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In Pursuit of Civil Rights: An Iterative and Sustained Struggle for Progress

In Pursuit of Civil Rights: An Iterative and Sustained Struggle for Progress

Despite countless advancements during the 20th century, a number of civil rights issues have re-emerged. Affirmative action, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) rights, reproductive rights, immigration and voting have again…

Public Administration, Community Development and Social Equity

Community development is the bettering of political, social and economic institutions. But often development theory and practice is overly concerned with only the building of economic assets in a community.…

Education Policy and Inequality: Do We Have Unrealistic Expectations for K-12 Education?

Education Policy and Inequality: Do We Have Unrealistic Expectations for K-12 Education?

The U.S. public education system is world class, but it is also an embarrassment for such an affluent nation. Yet, there are reasons for optimism. Stakeholders understand the critical role…

Promoting Citizen Participation in Public Sector Reforms

Promoting Citizen Participation in Public Sector Reforms

Major comprehensive strategies to transform the public sector in Ethiopia, Haiti and Mozambique have considered stakeholders and civic participation. However, recent government administrative reforms show little evidence of community participation…

Turning to Emergency Management

Turning to Emergency Management

If you direct the resources of a public organization, you might someday be pivotal in the response to and recovery from emergencies or disasters. In my decade as an emergency…

When the Love Bug Bites! The HR Challenge

When the Love Bug Bites! The HR Challenge

Based upon the amount of time people spend at work, it is the place where people often meet their significant others. However, some encounters end up becoming unwelcome sexual advances,…

Social Equity Requires Smart Practice

Social equity is not only difficult to define but difficult to implement. For public managers it means fixing the lack of justice that many marginalized groups have experienced and alleviating…

Judicial Decisions and the Impact on Public Administration

Judicial Decisions and the Impact on Public Administration

The judicial branch of the government has played a huge role in the formation of public policy. In the last few years, the most significant rulings by the Supreme Court…

New York Corruption Investigation Trends

New York Corruption Investigation Trends

Corruption is pervasive in New York. The State Integrity Investigation gave New York a “D” grade for corruption risk, finding it to be a “defining characteristic” of the state. However,…

Speak Out, Do the Right Thing and You’re Fired!

Speak Out, Do the Right Thing and You’re Fired!

Public employees have one major advantage over those who work in the private sector—the protection of state and federal constitutional rights. However, these rights are not absolute. Public employees, especially…

Strengthening Social Equity

Strengthening Social Equity

The social equity gap in our country and across the globe continues to grow every day, resulting in the increase of disparity among the richest, middle and the poorest classes.…

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