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2016 ASPA Elections & Leadership Candidates
In November, ASPA members will have an opportunity to vote for the next leaders of the society. Below is a list of the candidates and their statements. Online voting will…
Envisioning Workforce Training Differently
President Obama’s call for a “universal community college” education is a bold step for envisioning workforce training differently. Two key premises underpin this innovative strategy: first, employers increasingly require at…
Managing Large-Scale Projects: Boston’s Innovation District
Emerging in urban centers across the country, city-level innovation districts are geographically distinct areas intended to attract cutting-edge companies, research institutions, startups, accelerators and other related entities, creating a dense…
The Implementation of “Obamacare”
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Affordable Care Act is supposed to put “consumers back in charge of their health care.” Legislature passed in 2010…
The Importance of Mentoring
A year has passed since I earned my doctorate. It had been seven long years of working full time while attending school part-time at Mississippi State University. Throughout that time,…
Governing in Uncertainty Tops NECoPA ’15 Conference
The Northeast Conference on Public Administration (NECoPA) will host its annual conference on the campus of George Mason University, Nov. 5-7, 2015. This conference will mark NECoPA’s sixth anniversary of…
The Volkswagen Debacle: A Triumph for Nonprofits and the Public Sector
The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By Kenyatta Lovett October 13, 2015 A few weeks ago,…
What Do We Know About Public-Private Partnerships?
Move: Putting America’s Infrastructure Back in the Lead, by Rosabeth Moss Kanter, makes an important contribution to the literature on public-private partnerships, known to many of us as PPPs or…
Public Integrity Calls for Papers on Military Ethics
Public Integrity seeks paper proposals for a special symposium on Contemporary Issues in Military Ethics. Successfully addressing the ethical challenges of a multicultural, multidimensional professional military requires open inquiry and…
The Audacity of Stealing Hope
Lotteries don’t work for poor people. In most cases, lotteries are designed to take their money. In every case, lotteries are designed to take away something more important than the…
Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day
The Brooklyn Bridge, Hoover Dam, the United States Capitol and Wrigley Field. No, this is not a travelogue. Other than my great fortune as being able to visit to all of…