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Woodrow Wilson’s Best Writing (Hint: It’s Not the Politics-Administration Dichotomy)

Woodrow Wilson’s Best Writing (Hint: It’s Not the Politics-Administration Dichotomy)

Woodrow Wilson’s academic writings are foundational reading for students and scholars of public administration. While his love letters may not have the renown of his theoretical analysis on the politics-administration…

The Effectiveness of Fairness

The Effectiveness of Fairness

The discussion of female leadership in public agencies needs to be ongoing among public administration scholars and practitioners. Our field needs to remain vigilant in ensuring that public agencies at…

H. George Frederickson and Ohio Youth Group Honored at Social Equity Luncheon

ASPA Annual Conference Honors Efforts to Promote Social Justice H. George Frederickson, leading scholar and renowned author was presented the 2015 Gloria Hobson Nordin Social Equity Award at the ASPA…

Women as Leaders: Local, State and Federal Government

Women as Leaders: Local, State and Federal Government

As a young professional, my path in the public sector has been filled with career opportunities presented to me by women. I had jobs at the federal, state and local…

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act: The HR Challenge

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act: The HR Challenge

One of the often overlooked human resources challenges concerns the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). Title II of GINA prohibits the use of genetic information in making employment decisions, restricts…

ASPA and NAPA Recognize Public Service Leadership

The head of the State of Florida’s economic development program and the executive director of the Mid-America Regional Council are the 2015 recipients of the National Public Service Awards. Secretary…

Candor, Constructive Conflict Keys To Good Social Policy

Candor, Constructive Conflict Keys To Good Social Policy

Social policy comes from decisions made within a governmental or political setting regarding guidelines, principles, legislation and activities that affect human welfare. Good social policy requires good decision making by…

Scholars and Practitioners Honored at 2015 Annual Conference

Twenty leading practitioners, scholars and organizations will be honored for their contributions and extraordinary commitment to public service during the American Society for Public Administration’s Annual Conference in Chicago. The…

The Emergency Management Hub

The Emergency Management Hub

A USB hub is a wonderful little piece of hardware when you have too many pieces of equipment and not enough ports in your PC. The hub allows you to…

Ohio Youth Group Wins National Equal Opportunity Award

By PA TIMES March 6, 2015 The Akron PeaceMakers, an anti-violence, youth civic group, will be awarded the 2015 Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Exemplary Practice Award from the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA). …

Whistleblowing: Time To Walk the Talk

Whistleblowing: Time To Walk the Talk

The ASPA Code of Ethics requires public administrators to develop ethical public service organizations. For some, doing so might not seem very demanding. But take the case of a public…