February 20, 2026

• Online SLC welcomes new members Emmy Cavin, Suzy Grandgent, Delaney Johnson, and JC Leser-McMinn

February 6, 2026

• student James Hairston receives City of Greensboro 2026 Everyday Champion Award

January 16, 2026

• Recent Publications from faculty Whitney Afonso, Maureen Berner, Willow Jacobson, and Obed Pasha
• MPA Alum Sammy Bauer brings “Forever Chemicals” documentary to Campus

January 2, 2026

• Student Spotlight on Noah Champion
• Intranet Highlight on Student Support Services

December 19, 2025

• Student Spotlight on Atticus Graysmith and Nicole Graysmith

December 2025 Graduation Digest

December 5, 2025

• Student Spotlight on Alyssa Blair Zimmerman
• Photos from the NC Center for Nonprofits Conference

November 21, 2025

• Student Spotlight on Erin Mathis
• Photos for MPA Intramural Basketball

November 7, 2025

• On-campus SLC welcomes new members Josh Davis, Zane Davis, Debra Mullis and Olivia Shelton
• 2025 Deil S. Wright Public Service Forum recording on Successful Emergency Management: Collaboration Across Government Agencies
• faculty member Greg Allison wins S. Kenneth Howard Award for lifetime achievement in budgeting and finance at ABFM

October 17, 2025

• Emergency Management Immersion Photo
• Recording of the 2025 SOG Faculty Panel: You’re an Expert in What?

October 3, 2025

• Program welcomes new faculty Julie Beasley and Colt Jensen

September 15, 2025

• MPA Student Hub Launches
• Photos from the First Service to Service Orientation
• Trial School Helps Defense Attorneys Prepare for Court

September 5, 2025

August 15, 2025

• MPA Faculty Whitney Afonso and Kim Nelson win ASPA Best Book Award for Municipal Corruption: From Policies to People
• UNC Nonprofit Certificate launches
• MPA Alum Daisy Badillo joins the School of Government Advancement Team

August 2025 Graduation Digest

August 1, 2025

• MPA faculty Teshanee Williams publishes new Community & Economic Development Bulletin
• 20 Years of Improving Local Government Workplaces with faculty Leisha Dehart-Davis
• PWE spotlight with student Tyler Holden and the Hillsborough Police Department

July 18, 2025

• MPA student Sarah Dhunjishaw receives NC Local Government Budgeting Association conference scholarship
• MPA student Carlos Morales discusses PWE Recycling Project with NC Department of Environmental Quality

July 4, 2025

• MPA Alum Amro Ilaiwy publishes his Applied Research Problem with the NC Center for Nonprofits

June 20, 2025

• Faculty member Carl Stenberg receives Elmer B. Staats Lifetime Achievement Award for Distinguished Public Services
• MPA staff member Shauna Hines-Farmer wins NCACE Innovation Award and Allison Binkley’s group wins the Carolina Career Collaborator Award
• MPA Students Kayla Reep, Matthew Begley, Chris Bouzane Patrick Creech, Matthew Dellinger, Neal Duncan, Colin Fox, Keagan James and Ben King win ICMA Local Government Early Career Service certificates

June 6, 2025

May 2025 Graduation Digest

May 2, 2025

• MPA Student Caitlyn Wilson receives National Forum for Black Public Administrators conference scholarship

April 18, 2025

• Photos from HR Fire Drills and Leaders Doing Good Volunteer Day with Habitat for Humanity
• Alumnus Matt McKirahan uses MPA Skills in Hurricane Helene response
• Recent publications from Obed Pasha, Leisha Dehart-Davis, Bill Rivenbark & Willow Jacobson

April 4, 2025

• Emergency Management Immersion Preview
• How DFI & LFNC Shape Future Leaders

March 21, 2025

March 7, 2025

• SOG Training for New Legislators Highlights Bipartisanship

February 21, 2025

• New Online Student Leadership Council members announced
• Bynum Hall Food Pantry

