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MPA Student Spotlight – Daisy Mills

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Mar 8, 2019

MPA Scholarship Winners

Congratulations to our 2018 MPA Alumni Scholarship Award winners! Thanks to the generosity of the PA Alumni Society scholarship endowment, we were able to offer two scholarships this year to Mr. Levin Jones, and Mr. Adrian Day. These students are recognized for their excellence in public administration, and we look forward to seeing all that…
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Mar 7, 2019

Study Finds Nonprofit Partnerships Can Help Solve Bureaucratic Tangles

New research suggests some nonprofits may better serve their constituents by partnering with public institutions in order to navigate bureaucracy and access services more efficiently.

Mar 6, 2019

A Message from the Public Administration Chair

Friends, I encourage you to take a few minutes to explore our latest newsletter—when you see all that’s been going on in the department—your department—I know you’ll be glad you did! Let me kick things off with a few notes from the chair… Program strength. Our MPA and PhD programs continue to produce impressive outcomes.…

Mar 6, 2019

Public Administration Faculty Spotlight, Dr. Jason Coupet

Jason’s research specializes in organizational economics and efficiency in the public and nonprofit sector. His recent publications in Nonprofit Management & Leadership and Applied Economics have refined the tools used to measure efficiency in the public and nonprofit sector. Jason currently works with public agencies in the transportation, human services, and technology policy sectors to…

Mar 6, 2019

MPA Program Celebrates 50th Anniversary

The MPA program celebrated its 50th anniversary on April 13, 2018 at the Lonnie Poole Golf Course. Since our humble beginnings with the first graduating class of one, we have now graduated over 1,380 students. Our most senior alumni who attended the event was Steven Salmony, who graduated in 1971! Thanks to everyone who came out…

Mar 6, 2019

MPA 2018 Alumni Luncheon

The MPA Alumni Society hosted their annual Alumni Society Luncheon on October 12, 2018. This year’s program was entitled “Building a New Rural Community,” and featured Dan Gerlach, President of the Golden Leaf Foundation, as the guest speaker.  Alumni, faculty, and current students also recognized the MPA Alumni Society Scholarship winners and the new Pi…

Mar 6, 2019

PA Alumni Society Update

Thank you to all of our alumni and others who have supported the work this year of the department and the PA Alumni Society! This year has been one of celebration and success on several fronts. In the past year, the society partnered with the department to recognize the 50th anniversary of our Master of Public…

Feb 6, 2019

How To Pick The Right Thrift Store For All The Stuff That Didn’t Spark Joy

Now that Marie Kondo has convinced you to tidy up, what do you do with all that stuff?

Jan 24, 2019

Maternal Instincts Don’t Explain the Gender Gap on GM Foods

Why are women more skeptical about GM foods?

Jan 20, 2019

MPA Student Spotlight – Daisy Mills

Daisy Mills is completing here second year in the Masters of Public Administration program. See below for our full interview with Daisy to find out why she chose the NCSU MPA program, and what she has learned so far!  What drew you into the field of public administration? I studied Social Work in undergrad, but…