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To the Victor Belong the Spoils?
Given the current buzz about civil service reform, it is time to take a step back and ask: “What is the purpose of a civil service system?” The purpose of…
Online Education: The New Reality of Education Delivery
What does the increase in online programs signify for the future of colleges and universities? Are online degree programs merely a preference among a variety of options, or is their…
The Disappearance of Men in Higher Education
Female enrollment in higher education began to rise, and eventually surpassed male enrollment permanently in the 1990s. The cause of the male decline in higher education settings is created by…
Cost-Benefit Analysis or Cost-Value Analysis?
Costs can be immediately quantified and calculated. In the project management world, costing methods are mature and robust. Determining the benefits of a project is still evolving as reflected in…
The Best Job in the Country: Urban School Superintendent
Our challenge is to find qualified people who want to lead urban school systems. Experience is why we hire people in companies — not degrees or other prima-facie evidence of…
The Advent of the Street Level Bureaucrat in the Classroom — New Challenges for Graduate Urban Management Education
On the whole, these are not the MPA students of the past seeking those coveted administrative generalist positions in the City/County Managers office. For the most part, and certainly with…
Can Supreme Court Decisions Be Wrong?
In my mind, no amount of footnotes, detailed recitation of facts or legal analysis can make a decision like the one in the case of District of Columbia v. Heller…
New Age Teaching “Urges” Meeting in the Middle
I believe successful teaching today is enhanced by our ability to use a two-way street of learning expectations voiced by both the student and the teacher. Teachers should take…
Autumn for the Public Administrator: Evaluation, Service and Reform
For public service, autumn is another season of work and attention. It is another opportunity to slow down and lessen the distance between ourselves and the public we serve. In…
Putting Plans into Action
One of the challenges we face in public administration is putting our plans into action. Most planning projects begin with great enthusiasm. Much time and effort are then devoted to…
Transforming Government Agencies from Bureaucratic Leadership to Agile Leadership
Government’s bureaucracy is a culture of power that has never been depoliticized. In fact, bureaucracy seems to have lost its professional meaning—for the good of the service and the good…
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