February 7, 2025

• Excel Workshop 2025 Recording

January 17, 2025

• Carolina Across 100 Announces Counties for Our State, Our Homes Program

January 3, 2025

• New Publications from MPA Faculty Whitney Afonso & Maureen Berner

December 20, 2024

• MPA Students highlighted in Chancellor’s Holiday video
• Photos from MPA Day of Service and SLC Volunteer Day

December 2024 Graduation Digest

December 6, 2024

• Leaders for Good Student Org forming

November 15, 2024

• Honoring our Veterans and the Service to Service Initiative
• 2024 Wright Public Service Forum on Artificial Intelligence recording
• So You’re an Expert in What? recording
• SOG volunteer day at Special Olympics North Carolina

November 1, 2024

• Student spotlight on Rebecca Gilbert
• Scenes from the 2024 MPA Immersion

October 18, 2024

• SOG Ongoing Response to Hurricane Helene
• Student Emergency Funds
• Student Spotlight on Ushni Gupta
• Updates on the North Carolina-Moldova Partnership
• Photos from ICMA

October 4, 2024

• Hurricane Helene Support
• MPA Faculty Jonathan Morgan’s Research Informs County Effort to “Get off the Lists”
• Student Spotlights on Brianna Beadle & Christopher Chabrier

September 20, 2024

• MPA Faculty Share Top Podcast, Book Recommendations from Summer 2024

September 6, 2024

• New Nexis Uni Guide

August 2024 Graduation Digest

August 16, 2024

• SOG Faculty by Area of Expertise

August 3, 2024

• MPA memories from recent grads Jack Peterson, Stephen Thompson, & Tina Bice

July 19, 2024

• MPA Student Jackson Dille discusses his PWE with the Town of Apex
• publications from faculty member Maureen Berner

July 5, 2024

• Faculty member Kimalee Dickerson highlighted for Engaging Women of Color Conference
• New publications from faculty members Whitney Afonso and Greg Allison
• Odum Institute for Research in Social Science

June 21, 2024

• profile on faculty member Obed Pasha
• PWE profile of MPA student Julia Warren
• AI Research at UNC

June 7, 2024

• MPA Director Willow Jacobson receives Jonathan P. West Outstanding Scholar Award at ASPA Conference
• New Publication on Municipal Corruption from faculty members Kim Nelson and Whitney Afonso and Understanding Law for Public Administration: 2nd Edition from Faculty member Charles Szypszak

May 17, 2024

• PWE profiles on MPA students Kinsey Beauclair, Scott Powell, and Wendy Walsh
• Diversity Gazette on Bringing Awareness to Civic Participation in Elder Folks of Color by MPA student Brianna Beadle

May 2024 Graduation Digest

May 3, 2024

• MPA Intramural Soccer Team wins UNC Intramural Championship
• Recap of the 2024 Bureaucrats’ Ball
• New Publications from MPA students Mallory Verez and Amro Ilaiwy and faculty member Maureen Berner
• UNC MPA website honored by 2024 Webby Awards

April 19, 2024

• profile of MPA student Richard Livingston

April 5, 2024

• The Learning Center offers tips on reading journal articles

March 15, 2024

• MPA Students Benjamin King, Allie Omens, Angel Padilla, and Lorenzo Pedro participate in NASPAA Student Simulation
• UNC Graduate School Generative AI Guidance
• Diversity Gazette Article on Understanding Menstrual Equity by MPA student Makayla Hipke

March 1, 2024

• Dr. Anita Brown-Graham selected for UNC Chancellor Search Committee Special Advisor
• Daily Tar Heel commemorates SOG Service Mural

February 16, 2024

• Shauna Hines-Farmer joins MPA staff
• MPA Student Angelica Foster receives UNC 2024 Harvey Beech Scholarship
• New student profiles on Vernon Corbin, Lorenzo Pedro, and Carly Lerner
• Recording of Dr. Obed Pasha’s webinar on NC Benchmarking Project
• scenes from NCCCMA Conference & MPA Happy Hour
• Diversity Gazette on the Legacy of Hortense McClinton
• a year in review for SOG Dean Aimee Wall

February 2, 2024

• MPA student Matthew Begley awarded NCCCMA Scholarship
• Professor Leisha Dehart-Davis wins 2024 Herbert Simon Award
• SOG Local Government Newsletter

