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Public Safety Careers: Looking Beyond the Horizon

Public Safety Careers: Looking Beyond the Horizon

Public servants answer the call of civic duty. There is no reason they should not pursue a second career that is rewarding and beneficial to society.…

How Can Social Marketing Help Reduce Homelessness in the United States?

How Can Social Marketing Help Reduce Homelessness in the United States?

This column will illustrate a social marketing approach to reducing homelessness in the United States, beginning with a few statistics that inform and inspire strategic interventions...…

A Guide for Traveling With Disabilities

A Guide for Traveling With Disabilities

All of us have aged, and some of us are fighting new battles with chronic illnesses such as Long Covid. This doesn’t mean you need to pass on exciting adventures.…

AI and Public Administration Education

AI and Public Administration Education

What are my responsibilities as a professor and teacher to monitor AI’s use in the classroom, the field and by the citizens we serve?…

Searching for Accountability in a Complex Organizational Failure

Searching for Accountability in a Complex Organizational Failure

Next steps can be successful if they include culture reforms, the aligning of budgetary practices with mission and the implementation of financial monitoring systems to ensure the mistakes of the…

Rising Inflation Is a Top Policy Priority Across the United States

Rising Inflation Is a Top Policy Priority Across the United States

By listening to the opinions of their constituents on the impacts of inflation and inflation-reducing efforts, consulting polls such as the ones referred to in this article, and staying up-to-date…

Confronting an Exodus

Confronting an Exodus

What happened in America since 2004 to provoke more job turnover and a growing tendency for seasoned employees to seek opportunities elsewhere and to leave?…

Local Governments’ Role in Enhancing Social Interactions

Local Governments’ Role in Enhancing Social Interactions

By investing in data and tools to better understand the presence of social infrastructure in communities, we hope to better equip local leaders to make strategic decisions on how to…

Tech Innovation and Equity Challenges

Tech Innovation and Equity Challenges

Rather than designing for that future with frustrated residents on the outside looking in—an approach that tends to create problems that later take time, money and considerable public complaint to…

A Call for Legislative Advocacy of Restorative Justice

A Call for Legislative Advocacy of Restorative Justice

Now is the time for legislative bodies to consider the possibilities of restorative justice solutions. The wellbeing of our justice system may depend on it.…

Helping Public Employees Excel in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Helping Public Employees Excel in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Activities should be designed to navigate and celebrate diversity, resolve conflicts and foster an environment of shared goals and camaraderie, enhancing interpersonal relationships and solidarity within teams. AI can augment…