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January 2017 | Thinking about Undergraduate Education in Public Affairs, By Mary K. Feeney*

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

Public affairs programs across the country are developing undergraduate certificates, concentrations, minors, and majors in public administration, affairs, policy, and service. We face a few challenges when developing public affairs undergraduate programs: (1) Differentiate from our graduate programs.

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Call for Chapters: Teaching Information Literacy in Political Science, Public Affairs, and International Studies (TILPSPAIS) #ACRL

A Library Writer's Blog

Liaison librarians to political science, public affairs, international studies, and related fields face special challenges in adapting traditional information literacy practices to the dynamic topics and unique resources of their disciplines.

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Call for Chapters: Teaching Information Literacy in Political Science, Public Affairs, and International Studies (TILPSPAIS) - Deadline September 8th #ACRL

A Library Writer's Blog

Liaison librarians to political science, public affairs, international studies, and related fields face special challenges in adapting traditional information literacy practices to the dynamic topics and unique resources of their disciplines.

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23 March 2017 | Making a Difference in the Real World through Public Affairs Research, By Stephanie Moulton

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

It occurred to me that in our role as public affairs researchers, we can make a difference in the real world through our day to day process of collecting and collating data and sharing our findings. We as public affairs researchers can be more intentional about our role in the creation of implementation resources.

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Cultivating a Good Government Culture

GovLoop

“Hopefully, the government can save itself from itself, before it’s too late.” – Jason Briefel, Director of Government and Public Affairs at Shaw, Bransford, and Roth, P.C.

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AN OPEN LETTER TO ELECTED OFFICIALS

Barrett & Greene

They’re more inclined to have faith in an institution that is candid, even if it’s open about mistakes or ‘performance is proven to be poor,’ says Michael Pagano, dean emeritus of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois, Chicago. ‘If

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State legislatures ‘ramped up activity’ in first half of 2024, report finds

American City & Country

compared with the first half of 2022 to total 76,756, according to a 2024 State Trends Report by Quorum , a public affairs software. The overall surge in state legislature activity so far in 2024 is also impacting public affairs professionals, who are currently facing staffing shortages, according to Quorum.