January 19, 2024

• recap of Fall 2023 graduation
• UNC MPA faculty as engaged scholars in Public Administration organizations
• SOG Local Government Newsletter
• Diversity Gazette on One Student’s Perspective on a Tough Issue

January 5, 2024

• MPA Student profile of Julia Egger
• MPA grad Hogan Medlin featured in Carolina People
• MPA student Shane Digan awarded Judy Ikerd Endowed Scholarship at NCLGBA Winter Conference
• Diversity Gazette Article on Modern Masculinity with MPA alum Michael Welker

December 2023 Graduation Digest

December 1, 2023

• UNC Research interview of Professor Leisha Dehart-Davis
• Professor Chuck Szypszak discusses Military Experiences and Veterans’ Transition to Academic Life from Civilian Careers with Carolina Across 100

November 17, 2023

• New student profiles on Allie Omens, Justin Jackson, and Kajal Ravani
• MPA Director Inducted as 2023 NAPA Fellow
• Recordings for:
  • MPA Diversity Committee Nonprofit Health Q&A with Julie Ward and Angela Schoffelman of Avera Health
  • ICMA Managers Panel with Eric Peterson, Maurice Jones and Katherine Cathey
  • 2023 Deil S. Wright Public Service Forum with Jeanne Tedrow, William Buster, and Jenni Owen; moderated by Dr. Teshanee Williams
• Campus Elevator Outages added to Carolina Ready app
• Fall photos from UNC MPA

November 3, 2023

• MPA Alumni Council welcomes Christopher Bouzane, Angelica Foster and Russ Pulley
• Recording of ICMA Managers’ Panel
• MPA Alum Sally Moore Published
• MPA Alum Elizabeth Biser speaks at University Day

October 20, 2023

• On-campus SLC welcomes Alyssa Pacheco and Stephen Wright
• Director Jacobson selected as 2023 NAPA Fellow

October 6, 2023

• Online SLC welcomes Stacey Conner, Laura de Steiguer and Maddie Milligan
• Recording of 2023 Deil S. Wright Forum

September 15, 2023

September 1, 2023

• Mental Health Resources
• Presidential Management Fellows Program resources

August 18, 2023 

August 2023 Graduation Digest

August 4, 2023

• UNC Accessibility Resources & Service

July 21, 2023

• Sitting Down with MPA Alumnus and Instructor Katie Loovis
• Panel on Local Government Youth Recruitment and Retention Recording
• University Accommodations for Absences

July 7, 2023

• Networking for Introverts

June 16, 2023

• Get to know SOG Dean Aimee Wall
• MPA Student Melissa Cordell launches Women in NC Government podcast with interview of MPA alumnus, Cecily Kritz Hamilton, City of Durham Strategic Initiatives Analyst.
• Diversity Gazette on Terms and Conditions: The Contract for Black Women Working in White Spaces by Jasmine Johnson

June 2, 2023

• MPA faculty member Teshanee Williams featured in UNC Photos of the Year
• new faculty publications from Obed Pasha and Bill Rivenbark

May 19, 2023

• Diversity Gazette on the Impact of Dance and extensive cultural dance styles available at UNC by Victoria Bowman

May 2023 Graduation Digest

May 5, 2023

• US News Ranking announced
• photos from the UNC MPA DC Happy Hour, the UNC Graduate School Awards Ceremony, and alumni speaking in PUBA 731

April 21, 2023

• MPA Faculty member Margaret Henderson wins Office of the Provost Engaged Scholarship Award
• MPA Faculty member Anita Brown-Graham wins UNC GAA Faculty Service Award

April 7, 2023

• MPA faculty member Katie Loovis named NC Community Colleges Foundation Executive Director
• MPA student Eugene Bradley on NASPAA Student Simulation Global Winning Team
• MPA Alumnus Shayla Douglas profiled by UNC for her work as Town of Garner Downtown and Small Business Development Manager
• MPA Faculty Member Carl Stenberg receives Legacy Award from the American Society for Public Administration’s Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management

