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ASPA Selects 2023 Founders’ Fellows
The ASPA Founders’ Fellows program recognizes outstanding students and new professionals (within three years of their graduation) in the field of public service and public administration.
Following a competitive review process, Founders’ Fellows present their scholarship during the ASPA Annual Conference, receive substantial professional development and networking opportunities, and are paired with a seasoned scholar or practitioner who serves as their mentor for their Fellowship year.
The following individuals have been selected to comprise the Class of 2023:
- Mahesh Admankar (University of Massachusetts—Boston)
- Merlene-Patrice Bourdeau-Quispe (University of Minnesota)
- Saemi Chang (University of Pittsburgh)
- Intae Choi (University of Missouri)
- Timothy Cronin (University of Massachusetts—Boston; Health Care Without Harm)
- Dragana Djukic-Min (University of Texas at Dallas)
- Vernise Estorcien (Florida International University)
- Glenn Ann Geiler (Northeastern University; Brockton Area Transit Authority)
- Robert Hines (University of Georgia)
- Zehra Sahin Ilkorkor (Virginia Commonwealth University, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs)
- Theodore Johnson (University of Nebraska at Omaha)
- Amidu Kalokoh (Virginia Commonwealth University, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs)
- Ruthnande Kessa (University of Central Florida)
- Lauren Loyless (University of Texas at Dallas; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
- Shawn Maxwell (University of Nebraska at Omaha)
- Jala Morrow (University of Texas at Arlington)
- Ratna Okhai (University of Central Florida)
- Ariel Powell (Florida International University)
- Stephanie Puello (University of Colorado Denver)
- Hang Qi (University of Missouri at Columbia)
- Sawyer Rogers (Syracuse University; University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability)
- Chengwei Wang (Renmin University of China, China; City University of Hong Kong, China)
- Joan Yazze Gallegos (University of New Mexico)
The 2023 Founders’ Fellows will receive a complimentary 2023 Annual Conference registration, a year-long mentorship with a seasoned practitioner or senior scholar and professional development opportunities throughout their year as a Fellow.
“ASPA’s Founders’ Fellows program is a terrific and meaningful way for public administration students and early-career practitioners and scholars to expand their networks, participate in groundbreaking work and learn from some of the most significant names in the field,” said Founders’ Fellows committee co-chairs Steve Condrey and Rachel Emas. “The selection committee is pleased to introduce the 2023 cohort as one of our most dynamic classes yet. We look forward to their year ahead in this exciting program and can’t wait to see the difference our Fellows make within the discipline.”
Are you or your university interested in supporting this year's class of Founders' Fellows with a financial contribution? Contact us to find out how!
ASPA Annual Conference Includes Symposia and Workshops to Drive Knowledge-Sharing
ASPA's 2023 Annual Conference, taking place online March 20-24, will feature a range of workshops and symposia throughout the event. In addition to the more than 200 concurrent sessions ASPA is coordinating, take a look at these half- and full-day focused content events!
For those who have not participated in our conference's symposia before, these events are hosted and planned by subject-matter experts within ASPA's community and feature content examining a specific topic area. Each provides attendees with an opportunity to have an in-depth learning experience about issues of the day.
Each of these events are free with your conference registration so plan now to attend as many sessions as you can and pick up some new knowledge!
- Riggs Symposium
Hosted by the Section on International and Comparative Administration (SICA)
March 20 and 21
Theme: Global Challenges to Governance in the 21st Century
Join SICA for this year's Fred Riggs Symposium and participate in more than a dozen sessions focusing on global challenges about which we all need to be aware. Topics include migration, public service delivery in diverse contexts, digital transformation, refugee crises, democracy, transparency and corruption, ongoing responses to COVID and more.
- Network Analysis Workshop
Hosted by the Section on Complexity and Network Studies (SCNS)
March 20 and 21
SCNS is hosting two three-hour workshops featuring hands-on experience with R and mixed methods research. Join them to learn more about tools for social network analysis and how to use methods in combination with each other. Students and new professionals: Check out these details and make time to attend!
- Social Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Workshops
Hosted by ASPA's H. George Frederickson Center for Social Equity
March 22
This day-long training event features four workshops considering a variety of educational needs within the social equity space: strategic planning for practitioners; DEI in the academy; an executive training workshop; and a student workshop looking at equity in hybrid spaces.
- Teaching Social Equity Symposium
Hosted by the Section on Public Administration Education (SPAE)
March 23
This day-long symposium will include seven sessions exploring a range of topics related to teaching social equity. Discussions related to journals, NASPAA and JUC are included.
Head to the Annual Conference website for more details about all of these events and more to be released shortly, including the Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management's Deil Wright Symposium and the Section on Public Performance and Management's Marc Holzer Symposium.
More announcements are on their way soon including details about the more than 200 concurrent sessions taking place throughout the conference. Keep checking our website for updates and remember to register! Not only will you gain access to the conference as it happens March 20-24, but also you'll be able to view all recordings for up to two months after the conference concludes. We look forward to seeing you online with us this March!
