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Adaptive Strategies For Administrators—Part 2
It is difficult to be a practitioner in public administration today. In many situations, there is a gap between what is taught about public administration and the everyday needs faced…
ASPA and NAPA Launch Transition Project For 2016
This week, ASPA and NAPA outlined a major initiative for effective governance that will use professional administration experts as liaisons to the major political parties. The project, led by Ed…
Marine Tapped to Head Joint Chiefs of Staff
President Obama has nominated Marine Corp. Commandant, Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr. as the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. With a military career spanning well over 40 years,…
Climate Change and U.S. National Security
Climate change is an underestimated problem. It is supposed to be one of the nation’s top priorities, according to the latest U.S. National Security Strategy (NSS), but the issue continues…
Light Bulb Moments in Experiential Learning
The experience of the student is the crux of education. Whether it is experiential, project-based, problem-based, inquiry-based or some other trendy moniker, education should move beyond simply gaining knowledge or…
In the Climate Trenches
Politics and climate change have rarely played nice. Despite climate activists and scientific leaders ringing the alarm bell for years, sweeping climate action has moved at a pace slower than…
A Tribute to My Family of Public Administrators
As scholars and practitioners of public administration, we are fortunate to be part of a field with an abundance of role models. While we cannot fault the media for holding…
Reasons For Local Government Fragmentation
Most of our nation’s metro areas are highly fragmented structures with hundreds of local governments. For many of us in public administration, the decentralized nature of American federalism obstructs efficient,…
A Dream Deferred?
The situation in Baltimore has left me frustrated and angry. It has forced me to question everything that I learned or was indoctrinated with (depending on how you chose to…
2015 ICPA – Call For Proposals
Submit your proposal now for the 2015 International Conference on Public Administration, which will take place in Indonesia on Dec. 9-11. The 2015 ICPA, co-sponsored by ASPA, will address the…
One-On-One With Parris Glendening
Parris Glendening, ASPA Executive Advisor A former two-term governor of Maryland, Parris Glendening is president of Smart Growth America’s Leadership Institute, where he works with elected leaders across the nation…