March 17, 2023

• MPA students Dania Khan and Elizabeth Wilkes win Carolina Across 100 POV Challenge
• MPA students Thomas Persico, Mariah Canup, Liam Brailey, Shane Digan, Eugene Bradley, and Melissa Cordell participate in the 2023 NASPAA Student Simulation
• Diversity Gazette on Carolina Places and Spaces by Brad Mallard

March 3, 2023

• MPA student Sherese Bonner named Presidential Management Fellow Finalist
• MPA student Sally Moore presents at APPE
• MPA faculty member Mary Hemphill interviewed on Breakthrough Podcast

February 17, 2023

• MPA Faculty Member Anita Brown-Graham launches season 5 of ncIMPACT on PBSNC
• MPA faculty member Obed Pasha relaunches Benchmarking 2.0
• photos from NCCCMA Winter Conference 2023
• Diversity Gazette on Cherishing Family & Creating Memories by Tonja Dean

February 3, 2023

• MPA Students Halle Bradshaw, Trevor Kinahan and Jenna Kubiak join the online SLC
• MPA student Reilly Stahl selected for NCCCMA scholarship
• MPA faculty member Amy Strecker named Duke Energy Foundation President

January 20, 2023

• MPA Student Anna Naples wins Graduate School Impact Award
• MPA faculty member Evans Ballard named interim CFO for Mooresville, NC

January 6, 2023

• MPA Student Jamie Andrews writes for SOG Community & Economic Development Blog
• Diversity Gazette on Creating More Trauma Sensitive Spaces with Kirsten LeLoudis

December 16, 2022

• Profile on MPA alum Mat Bunch

December 2022 Graduation Digest

December 2, 2022

• Recent Faculty Publications from Whitney Afonso, Anita Brown-Graham, Leisha Dehart-Davis, Obed Pasha, and Willow Jacobson

November 18, 2022

• Diversity Gazette with MPA faculty member & alumnus, Margaret Henderson

November 4, 2022

• Blog post on economic development from MPA student Lauren Duncan
• New SLC members Will Bulloss, Reilly Stahl, James Hirsch, Chandler Briggs, and Shane Digan

October 24, 2022

October 7, 2022

• MPA Faculty Member Kim Nelson named to 2022 Class of National Academy of Public Administration Fellow
• Diversity Gazette with MPA Faculty Member Amy Wade

September 16, 2022

• Diversity Gazette with MPA Alumnus Maggie Bailey

September 2, 2022

August 19, 2022

August 2022 Graduation Digest

August 5, 2022

July 15, 2022

• Welcome to new MPA Associate Director of External Relations, Rebecca Truluck

July 1, 2022

• ARP Tips & Q&A Recording with MPA Students Felipe Martinez and David Schexnayder, and MPA Faculty Member Amy Wade
• MPA Alumnus Christopher Riddick wins UNC Diversity Award

June 17, 2022

June 2, 2022

May 2022 Graduation Digest

May 20, 2022

• May 2022 Commencement recording featuring David Ammons

May 6, 2022

• The May 2022 Diversity Gazette
• Publication from Kim Nelson

April 15, 2022

• latest US News & World Report rankings

April 1, 2022

• ncIMPACT

March 18, 2022

• Shoutouts: GPSG Town Hall
• Publications from: Leisha Dehart-Davis, David Ammons, John Stephens, & Rick Morse

March 4, 2022

• SLC Members Melissa Cordell, Melinda Gejer, Mary Propst, Shane Rudloff, & David Schexnayder
• Student Shoutouts: Ben Lasley on Community Gardens & Tracy Thompson on Grad Student F1rsts
• Photos from the Spring 2022 Immersion
• The March 2022 Diversity Gazette

February 18, 2022

• School of Government Service Mural Online home
• The February 2022 Diversity Gazette
• Publications from: Whitney Afonso, Monica Allen, Richard Carey, David Ammons, Dale Roenigk, Maureen Berner, Leisha Dehart-Davis, & Charles Szypszak

February 4, 2022

January 21, 2022

January 7, 2022:

• Student Shoutouts: Tiffany Oliva and Abby Gostling
• Profile of the MPA Matters Blog and Stephen Thompson
• The January 2022 SOG Diversity Gazette