Continue to follow #ASPA2023 on Twitter for updates; contact ASPA staff with questions.
E-Learning at Your Fingertips
ASPA staff work tirelessly to keep your skills up to date and the information flowing all year long through our e-learning program. Visit our website to see more details about upcoming KeepingCurrent, BookTalk and Student and New Professional series programming.
BookTalk: How Do You Like Them Apples?
February 9 | 1 p.m. EST
Presenters:
Brint Milward, Professor, University of Arizona
Branda Nowell, Professor, North Carolina State University
Why should public administrators care about Branda Nowell and Brint Milward’s recent Cambridge University book, Apples to Apples: A Taxonomy for Understanding Networks in Public Management and Policy? A taxonomy provides empirically observable and measurable characteristics to tell one class of network from another. Nowell and Milward argue that their network classes—structural-, system- and purpose-oriented—are taxonomic in nature; subject to empirical verification; and independent of any label used to name the network. They argue that without knowing what kind of network you want to create, implement or evaluate, you are in danger of comparing apples to oranges and making the wrong assumptions about how to govern or evaluate the network. Each class of network in their typology has different assumptions for its use. The explosion of terminology that refers to network “types” like disaster relief, health care or service implementation network adds more confusion than clarity. Without a taxonomy, network entities that are quite similar are called by different names while dissimilar entities are called by the same name.
BookTalk: Making Bureaucracy Work
February 16 | 1 p.m. EST
Presenters:
Akshay Mangla, Associate Professor, University of Oxford
Meghna Sabharwal, Moderator, Professor, University of Texas at Dallas
What makes bureaucracy work for the least advantaged? Author Akshay Mangla explores this question in his new book, Making Bureaucracy Work: Norms, Education and Public Service Delivery in Rural India. Countries vary in their policies for universal primary education and implementation is highly uneven and not well understood. Conventional wisdom holds that developing countries need strong, formal, legal institutions to implement social programs but often depart widely from the ideal. This book advances the argument that legalistic bureaucracies generate improvements in school infrastructure and enrollments but perform poorly on complex tasks involving coordination with societal actors. Join us for this event to learn more!
As we schedule webinars for the coming weeks and months, you can expect to see topics including:
- Agile government
- Views from law enforcement
- January 6 reactions and responses
- Fighting for democracy
- Building opportunity and equity in the workforce
- Equity in higher education
If you...
- have a topic you'd like to present via our webinar program...
- are a Chapter or Section leader and would like to work with us to sponsor an event...
- have published a book you'd like us to feature within our BookTalk series...
... contact us and we'll be happy to work with you to schedule an event in 2023! We're looking forward to a full and exciting year of programming. Look for more news in the coming weeks!
From the Archives
BookTalk: COVID-19, the LGBTQIA+ Community and Public Policy
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed and exacerbated long-standing inequities, both in the United States and throughout the world. As studies emerge to help us understand the effects of the pandemic on every facet of modern life, it is critical that its effects on the LGBTQIA+ communities not be overlooked. While some studies analyzing the impacts have been conducted, and some efforts are being made to collect data that can impact policy development, reliable data resources are limited to a few enterprising states and have not been systematically shared. This webinar explores how the pandemic has affected these communities and what steps need to be taken to ameliorate those effects.
Membership Matters: Sponsor a Colleague or Student into ASPA!
As we start a new year, think about introducing someone in your life to ASPA! Whether you have a favorite service or simply enjoy being a part of ASPA Chapters and Sections, share those experiences with someone you know today and encourage them to join you. Our community is stronger when more voices are a part of it and peer-to-peer influence makes a big difference.
From a variety of e-news digests (like this one!), to conferences, webinars and Chapter events, to journals, magazines and other publications, ASPA provides a range of services that connect you to others in your local area, subject area and the profession at large. Encourage your friends and colleagues to get involved and start making career connections right away.
Ready to sign someone up? Contact us and we'll be happy to assist you.
We look forward to a year of growth and strengthening public service. We need all of our members to help us get there! Sponsor someone today!
A Little History: Tuskegee Airman Who Faced a Lynch Mob Dies at 98
Last week, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen died in Huron, Ohio. He was 98 years old.
Dr. Harold Brown flew 30 missions in Europe during World War II and later served in the Korean War. He almost was lynched in Italy in 1945 after his plane went down and he was attacked by a mob of Austrians. He was saved by a local constable who protected him as a prisoner of war.
The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of pilots that included 355 men serving in segregated units operating from World War II's Mediterranean theater after beginning their training at the historically Black Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. Fewer than 10 are still living, according to Tuskegee Airmen Inc.
View the full story via The New York Times here, or via Today here.
New Report Explores Opportunities to Address Workforce Inequities
Recently the IBM Center for The Business of Government released a new report, "Leveraging Data for Racial Equity in Workforce Opportunity," exploring a number of current opportunities to strengthen longstanding data-driven tools to address workforce inequity. According to the report's summary, "[It] shows how the effects of workforce discrimination and other historic practices are still being felt today. At the same time, it outlines opportunities to apply data to increase equity in many areas related to the workforce gap, including disparities in health and wellbeing, socioeconomic status, and housing insecurity." Click on the below link to access the description and download the report.
