Widgetized Section
Go to Admin » Appearance » Widgets » and move Gabfire Widget: Social into that MastheadOverlay zone
Home » Archives by category » News (Page 151)
Teaching Impact: Recognizing Scholarship as Valuable Activity
In my conversations with faculty across the United States, it is apparent that many professors, particularly tenure-track assistant professors, feel that taking time to write about pedagogy and the impact…
Social Media Is An “EQUALIZER”
The final topic for the PA Times online editorial calendar is "Social Media and The Information Age- Using Influence and Persuasion in Public Service." Unquestionably, this is a very important…
Becoming A Public Administrator That No One Wants to Leave
I entered the public-sector workforce as support personnel in a Human Resources department over 10 years ago. It is common knowledge that on an average public-sector employees receive lower salaries…
Social Media and Public Service: Opportunities and Challenges
A professional public service prides itself in the values of independence, competence, non-partisanship and representativeness. Its vision and mission strive for excellence, and it is guided by and proudly adheres…
Ensuring that #BlackLivesMatter
American public administration has remained connected to systemic injustice, ingrained racism and disparate treatment under the law. All of this contributes to the racial disparity that exists. Despite the work…
Holder, Lynn and the Politics of Change
The Department of Justice, under the Obama administration, has been quite active and many of its activities have garnered much attention, as well as much opposition. If confirmed by the…
Political Work (It’s Not What We Think)
In theory, elected officials of government perform, for the public sector, the same functions that boards of directors and top managers perform in the private sector. In practice, however, elected…
How Prepared Are We for the Next Catastrophic Disaster?
The Ebola episode in the United States suggests that we are somewhat prepared for public health disasters. Yet, we need to shore up our defenses and take a more active…
ASPA’s Section on Professional & Organizational Development Offers Scholarships
Each year, the Section on Professional and Organizational Development (SPOD) confers at least two (2) scholarships to the most deserving doctoral and master level students who are actively enrolled in…
Social Media and Seattle’s Large-Urban Reforestation
In 1994, the City of Seattle began to notice something wrong with trees in its urban forests. Research found that Seattle’s 2,500 acres of forested city parks were at risk…
Social Media and Participatory Budgeting
Participatory budgeting started in Brazil in 1989 and has now been implemented in some fashion in more than 1,000 cities worldwide. Despite this longer history in other parts of the…