December 2021 Graduation Digest

Introduction to the Spring 2022 Immersion

December 3, 2021: 

• Profile on PUBA 765: Capital Budgeting
• Prof. Kody Kinsley appointed the next director of NC Department of Health & Human Services

November 19, 2021:

• Diversity Gazette: Changes in NC Policing

November 5, 2021:

• Profile on Dr. Kimalee Dickerson
• Student Spotlight: Jennifer Barnhill on incorporating classwork into a White House-cited paper!
• Recording from MPA Fundraising in the Arts after COVID Community Conversation

October 15, 2021:

• Community Conversation: The Arts After COVID
• Diversity Gazette: Don’t Miss the Trees for the Forest

October 1, 2021:

• Welcome Dr. Kimberly Dickerson
• New Student Leadership Council Members: Danielle Badaki, Ben Lasley, Jamie Andrews, & Ilene Do
• Student Daisy Calixtro named PMFR Fellow
• ncIMPACT brings students Charlie Chapman and Patrick Bradey onto their team
• Dr. Maureen Berner’s study on College Student Food access & COVID-19

September 17, 2021:

• Community Conversation on American Rescue Plan Funding
• Diversity Gazette: History Plays a Part in Education

September 3, 2021:

• In Conversation with New MPA Director Dr. Willow Jacobson
• Welcome Dr. Teshanee Williams
• Publications from: Whitney Afonso, Teshanee Williams, Anita Brown-Graham, Jamie McCall, Michele Hoyman, Maureen Berner
• Diversity Gazette: Accessibility is Everyone’s Responsibility

August 20, 2021:

• Dr. Willow Jacobson named new MPA Director

August 2021 Graduation Digest

July 16, 2021:

• Plans for Spring 2022 Immersion
• MPA Alumna Christi Hurt named Senior Prevention Strategy Offiicer of UNC Student Affairs

July 2, 2021:

• New Publication from Prof. Charles Szypszak
• MPA Alumna Elizabeth Biser Named NC Environmental Secretary
• the School of Government Development Finance Initiative with Dr. Tyler Mulligan
• Diversity Gazette with Jacob Womack on Choosing Joy Amid Sorrow

June 18, 2021:

• Updates on how to watch NCImpact with Dr. Anita Brown-Graham
• MPA Alumnus  Christopher Riddick delivers high school commencement address
• Diversity Gazette with Barbara Steele on DEI and Woman’s Careers

June 4, 2021:

• Dr. Monica Allen Named VP of the Association of Strategic Planning

May 21, 2021:

• Dr. Obed Pasha Featured in Article on the Virtual Workplace

May 2021 Graduation Digest

May 7, 2021:

• MPA Faculty Dr. Anita Brown-Graham and Dr. Shannon Tufts Honored with Public Service Awards
• Tiffany Oliva part of Global First-Runner Up team at the 2021 NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation
• Chrisy Hayden’s PUBA 731 Public Financial Management Project has real world impact on North Carolina Legislature Bill H61: Local Communicable Disease Funds
• Diversity Gazette with Jenny Neville

April 16, 2021: 

• Tiffany Oliva in Global All-Star NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation Round
• Stress Management for MPA Students
• Deil Wright Lecture from Norma Riccucci discussing the social makeup of the American Workplace in the 21st Century

April 1, 2021:

• PUBA 711 Book Club Interview with Don Frick & MPA students Mat Bunch, Meredith Marlier, Joe Salica, John Sauve, & Jennifer Taylor-Monteaguda Mora discussing The Seven Pillars of Student Leadership: Practicing the Wisdom of Leading by Serving
• MaryBeth Spoehr featured as Military-Affiliated Grad Scholar
• Updated MPA Program Rankings
• The Carolina Veteran Resource Center
• The Dean of Students Emergency Fund

March 19, 2021: 

• UNC Asian American Center
• The Odum Institute

March 5, 2021:

• NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation Pandemic 2.0 with MPA students Chase Loudermelt, Jeana Taylor, Meredith Marlier, Jane Kaufmann & Tiffany Oliva
• MPA Alumnus Michael Welker joins YNPN of the Triangle Board
• Diversity Gazette with Dr. Leisha Dehart-Davis
• Graduate School Diversity Initiatives
• How to Utilize MPA Faculty as a Resource

