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June 11, 2025 Cara Robinson

Current student Ryan Ledbetter provides marketing services for...

This post was written by 2nd year student Ryan Ledbetter....

Professional Work Experience (PWE)
Community Engagement
Economic Development
Local Government
Students

June 9, 2025 Cara Robinson

Current student Lilly Parker blogs about her summer with the North...

Lilly Parker is a 2nd year student in the MPA program. As a former teacher from Kentucky, Lilly’s interests are...

State Government
Education
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Policy
Non Profit

April 21, 2025 Cara Robinson

Current student Emma Gilliam attends the North Carolina State of the...

This post was written by Emma Gilliam. Emma Gilliam is a first year student in the MPA program at UNC Chapel...

NonProfit
Public Health
Non Profit
Students
Education

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Careers

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April 24, 2025 Cara Robinson

This is Us – Meet 4 of our Newest Students

This Spring, the UNC MPA program welcomed 20 new students into the online format. From an attorney with the Federal...

Students
Military
Federal Government
Local Government
NonProfit

March 26, 2025 Cara Robinson

Meet current student Rachel Wooster

Q: Hi Rachel! Where's your hometown and alma mater? A: I am from Raleigh, NC and went to Appalachian State...

Professional Work Experience (PWE)
Local Government
Local Government
Students

February 25, 2025 Cara Robinson

Spotlight on Allie Omens

We interviewed current online student Allie Omens. Allie lives in Nashville, Tennessee and works as the Zero Waste...

Public Health
Local Government
Students
Interests
Local Government
Environmental Affairs

At the SOG

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April 14, 2025 Cara Robinson

UNC MPA Students Explore Affordable Housing Challenges in North...

UNC MPA students Olivia Boudwin, Mason McVeety, Rachel Wooster, and Josie Zakrzewski have created an interactive...

Students

December 12, 2024 Cara Robinson

An interview with Jenny Heckscher, adjunct faculty member at UNC MPA

Jenny Heckscher is the director of innovation programs for the Center for Innovation Strategies at The Ohio State...

Faculty
Education

November 19, 2024 Cara Robinson

One student’s visit to campus for Immersion weekend was better...

Immersion weekend is a yearly event where we invite all of online students to campus for a weekend intensive course,...

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Students

Interests

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Interests

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February 10, 2025 Cara Robinson

Spotlight on Jillian Brookshire

Jillian Brookshire is in her first year of the online format....

Economic Development
Local Government

January 24, 2025 UNC MPA

Understanding Local Leaders’ Obligations in Addressing...

This post was written by current student Ushni Gupta. As the Southern California wildfires continue to rage with...

Administration
Environmental Affairs
Local Government

October 1, 2024 Cara Robinson

Full-time community engagement manager uses MPA in her public affairs...

Interview with current student Ushni Gupta Welcome to the Carolina MPA@UNC program Ushni! Tell us a bit about...

Community Engagement
Students

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