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News | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2023
Robert Lavigna ('08) - Senior Fellow at UKG 1. Who or what inspired you to pursue a career in human
News | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2023
Our 2022 Annual Report is out! It highlights the Academy’s accomplishments in advancing DEIA, increasing intergovernmental collaboration, expanding agile government
Standing Panel Blog | Type: Article | Areas: Honor, Ethics, and Accountability | Year: 2023
We are excited to announce a call to action – based in part on a recent National Academy of Public
News | Type: Article | Areas: Highlighting Public Administrators | Year: 2023
What are your role and primary responsibilities at the Academy? I am a research associate at the Center for Intergovernmental
Press Release | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2023
Recommendations Will Help Increase Diversity Among Future Classes of Cadets WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Panel of the National Academy of
News | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2023
Karen Evans ('12) KE&T Partners, Managing Director of the National Cyber Readiness Institute Can you reflect upon your journey through
Press Release | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2023
KANSAS CITY, MO/WASHINGTON, DC – Funkhouser & Associates (F&A) and the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) will host
Press Release | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2023
KANSAS CITY, MO/WASHINGTON, D.C. – Funkhouser & Associates (F&A) and the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) are pleased
News | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2023
Reflections from Academy Fellow, Jeremy Wu, Co-organizer, APA Justice, www.apajustice.org. Equity means the consistent and systematic fair, just, and impartial
Standing Panel Blog | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2023
Generative AI and Time for a Time Out? Thursday, May 4, 2023; 9:30 – 10:45 a.m. EDT The May meeting
Standing Panel Blog | Type: Article | Areas: Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations | Year: 2023
Cross boundary Collaboration and Governance Friday, April 28, 2023; 10:00 – 11:45 a.m. EDT The April meeting of the Standing
News | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2023
Terry L. Cooper ('10), University of Southern California, Professor Emeritus of Public Policy Q. Who or what inspired you to
News | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2023
What are your role and primary responsibilities at the Academy? I am a Senior Research Associate and currently serve on
News | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2023
Lesley Field ('12) - Deputy Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 1. Who
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Robert Taub ('15) - Commissioner, Postal Regulatory Commission 1.You have a long and extensive career in public service; can you
Standing Panel Blog | Type: Article | Areas: Leadership | Year: 2023
Discussion of Not Accountable by Philip Howard Friday, April 14, 2023; 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. EDT The Public Service Standing
NAPA Podcast | Type: Podcast | Areas: None | Year: 2023
On this episode, we welcome Adm. Thad Allen, Former 23rd Commandant of the US Coast Guard, Senior Advisor at Hudson
Standing Panel Blog | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2023
Discussion with OMB's New Associate Director for Performance and Personnel Management Friday, March 31, 2023; 10:00 – 11:45 a.m. EDT
NAPA Podcast | Type: Podcast | Areas: None | Year: 2023
On this episode, we welcome Ginger Lew, Co-Founder of Cube Hydro Partners, Senior Advisor at I Squared Capital, and Academy
News | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2023
What is your role and primary responsibilities at the Academy? I am a Senior Analyst, and I currently serve on
News | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2023
I start this tribute by first suggesting that I am a great supporter of Barbara Jordan who has inspired me
NAPA Podcast | Type: Podcast | Areas: None | Year: 2023
On this episode, we welcome Tom Carroll, City Manager of Cambridge, Maryland and Academy Fellow, to discuss the challenges city
News | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2023
The theme for Women’s History Month is “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories.” Since many NAPA fellows teach public administration
News | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2023
Almost 50 years ago, NAPA Fellow Nesta Gallas – the first female president of the American Society for Public Administration
NAPA Podcast | Type: Podcast | Areas: None | Year: 2023
On this episode, we welcome Geoff Beckwith, Executive Director and CEO of the Massachusetts Municipal Association and Academy Fellow, to
News | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2023
Women's History Month is important because it provides an opportunity to celebrate and recognize the significant contributions that women have
News | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2023
Please enjoy a small collection of highlights of women in public administration over the years. You can read the full
News | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2023
This March marks the 27th year that the United States is celebrating women’s history month. This special month highlights women’s
NAPA Podcast | Type: Podcast | Areas: State and Local Government Structures | Year: 2023
On this episode, we welcome Kim Nelson, Professor of Public Administration and Government at UNC Chapel Hill and Academy Fellow
Standing Panel Blog | Type: Article | Areas: Human Resources and Personnel Management, Opportunities for the Future: Globalization, Democracy and the New Public Service, Highlighting Public Administrators | Year: 2023
In 2022, a group of Fellows came together to create a series of proposals to modernize and reinvigorate the federal
News | Type: Article | Areas: The Context, Nature, and Structure of Public Administration, Leadership, Human Resources and Personnel Management, Opportunities for the Future: Globalization, Democracy and the New Public Service | Year: 2023
In 2022, a group of Fellows came together to create a series of proposals to modernize and reinvigorate the federal
Standing Panel Blog | Type: Article | Areas: Opportunities for the Future: Globalization, Democracy and the New Public Service | Year: 2023
What can be learned from comparative (cross-country) Covid governance? Thursday, March 2, 2023; 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. EST In this
News | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2023
Dr. Calvin C. Johnson is the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research, Evaluation and Monitoring at the United States Department of
Standing Panel Blog | Type: Article | Areas: The Context, Nature, and Structure of Public Administration, Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations, Information Technology | Year: 2023
Building State and Local Data Infrastructure in Collaboration with Federal Partners Friday, February 24, 2023; 10:00 – 11:45 a.m. EST
News | Type: Article | Areas: None | Year: 2023
Same Meeting, Different Messages By Tom Carroll, NAPA Fellow 2022 Joyce Powdrill and I worked together as city managers in
News | Type: Article | Areas: Highlighting Public Administrators | Year: 2023
What is your role and primary responsibilities at the Academy? As Senior Project Director, I have the privilege of leading