February 19, 2021:

• Jack Peterson Joins Alumni Council
• School of Government Blogs
• Publications from Dr. Leisha Dehart-Davis & Dr. Willow Jacobson

February 5, 2021:

• Healthy Heels Wellness Information
• Carolina Cupboard Food Pantry
• Carolina Together COVID Information
• new Student Leadership Council Members Taylor Deal & Greg Waugh
• Diversity Gazette with Dr. Teshanee Williams
• Kristin Pawlowski Published with NASPAA
• NCCCMA Alumni Coffee Hour

January 29, 2021

• University Ombuds Office
• Carolina Closet Career Clothing Available
• School of Government Library

January 15, 2021

• Carolina MPA Intranet
• UNC Learning Center
• UNC Writing Center
• UNC Accessibility Resources
• Student Tiffany Turner Highlighted
• SOG Diversity Gazette with Jennifer Fulton

December 18, 2020

• Carolina Graduate Certificate in Innovation for the Public Good
• Anita Brown-Graham named to Gladys Hall Coates Permanent Professorship
• SOG Winter video
• Alumni Michael Halford, Philip Rogers, & Sharon Paynter named to new positions

December 2020 Graduation Digest

December 4, 2020

• Alumnus Marchell Adams-David Named Raleigh City Manager
• Winter Break Campus Resources

November 20, 2020

• Student Annie Alexander Featured on Black Issues Forum
• Student Molly Gaskin featured on ELGL Blog
• Alumnus Brian Farkas Elected to NC Legislature
• New Publications from Maureen Berner & Whitney Afonso

November 6, 2020

• Eric Fotheringham Honored with UNC System President’s Award
• Margaret Henderson’s blog post on Nonpartisan Leadership in a Politically Polarized World
• Kim Nelson named Co-Editor of State & Local Government Review
• Obed Pasha joins MPA Faculty
• SOG Diversity Gazette with Elizabeth Langefeld

October 16, 2020

• Student Ruth Wofford Pritchard Enhances Community Garden as part of PWE
• Preferred Pronouns & Gender Identity Options Available for Students
• SOG Debuts Race & Justice Video

October 2, 2020

• New Student Leadership Council Members Named: Becky Hawke, Jonathan Ly, Brittany Morey, Thomas Persico, Ansley Birchmore, Daisy Calixtro, Sam Ingalls, Carly Lappas, & Bear Tose
• Student Kickball game
• SOG Diversity Gazette with John Rubin
• Carl Stenberg named Honorary Member of ICMA
• Whitney Afonso re-elected to Executive Committee of Association of Budgeting and Financial Management

September 18, 2020

• Student Syrena Travis Awarded John M. Belk Impact Fellowship
• Tyler Mulligan’s PUBA 734 Community Development & Revitalization Techniques class featured in local paper
• Student Lori Armstrong presents at ICMA
• Willow Jacobson’s new publication

September 4, 2020

• MPA Diversity Committee Book Club
• Online SLC Happy Hour
• SOG Diversity Digest with Emily Coward

August 21, 2020

• Excel Bootcamp recording with Dale Roenigk
• MPA Portfolio Introduction recording with Emily McCartha
• SOG Library Staff highlighted

August 7, 2020

• SOG Diversity Gazette with Cara Robinson
• Michele Hoyman’s new Publication

August 2020 Graduation Digest

July 17, 2020

• Tips for Online Learning
• Leisha Dehart-Davis & Kim Nelson’s new publication

July 3, 2020

• SOG Diversity Gazette with Ricardo Morse

June 19, 2020

• Emily McCartha Portfolio Information Session recording
• Leisha Dehart-Davis’s new publication

June 8, 2020

• Bill Rivenbark discusses current challenges facing nation
• SOG Diversity Gazette with John Stephens

May 29, 2020

• Together Video from SOG Faculty

May 15, 2020

• New Publications from Leisha Dehart-Davis, Kim Nelson, & Whitney Afonso
• Alumnus Dylan Russell receives 2020 Robert E. Bryan Public Service Award for his work in directing Lead for North Carolina

