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Grand Challenge News Feb 26, 2020

Roundtable on Connecting Individuals to Meaningful Work

How should the MPA curriculum be adapted to meet future workforce needs? David Gragan Nearly all MPA curricula require similar evidence of mastery of a common body of knowledge—for example, The Principals of Public Pol…

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Grand Challenge News Feb 13, 2020

Virtual Roundtable on Data

Should a “Digital Bill of Rights” be adopted? If so, what rights, protections, and obligations should be established within this framework for protecting data privacy? Pris Regan Over the last ten years or so, there ha…

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General News Jan 9, 2020

Meet our Fellows: David Medina ('16)

David Medina currently serves as the COO and Co-Founder of Results for America. David previously served in Obama Administration as First Lady Michelle Obama’s deputy chief of staff and as the Peace Corps’ public engageme…

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General News Dec 22, 2019

Meet our Fellows: Daniel Feldman ('16)

Professor Dan Feldman teaches Oversight & Investigation, Ethics & Accountability, and Administrative Law. In 2019 the MPA faculty elected him as Program Director for its Inspection & Oversight track. He was f…

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General News Dec 20, 2019

Fellow Article: Federal State Coordination of the American Recovery Act During the Great Recession

The three authors include Raymond Scheppach, previously the Executive Director of the National Governors Association during ARRA and now Professor of Public Policy at the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at …

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General News Nov 14, 2019

Meet our Fellows: Stephen Goldsmith ('06)

Stephen Goldsmith is the Daniel Paul Professor of the Practice of Government and the Director of the Innovations in American Government Program at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. He currently directs Data-Smart C…

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General News Oct 31, 2019

Meet our Fellows: Dr. Kendra Stewart ('17)

Kendra B. Stewart is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Center for Livable Communities at the College of Charleston. Her research interests include South Carolina government, non-prof…

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General News Sep 12, 2019

Meet our Fellows: John Kamensky ('10)

John Kamensky is a senior fellow with the IBM Center for The Business of Government in Washington, DC, which sponsors research on management challenges facing government leaders. During 24 years of public service, he had…

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General News Aug 12, 2019

Meet Our Fellows: Don Bathurst ('18)

Mr. Donald Bathurst retired from federal service December 31, 2018, as Executive Director for Emergency Preparedness at the Department of Homeland Security. Throughout his career his areas of focus included strategic ali…

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Standing Panel News Jun 28, 2019

18th Annual Social Equity Leadership Conference

Academy Fellows, Marilyn Rubin and Charles Menifield, hosted the 18th annual Social Equity Leadership Conference at Rutgers University - Newark. From June 5-7, 2019 over 100 students, academics, and practitioners gathere…

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General News Jun 27, 2019

Meet Our Fellows: Enid Beaumont ('82)

For over 55 years, Dr. Enid Beaumont has been an exemplar of distinguished public service and professional endeavors. Dr. Beaumont served for 12 years as executive director of the Academy of State and Local Government, t…

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General News Apr 11, 2019

Meet Our Fellows: Dale Bertsch ('79)

Dale Bertsch, elected in 1979, reflects on his greatest accomplishments from a wide-ranging career in public service and Grand Challenges. Reflecting on your career, is there a highlight, a greatest accomplishment or …

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