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Strengthening Democracy through Accountability with Dr. Chris Koliba - NAPA Management Matters Podcast
SPAA Professor Chuck Epp Wins Law & Society Mentorship Award
was published by the Law & Society Association on May 30, 2024 and written by Crissonna Tennison. ...
School Celebrates Accomplishments of Graduates
Alpha is the national honor society for students of public administration. It promotes excellence in the study and practice of public administration and public affairs. Membership into this society is based on distinguished academic achievement. MPA students must earn a 3.7 or higher GPA. Undergraduates must earn a 3.5...
Leading Edge Program Finds a New Permanent Home at the University of Kansas Public Management Center
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Jayhawk Planners Take On the National Planning Conference 2024
KU #1 in Latest Local Government Management MPA Program Rankings
School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA) proudly announces its continuation as the nation’s premier institution for Local Government Management, according to the latest rankings by the U.S. News and World Report (USNWR). This remarkable achievement marks over two decades of excellence in shaping leaders for the public sector. ...
ASPA Announces 2024 Class of Founders’ Fellows, Inaugural Underwriting Sponsors of Flagship Program
Discussion Series on the ‘Future of Democratic Governance:’ Takeaways from the First Lecture of the Series and Looking Ahead to the Next Conversation
href="https://spaa.ku.edu/">School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA) and Institute for Policy and Social Research (IPSR) at the University of Kansas has recently launched a discussion series focusing on the ‘Future of Democratic Governance.’ The series is designed to raise the critical issues confronting liberal democracies in the middle part...
National League of Cities Kicks Off ‘Roadshow’ Celebrating Organization’s 100th Anniversary in Lawrence, KS
site of NLC’s founding, Lawrence, Kansas will serve as the first stop in a nationwide roadshow organized by NLC. The roadshow will include stops at 100 cities in every region of the country, culminating at NLC’s City Summit conference in Tampa, FL in November 2024. ...
Associate Professor Zachary Mohr Advocates for Election Administration Funding Reform at US House Committee Hearing
February 7, 2024, Associate Professor Zachary Mohr, from the KU School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA), made significant contributions to the discourse on election administration funding by providing expert testimony during a hearing held by the United States Congressional Committee on House Administration. ...
SPAA and IPSR Launch Discussion Series on ‘The Future of Democratic Governance’
School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA) and the Institute for Policy and Social Research (IPSR) are proud to announce the launch of a discussion series on ‘The Future of Democratic Governance.’ This timely series will commence with a thought-provoking lecture titled, “The Challenge to Democracy: Is the Field of...
School of Public Affairs and Administration Announces New School Director
The University of Kansas School of Public Affairs & Administration (SPAA) will welcome new leadership in 2024. Maja Husar Holmes has been named director of the school, effective Jan. 1. ...
SPAA Professor Partners in the Creation of #Landback Website, Advocating for the Return of Land to Indigenous Communities
SPAA Alumni Recognized as Emerging Leaders
De-Coding "Oppenheimer": People, Politics, and Places of the Movie
ready to learn, grow, and develop your understanding of the people, politics, and places from the movie Oppenheimer? The award-winning film has dazzled audiences with its portrayal of historical items…but did you leave perplexed about the context? ...
SPAA Welcomes Assistant Professor Hala Altamimi to Faculty
Zachary Mohr Returns to SPAA as Associate Professor
SPAA welcomes Professor Hye-Sung Han to Faculty
Study finds proximity to employment not as important as previously thought in federal housing programs
For decades, the federal government has used housing vouchers as part of a strategy to help low-income Americans obtain affordable housing as a way out of poverty. Part of that strategy was to help individuals and families settle closer to employment opportunities, but new research shows that proximity to jobs...