May 2020 Graduation Digest

May 1, 2020

• Jonathan Morgan promoted to Full Professor
• Willow Jacobson elected as board member of the Section of Personnel Administration and Labor Relations (SPALR) of the American Society of Public Administration (ASPA)

April 17, 2020

• 2020 PAL Challenge Recap
• UNC Playmakers Spotify Playlist available
• Healthy Heels Information on well-being during a global pandemic

April 1, 2020

• Student Kevin Frye implements delivery to elderly residents
• new publications from Whitney Afonso & Maureen Berner
• David Ammons & Carl Stenberg receive honors

March 20, 2020

• Carolina MPA Honored in US News & World Report Rankings
• Students Stephany Pizano, Brian Murphy, & Hallee Haygood participate in NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation
• PUBA 736 Advanced Budgeting with Dennis Strachota highlighted
• Carolina MPA Interactive alumni map highlighted
• SOG t-shirts available from UNC Student Stores

March 6, 2020

• Student Jaime DiLauro highlighted on GDTBATH
• Kody Kinsley testifies before Congress

February 21, 2020

• Student Ashlyn Martin featured on Forbes.com
• Student Sydney Lawrence named Presidential Management Fellow finalist
• Student Carol Abken presents at 2020 Joint Conference of the North Carolina Political Science Association and the North Carolina Public Administration Alliance
• Highlights from the 2020 NCCCMA Winter Conference
• Wicked Problems with Margaret Henderson
• Carolina MPA Students can join ELGL for free

February 3, 2020

• John Stephens on Working with Board Members with Differing Views
• new publication from Whitney Afonso

January 24, 2020

• New Student Leadership Council Members: Corinne Burda, Meredith Marlier, Felipe Martinez, & Kayla Shepperson
• Student Mimi Clemens wins NCLGBA Award
• New Board positions for Leisha Dehart-Davis, Willow Jacobson, & Bill Rivenbark

January 10, 2020

• new publication from Charles Szypszak

December 2019 Graduation Digest

November 25, 2019

• New Student Leadership Council Members: Michelle Kirsh, Jeana Taylor, Meagan Kascsak, Molly Gaskin, Rebecca Hall, Clay Fleming, & Jacob Newton
• Bureaucrats Ball 2019 Highlights
• Student Adrienne Augustus starts A Beautiful Mind Foundation
• Dean Mike Smith on the Tar Heel Bus Tour

September 27, 2019

• Margaret Henderson named finalist for NASPAA Sen. Voinovich Public Innovation Challenge
• new publications from Maureen Berner, David Ammons, & Dale Roenigk

September 13, 2019

• Student Adrienne Augustus announces A Beautiful Mind Foundation
• Alumnus Wad Khalafalla named Fulbright Recipient

August 26, 2019

• New publications from Tyler Mulligan & Leisha Dehart-Davis,

August 14, 2019

• David Ammons receives Paul Posner Pracademic Award
• New publication from Maureen Berner

August 2019 Graduation Digest

July 30, 2019

• Beyond the Buzzwords: Self-care and Wellness
• Alumnus Kim Torres named to Texas Council on Disabilities
• UNC Graduate School Diversity & Student Success Resources
• Podcast recommendation: Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

July 16, 2019

• Debunking Time Management

July 10, 2019

June 28, 2019

• New Publication from Maureen Berner
• Dean Mike Smith’s blog on Lead for North Carolina Fellows, including Kara Millonzi and alumnus Dylan Russell

June 19, 2019

• Charles Szypszak leads Human Rights Workshop in Lithuania
• Recap of the Public Management Research Conference, a worldwide event held at the SOG
• Jeff Hughes named to NC Utilities Commission
• Leisha Dehart-Davis named VP of Public Management Research Association
• Dean Mike Smith’s Blog on the PMRC

May 2019 Graduation Digest

May 16, 2019

• PWE Summer bloggers highlighted: Courtney Cooper-Lewter, Micayla Costa, Brian Farmer, Hallee Haygood, Sydney Lawrence & Karson Nelson
• Dean Mike Smith’s blog on John Sanders’ honorary degree

