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Washington, DC
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This week, we’re highlighting “Globalizing Public Affairs Education: The Role of Comparative Public Administration in the MPA Classroom” by Matthew Leight and Michaela Abbott, PhD, MPA.
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As MPA graduates enter increasingly diverse and global professional environments, the authors make the case for a stronger role for comparative public administration in the MPA classroom and offer practical learning outcomes and tools for integrating it into public affairs ed.
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The article examines gender differences in the often less visible responsibilities of academic life and what they mean for faculty experiences and careers in public administration.
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Join us in congratulating Kayla Schwoerer and Luis Luna-Reyes!
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This paper examines how growing political and institutional pressures contribute to faculty burnout in public affairs education and highlights the importance of institutional support, academic freedom, and strong professional communities.
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How can instructors make lectures more accessible in interdisciplinary public affairs classrooms?
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This article introduces a three-stage Accessible Lecture Delivery Framework that guides students from shared conceptual understanding through multidisciplinary comparison to interdisciplinary integration while maintaining conceptual rigor.
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Congratulations to this year’s recipients of the Outstanding Research Article, Outstanding Pedagogical Practice Article, and Spotlight Paper awards. Their work reflects the breadth and impact of scholarship advancing public affairs education.
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How might objective measures reshape public affairs program rankings?
New research finds that adding program-specific metrics largely preserves existing rankings, but produces greater variation as reliance on peer reputation decreases.
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How do policy, governance, and strategic planning shape public decisions together?
A new teaching case at Belgium’s NMBS/SNCB helps students explore competing pressures and strategic choices.
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This week, we’re highlighting Prentiss Dantzler and Kathleen Yang-Clayton and their article, “Deconstructing the Racial Structure of Public Service Through Critical Participatory Practices.”
Their work asks us to look beyond individual actions and consider how institutions and practices in public service can reinforce racial inequities.
They also offer important insights into how public affairs education can prepare students to recognize and address these challenges through participatory practices and organizational change.
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New editorial!
The article reflects on teaching Sudanese university students online during the ongoing war, showing how flexible, trauma-informed, and compassionate teaching, supported by accessible technology and stronger institutional
safety nets, can sustain education, community, and hope amid displacement, violence, and infrastructure collapse.
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