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ASPA’s Massachusetts and Rhode Island Chapters Host Events for Public Managers and High School Students

ASPA’s Massachusetts and Rhode Island Chapters Host Events for Public Managers and High School Students

  State Auditor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Addresses MassASPA Chapter Suzanne Bump, state auditor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (SAO) spoke to the ASPA Massachusetts Chapter (MassASPA) saying, “Accountability…

Like Brand New: Revitalizing a Pro-Government Culture in the United States

EDITOR’S NOTE: We continue our publication of the ASPA Founders’ Forum Fellow (FFF) papers with this piece, number 2 of 14. As stated previously, the papers will appear in alphabetical…

ASPA Chapters Celebrate Public Service Recognition Week

ASPA Chapters Celebrate Public Service Recognition Week

Washington, DC–In celebration of Public Service Recognition Week, ASPA chapters have been instrumental in shifting the conversation about public servants–at least for a week. Across the country, chapters like the…

ASPA Announces 2013 Conference Dates, Venue and Tracks

2013ConfLogo   Washington, DC–Join ASPA in New Orleans, LA, for the Society’s 2013 Annual Conference, March 15-19. The conference theme will be Governance & Sustainability: Local Concerns, Global Challenges. The…

Accountability Challenges in 21st Century Governance

Accountability Challenges in 21st Century Governance

Washington, DC–ASPA’s student members are the heart of the organization. Their development is a key priority, at ASPA, since they will be the ones to lead us into the future.…

Nomination Period for ASPA Awards is Open!

Nomination Period for ASPA Awards is Open!


Washington, DC–The nominations period for ASPA awards is now open. The Society would like to encourage members and non-members to nominate deserving individuals or organizations to receive…

Administrating Controversy

A Washington Post blog points out that the Heartland Institute is encouraging schools to present global warming as a controversial concept to…

Public Service Recognition Week Coming May 6-10, 2012

Public Service Recognition Week Coming May 6-10, 2012


Washington, DC–With just a week to go, ASPA is gearing up for Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW). We are excited about the…

Emerging Issues: Mr. Murray and the Decay of American Virtue: Inequality III

Emerging Issues: Mr. Murray and the Decay of American Virtue: Inequality III


Bill Barnes

Charles Murray’s new book, Coming Apart, is a lament—wrapped around some data and analysis—for an American community and individual qualities that never existed but…

Emerging Issues: Jeremiads on Class and the Nation’s Future: Inequality II

Emerging Issues: Jeremiads on Class and the Nation’s Future: Inequality II


Bill Barnes

There’s not much that’s cheerful in Charles Murray’s Coming Apart or Thomas Edsall’s Age of Austerity: no Fred and Ginger, no Ozzie…

Public Service Careers in Focus—Public Sector Careers: What You Should Know

Public Service Careers in Focus—Public Sector Careers: What You Should Know


This was a great session at ASPA's recent conference and I will work hard to try to get the Society to offer something similar at the 2013 Annual Conference in…