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August 26, 2025

The North Carolina Benchmarking Project was established in 1995 to help municipalities compare their service and...

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August 14, 2025

By Cara Robinson “Invest in the people around you, and you'll build something far greater than any individual...

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July 7, 2025

This spring UNC MPA awarded diplomas to 41 graduates. We reached out to a few of them to find out what they're...

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June 11, 2025

Meg is a current student from Naperville, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. She graduated from Butler University in...

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November 20, 2024

This interview highlights the rewarding research work of Lilly Parker, an MPA student as she works with Dr....

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September 30, 2024

After a summer state government internship and a waste audit, Brianna Beadle is back to studying public...

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August 16, 2024

UNC MPA is excited to welcome 64 new students in fall 2024—with 29 joining the on-campus format and 35 enrolling...

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July 24, 2024

We asked some recent graduates of our online format about their most important memories of the MPA program and how...

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April 2, 2024

In early March 2024, the UNC MPA program sponsored four current students to participate in the annual NASPAA...

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August 28, 2025

By Dr. Obed Pasha PUBA 709 is often one of the first courses students take when they join the...

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August 18, 2025

As my summer Professional Work Experience (PWE) with the North Carolina Community Colleges...

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August 06, 2025

This post was written by current student Ryan Ledbetter....

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