May 6, 2019

• Announcement of SOG diploma frames available at UNC Student Stores
• new publication from Leisha Dehart-Davis

April 18, 2019

• Recording of Don Kettl’s Wright Lecture
• Student Mimi Clemens & Michele Hoyman present at the Midwest Political Science Association Convention
• new publications from Kim Nelson & Whitney Afonso
• Dean Mike Smith’s blog on good happenings in the MPA Program
• Spotlight on MPA Student Zainab Baloch’s run for Raleigh, NC, mayor

April 5, 2019

• Don Kettyl Wright lecture recap
• Spotlight on MPA student Tammy Laurence’s work with the Fayetteville, NC, Habitat for Humanity
• Leisha Dehart-Davis receives Cornia Award from Brigham Young University
• The SOG’s highlights on UNC’s 225th anniversary website

March 25, 2019

• Carolina MPA’s Updated Ranking with US News & World Report
• SOG launches Lead for North Carolina Program
• Dean Mike Smith’s blog on NC Criminal Justice Summit

March 5, 2019

• Students Elizabeth Anderson & Grace Frances part of winning team at NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation
• Highlight of student Lorrie Fair Allen’s work with the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project
• Jonathan Morgan was a featured speaker at the launch of Homegrown Tools for Economic Development, a database created by NCGrowth
• new publication from Maureen Berner & alumnus Julia Da Silva

February 18, 2019

• Dean Mike Smith’s blog on the SOG takeover of unc.edu
• Student Catesby Denison & alumnus Peggy Merriss receive awards at NCCCMA
• Students Andy Shoenig, Courtney Cooper-Lewter, Mimi Clemens, & Ross Hatton discuss stress-relief baking
• Mary Hemphill named  North Carolina’s first Director of Computer Science and Technology Education
• new publication from Whitney Afonso
• Dean Mike Smith’s blog on new partnership with NCCCMA

February 5, 2019

• new Student Leadership Council Members Stephany Pizano & Carryl Tinsley
• Spotlight on student Jeana Taylor’s role in the cast of Cirque du Soleil
• Dean Mike Smith’s blog post on ncIMPACT

January 24, 2019

• MPA Students attend the Racial Equity Conference
• alumnus Monica Chaparro highlighted on ELGL blog
• alumnus Tina Belge runs for SC State House
• Anita Brown Graham’s ncIMPACT debuts on UNC-TV
• Dean Mike Smith’s blog on the Essentials of County Government Course

January 11, 2019

• Students Courtney Cagle, Elizabeth Anderson, & Grace Frances selected for NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation

January 4, 2019

• Recordings of Info Session on Development Finance Initiative Fellowship with alumnus Omar Kashef and of the MPA Diversity Committee’s Inclusion & Public Space panel with Eric Marsh, Monica Chaparro, Dan Goetz, & Faith Thompson
• new publications from Jonathan Morgan, Michele Hoyman, & Willow Jacobson
• SOG Fiscal Year 2018 Summary

December 2018 Graduation Digest

November 30, 2018

November 15, 2018

November 1, 2018

October 17, 2018

October 5, 2018

September 21, 2018

September 5, 2018

August 24, 2018

August 2018 Graduation Digest

July 24, 2018

June 28, 2018

May 2018 Graduation Digest

May 29, 2018 

May 4, 2018

April 2, 2018

March 19, 2018

March 2, 2018

February 15, 2018

February 2, 2018

January 17, 2018

December 2017 Graduation Digest

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    • October 2021
    • September 2021
    • August 2021
    • July 2021
    • June 2021
    • May 2021
    • April 2021
    • March 2021
    • February 2021
    • January/Feb. 2021
    • December 2020

Find the Carolina MPA program on the following social media platforms:

The program utilizes listservs to communicate with students. Each class has its own listserv (ex: mpaclassofXXXX@listserv.unc.edu). These listservs are used to disseminate program related information to students. Only UNC email addresses are used for these lists.  Some faculty, and all staff members are included on these lists. They are maintained by Susan Lynch.