broad dies at 81
January 4, 2023
The UNC School of Government joins those mourning the loss of Molly Corbett Broad, who served as president of the University of North Carolina System from 1997 to 2005. Broad’s family announced her death on January 2, 2023, at the age of 81.
