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To Protect and Serve: Suicide in the American Workforce
Even though there are avenues for prevention and treatment, the paradigm for recognizing and responding to potential suicide must change. Administrators can no longer look at suicide as an individual…
Confronting Hate
All residents have an equal stake in their government. This is the foundation of democratic governing practices. A society that dismisses the rights and equal humanity of individuals based on…
Blockchain and Healthcare—It’s Time
Technology is playing a critical role in how healthcare solutions are being delivered to participating entities. Blockchain offers benefits that are needed in a safe, sharable and unbreakable data communication…
Perceived Reputation and Capacity Bias in Higher Education Funding Mechanisms
Institutions of higher education competitively struggle to secure a proportionate share of external funding, including sponsored funding and private gifts. This results in social equity performance concerns regarding the distribution…
Risky Business: Privacy in the Age of AI and Big Data
Though there are many great potential uses for artificial intelligence (AI) and Big data, there are also very real costs and risks associated with local government adoption of such tools.…
Accountability Begins with Ourselves
Most discussions about accountability address the organization and deal with after-the-fact issues such as poor performance. However, accountability must first be grounded in the individual. …
Accountability, Checks, Balances and Good Governance
The system of checks and balances in Egypt is fading away over time, with clear dominance for the Executive authority and the Head of the Republic. This is a matter…
State and Local Education Have Dinner Together: Who’ll Pick Up the Check?
Whoever brings the money to a part of public education shall enjoy majority control. In some cases, funds have flowed from the localities to the state and then back to…
Governor Favorability Ratings as an Accurate Reflection of Effective Public Management? A Need for Further Areas of Research
In an era of heightened political divisiveness, favorability ratings published for each of the 50 state executives can either bolster existing public contempt or fortify established support along ideological lines.…
Gunning for Understanding: Facebook and the Gun Control Debate in America
Guns, an American Conversation has served to demonstrate that technology can be used for noble aims in democratic participation. Facebook’s ability to connect individuals who may have never otherwise met…
National Heritage Areas: Celebrating the Greatness of America
Heritage areas promote resource stewardship through community-driven initiatives staffed primarily with volunteers. They are considered to be an especially cost-effective approach to preserving historic properties and lands that help to…
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