July 11, 2025
Meet Carlos Morales, a 2nd year student in the UNC MPA program. I grew up in Columbia, SC, and originally went to...
July 11, 2025
This post was written by current student Tyler Holden....
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Policy
- Students
- Professional Work Experience (PWE)
- Administration
- Community Engagement
June 17, 2025
This post is written by current student Tyler Holden. Tyler Holden is a current student in the online format....
- Professional Work Experience (PWE)
- Local Government
- Economic Development
- Students
June 11, 2025
This post was written by 2nd year student Ryan Ledbetter....
- Community Engagement
- Economic Development
- Local Government
- Students
- Professional Work Experience (PWE)
June 9, 2025
Lilly Parker is a 2nd year student in the MPA program. As a former teacher from Kentucky, Lilly’s interests are...
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Policy
- Non Profit
- State Government
- Education
April 24, 2025
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
April 21, 2025
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
April 14, 2025
UNC MPA students Olivia Boudwin, Mason McVeety, Rachel Wooster, and Josie Zakrzewski have created an interactive...
- Students
March 26, 2025
Q: Hi Rachel! Where's your hometown and alma mater? A: I am from Raleigh, NC and went to Appalachian State...
- Local Government
- Students
- Professional Work Experience (PWE)
- Local Government
March 4, 2025
UNC MPA provides professional development opportunities for students throughout their time in the program. Through...
- Environmental Affairs
- Parks and Recreation
- Policy
- Professional Work Experience (PWE)
- Public Health
- At the SOG
- Federal Government
- Interests
- Local Government
- SOG Work Experience
- Non Profit
- Administration
- State Government
- Community Engagement
- Education
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Economic Development
February 25, 2025
We interviewed current online student Allie Omens. Allie lives in Nashville, Tennessee and works as the Zero Waste...
- Local Government
- Students
- Interests
- Local Government
- Environmental Affairs
- Public Health
February 10, 2025
Jillian Brookshire is in her first year of the online format....
- Economic Development
- Local Government
December 12, 2024
Jenny Heckscher is the director of innovation programs for the Center for Innovation Strategies at The Ohio State...
- Faculty
- Education
November 19, 2024
Immersion weekend is a yearly event where we invite all of online students to campus for a weekend intensive course,...
- At the SOG
- Students
October 22, 2024
This past September, I had the privilege of attending the 2024 ICMA Annual Conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as...
- Students
- Local Government
October 1, 2024
Interview with current student Ushni Gupta Welcome to the Carolina MPA@UNC program Ushni! Tell us a bit about...
- Community Engagement
- Students
September 16, 2024
Meet new student Ryan Campbell! Hometown: Boston, MA Alma Mater: Western Carolina University with a BS in...
- Interests
- Local Government
- Administration
- Students
September 13, 2024
Welcome to the Carolina MPA@UNC program Ushni! Tell us a bit about yourself. I was born and raised in Los...
- Community Engagement
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Policy
- Students
- At the SOG
- Interests
September 3, 2024
We sat down with new student Rebecca Gilbert to learn more about why she's here and where she's going. Rebecca is a...
- Careers
- Interests
- Local Government
- NonProfit
- Local Government
- Non Profit
August 16, 2024
My PWE at The Recycling Partnership was spectacular to say the least! This experience has been an extension of my...
- Professional Work Experience (PWE)
- Environmental Affairs
- Non Profit
- Students
August 13, 2024
This Fall we are excited to get back at it! We have students returning and new students joining us. It's been a quiet...
- Federal Government
- Policy
- Federal Government
- Students
- Military
July 22, 2024
by current UNC MPA student Hallie Springer Hi! I am Hallie Springer, an almost-second year in the UNC MPA...
- Professional Work Experience (PWE)
- Interests
- Public Health
- Local Government
- Non Profit
- State Government
- Students
July 16, 2024
This post was written by current student Jackson Dille....
- Professional Work Experience (PWE)
- Interests
- Local Government
- Environmental Affairs
- Local Government
July 15, 2024
This post was written by current student Julia Warren. I am still working on the three projects I mentioned in...
- Environmental Affairs
- Non Profit
- Students
- Professional Work Experience (PWE)
June 7, 2024
My name is Julia Warren and I have just completed my first year in the MPA program at UNC. I went to Appalachian State...
- Professional Work Experience (PWE)
- Environmental Affairs
- Non Profit
- Students
May 6, 2024
This post was written by first year student, Julia Warren. My experience this first year was incredible to say the...
- Environmental Affairs
- Non Profit
- Students
- Professional Work Experience (PWE)
- Faculty
April 2, 2024
I am currently working on a couple of projects including getting out the newsletter, collecting success stories...
- Professional Work Experience (PWE)
- Interests
- Administration
- Policy
- State Government
- Students
February 19, 2024
Andrew Stephen Wright is a current first-year student in the UNC MPA program. Born and raised in North Carolina, his...
- Interests
- Local Government
- Administration
February 5, 2024
Tell us about yourself, and what are your motivations for getting your MPA at UNC? My name is Chris Bouzane,...
- Administration
- Students
November 30, 2023
This post was written by 1st year student Julia Egger. Making the decision to attend graduate school was very...
- At the SOG
- Non Profit
- Students
October 16, 2023
My name is Marshall Grayson and I am currently completing my third semester in the UNC MPA online program. I have...
- Local Government
- Students
- Professional Work Experience (PWE)
- Local Government
September 18, 2023
We love getting to know our students. They are diverse, smart, and representative of why public service leadership is...
- NonProfit
- Students
August 14, 2023
Local government isn't entirely new to me. I started work in local government through an internship during my...
- Professional Work Experience (PWE)
- Interests
- Administration
- Environmental Affairs
July 27, 2023
Through my Professional Work Experience (PWE) with the Town of Holly Springs Office of Budget, Innovation, and...
July 10, 2023
by UNC MPA student Shane Digan Hello all! My name is Shane Digan and I am completing my Professional Work...
- Local Government
- Students
- Professional Work Experience (PWE)
- Careers
- Local Government
- Administration
June 27, 2023
This post was written by current UNC MPA student Mariel Takamura. *Since the writing of this post, Mariel has taken...
- NonProfit
- Community Engagement
- Policy
- Federal Government
- Non Profit
- Students
- Education
- Professional Work Experience (PWE)
- At the SOG
- Federal Government
June 7, 2023
This post was written by current UNC MPA student Mariel Takamura. While government advocacy work has clear...
- Professional Work Experience (PWE)
- Interests
- Environmental Affairs
- Policy
- Federal Government
- Non Profit
- Students
May 11, 2023
This post was written by current UNC MPA student Mariel Takamura....
- Professional Work Experience (PWE)
- Federal Government
- NonProfit
- Policy
- Federal Government
- Non Profit
- Students
April 28, 2023
This post was written by current student Julia Murphy. Since I decided to complete my PWE requirement with my...
- State Government
- Students
- Education
- Professional Work Experience (PWE)
- Careers
- Policy
April 18, 2023
This post was written by current student Julia Murphy....
- Professional Work Experience (PWE)
- Careers
- Interests
- Policy
- State Government
March 27, 2023
UNC MPA student Sally Moore reflects on her time in the program and what’s next for her. Sally was recently recognized...
- NonProfit
- Students
- Education
- Careers
March 7, 2023
I’m Wes Merritt-an MPA candidate at the UNC Chapel Hill School of Government. I came to the University in the midst of...
- Professional Work Experience (PWE)
- At the SOG
- Economic Development
- Students