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City Managers and Political Party Affiliations: How to be a True Professional
During my city management career, I changed my political party affiliations a few times for a number of reasons. The bottom line is that I have no political party affiliation; I…
Polls Provide Insight Into Difficult Decisions Made During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Coronavirus cases continue to ebb and flow across the United States and around the world. While we wait, surveys such as the Wilder’s School’s Commonwealth Poll can provide policymakers with…
Posterity is Centuries Old—So is Public Service
Public administrators provide services which will enable all citizens to meet life’s challenges whether that means getting a fishing license, a driver’s license or a marriage license. We are still…
Wanna Quit? Don’t.
It’s never been easy to be in the public service, and lately it seems harder than ever. But, don’t quit. When it seems like there is no other path, take…
A Time of Monumental Change: Public Opinion on the Removal of Confederate Symbols
During the winter of 2017– 2018, the Center for Public Policy at Virginia Commonwealth University’s L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs asked the public’s opinion on the…
What’s a Geopolitical Conflict Between Friends? Turkey, Greece and Cyprus
The Cyprus Friendship Program (CFP) has been working since 2009 to combat stereotypes and encourage cross-cultural friendships between young Greek and Turkish Cypriots. The CFP program’s expansion and extensive network…
Responding and Adapting to a New Normal: An MPA Student’s Perspective
While the decision to promote teleworking and virtual classes was made with the health and wellbeing of the students and faculty in mind, it is difficult to process the changes…
Where to Start the Reform Process and Why We Choose to Ignore the Big Picture
In many developing countries, we devote too much attention to the details of reform and simply ignore the flaws in the big macro picture. We focus on the external façade…
Good Enough for Government Work
Public administration is a humanistic enterprise. Our research needs to look at the data and the people. If we lose ourselves in our algorithms, so to speak, we lose the…
It’s Not What You Say, but Where They Heard It
As an administrator, we must be cautious not to fall victim to the, “Tree-falling-in-the-woods,” trap: the belief that you communicated your message regardless of if anybody heard it. An administrator’s…
In the Midst of the Pandemic, the Economy Remains a Major Concern
Multiple times each year, the Wilder School Commonwealth Poll provides insight into the perspectives of Virginians on current events and pressing issues. Polls conducted over the past year have examined…
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