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Apr 15, 2024

Public Administration Alumni Society Alexis Addison, President

The PA Alumni Society exists to convene and serve as an on-going professional association for graduates of the MPA program. To achieve our mission to advance and support public sector leaders, we seek to maintain and strengthen the relationship between the program, current students and alumni. 

Apr 15, 2024

Update on the PA Program – Message from Interim Director Dr. Irwin Morris

It has been an extraordinarily productive year for our Department of Public Administration in the School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) at NC State University. Our students, staff and faculty have been extremely busy. 

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Apr 10, 2024

Are Universities Connected to Local Sustainability? A New Study Suggests Yes…and No.

Universities scoring strongly on measures of sustainability are associated with innovation and economic growth – but not environmental sustainability – in their home communities. 

Apr 5, 2024

Political Science Welcomes 19 New National Honor Society Members

Academic excellence is on the rise and NC State’s Pi Sigma Alpha chapter is growing. 

Mar 4, 2024

Mic Drop: How political science student Rose Kelley turned her love for political history into an award-winning podcast 

Ever wondered what it takes to start a podcast? Ever been curious about creating one?  Third-year political science student Rose Kelley, host of “In the West Wing,” assures it’s really not the daunting task it seems. “The bar for entry is actually pretty simple, you really only need two things; something to talk about, and… 

Feb 27, 2024

Catch up with a Libraries student scholarship awardee: Vishal Gogusetti

The political science senior is considering career possibilities in international relations and foreign policy. 

Feb 16, 2024

Online Leadership in the Public Sector Program Rises to No. 4 in National Rankings

The Leadership in the Public Sector program ranked No. 4 in the nation on the 2024 best online undergraduate programs by U.S. News & World Report. 

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Jan 24, 2024

Study: The More People Know About Pregnancy, the More Likely They Are to Support Access to Abortion

A new study co-authored by political science professor Steven Greene reveals that the more people know about pregnancy, the more likely they are to oppose legislation that limits women’s access to abortions – regardless of political ideology. 

Jason Turcios, Public Policy Fellow for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) in Washington D.C., stands with the Washington Monument in the background

Jan 16, 2024

Honors Program Alumni Spotlight: Jason Turcios

The UHP interviews Class of 2023 Alum and Public Policy Fellow for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, Jason Turcios. 

Big group of students in the MPA program show off their wolfies after finishing a community service clean up project

Sep 28, 2023

Public Administration Students Kick off Semester by Giving Back 

Raleigh’s Baileywick Elementary got a helping hand from MPA students and families.