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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…
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…
This blog discusses the current opportunities and dangers in a global economic context affecting national, state, and local economic development. …
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…
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…
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…
What I found after a quick glance at the University of Illinois Springfield senior leadership team was quite fascinating! The representation of the senior leadership team defies prevailing record of…
Confirmation bias—the tendency to find evidence for one's existing views and to discount contradictory evidence—shows up in arguments about the safety of vaccination, gun control, climate change, the death penalty,…
Ensuring public safety is inherently a multidisciplinary endeavor. For decades, we have depended on on local police agencies alone to ensure public safety, but this thinking is changing to reflect…
No doubt politics, disruptive technologies and many other factors having nothing to do with PA contribute to declining trust in government, but those of us teaching and working in PA…
In Defense of the Bureaucrat
Today we refer to those running government programs as public servants to contravene the negative connotations associated with bureaucrats. I understand this inclination. What better way to depict those…
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