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Cultivating Town and Gown Relationships for Development Success
By William Hatcher This past week, my university held an open forum with our community’s mayor. The purpose of the forum was to solicit input from students about revitalizing our…
Social Equity Requires Good Communication
By Christine Springer Despite heightened rhetoric about engaging citizens, improving customer satisfaction and restoring public trust in government, little sustained success in doing so is evident across all levels of…
When Love is In the Air, Er, Workplace!: The HR Challenge
By Joseph G. Jarret It doesn’t take a degree or vast experience in HR to recognize the fact that workplace romances exists. It is probably equally as unsurprising to learn…
Best Practices of Local Government Service Delivery
Municipalities and cities across the United States are struggling. Years after the Great Recession, many cities remain under pressure. Even for cities in good financial shape, the current economic climate…
Top State Health Issues for 2014
With one of every six dollars in the economy going to fund health care, health issues are expected to rise to the top among legislative priorities during the 2014 legislative…
The College Crisis: Fiscal Constraints, Increased Demand and President Obama’s Call to Action
By Lorenda A. Naylor Introduction The U.S. higher education system is in a state of crisis. It is addressing what is called “the iron triangle,” which includes cost, access and…
Words Matter: Equity and Fairness in Social Policy
By Laree Kiely Words matter. They are loaded with meaning and sometimes baggage. Especially words like “equity” and “fairness.” These terms make up much of whom we are and what…
6 Books Public Employees and Managers Should Read
If you’ve resolved to read more in 2014, we’ve compiled a list of the six books we think you should pick up this year. Not all of the books are…
10th International PA Conference Advances Public Management Excellence and Innovation Worldwide
A decade ago the first International Conference on Public Administration (ICPA) was launched in Chengdu, China. It was an initiative that sought to foster the intellectual and practical engagement of…
ASPA Initiates New Strategic Planning Process
As ASPA enters its 75th Anniversary year, a group of its elected officers, as well as staff and other volunteers, are working to develop its next strategic plan — for which…
Volunteering in Public Service
By Joe Sarcone It’s not enough to want to help people. Like the ubiquitous white plastic bags that blow across the tundra and catch on the alder branches, we come into…