Public Administration Today Highlight
Public Administration Today features white papers, research and blogs from across the profession. This edition's highlight looks at city planning! If you're interested in more—especially your own curated news feed in your inbox every week—visit the website, create an account and check off your interest areas so you can stay up to date about the latest research being released!
Tips for Editing Your Own Writing
It isn't easy to edit your own writing. Because you know what you meant to write, your eye will often gloss over misspellings, missing words and incorrect word choices. Even when you are determined to slow down and read what you’ve written word-for-word, it’s almost impossible to resist skimming some sections...
PAR Symposium Call for Papers: Reviews to Reimagine and Rejuvenate Theorizing
Although reviews of scholarly literature can play an important role in reimagining and rejuvenating scholarship and pedagogy, reviews also can serve to reinforce existing understanding, thereby blocking avenues of progress. From a metascience perspective, reviews should indeed provide a synthesis on a subject but should also be critical of how we as researchers “do” research to encourage continuous development of our scientific repertoire—both in terms of theory development and methodological rigor. Breslin and Gatrell (2020) use the miner-prospector metaphor to distinguish creative and original review approaches from the standard systematic review. Increasingly, there have been calls over the last few years to reorient reviews to question taken-for-granted scholarly understanding and use reviews to reimagine and rejuvenate extant understanding and break disciplinary boundaries.
PAR’s pages have featured many creative and original review articles and the goal of this symposium is to add to this corpus of high-impact reviews. As a discipline, we need reviews to systematize existing knowledge in order to understand this knowledge better and create new ideas. To stand on the shoulders of giants does not necessarily prevent progress, but it takes some courage to go beyond summarizing what others have found and even more courage to suggest a fundamentally different organizing principle.
Public Administration Review invites manuscripts that survey scholarly literatures and promote new insights. Manuscripts will be subject to an editorial evaluation followed by PAR’s peer-review process. Manuscripts will be assessed according to review scope goals, and execution—of broad interest to public administration scholars and practitioners; clear articulation and execution of review goals; review methodology—replicable and transparent review methodology; and review contribution—contribution to reimagining and rejuvenating extant understanding. Manuscripts should be submitted online, choosing “Symposium Article” as the article type at the time of submission. In the comments to the editor, please note that the article is intended for the “PAR Review Symposium 2023.” All proposals are due by February 15, 2023. Click here to view the full Call for Papers.
National Civic League All American City Competition Open
The National Civic League is accepting applications for the 2023 All-America City Award. Since 1949, the All-America City Award has recognized communities that leverage civic engagement, collaboration, inclusiveness and innovation to successfully address local challenges.
The 2023 All-America City Award will recognize 10 communities that are working to improve the health and well-being of young people, with particular attention to efforts that engage young people in this work. Democracy thrives when all residents are active and engaged in the policies and decisions that shape their lives. In 2023, the National Civic League is seeking to identify communities that are breaking down barriers to meaningful youth participation and enacting programs that will improve quality of life for youth, and all residents, by extension.
Applications are due February 15, 2023. Twenty finalists will be named in March 2023 and invited to assemble a community team to present their work at the All-America City Award event in Denver, CO, June 9-11, 2023.
For additional information, watch this informational webinar and download the 2023 application.
NISPAcee Announces 2023 Conference in Belgrade, Serbia
NISPAcee has announced its 2023 conference will take place May 25-27 in Belgrade, Serbia, with the theme, "The Future of Public Administration Enabled through Emerging Technologies."
Contemporary public administration is tackling the challenges of globalization, social and demographic changes, migration and climate change. Layered and complex reform trajectories and instruments are needed to modernize public administration, improve the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery and achieve high standards of reliability and accountability. All sectors of society, including public administration, will have to play a role in the effort toward a green transformation. Faced with rapid and accelerating socio-economic change, public administration needs to take into account the opportunities offered by new technologies, as well as develop new services aimed at openness, transparency and citizen participation accordingly. The conference will pay particular attention to the topic of the digital transformation of public administration. The issues to be taken into consideration are: the role of the public sector in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, as well as the challenges of implementing new technologies in the transformation of public administration. Moreover, in the knowledge society, the capacity to innovate and ability to implement innovations are very important for the public administration of the future.
The call for papers is open to all topics and all methods and approaches relevant for the theme, from conceptual and theoretical papers to case studies and policy and applied level assessments, from "large n” quantitative analysis to in-depth qualitative investigations. The conference will provide a forum for an open exchange of theoretical ideas and applied level experiences. Special attention will be given to the NISPAcee region but the conference will aim to integrate and connect the experience and perspectives emerging from countries of the NISPAcee region to the current global experience and perspectives regarding the described main theme of the conference. All paper submissions are due by April 10, 2023. Click here for more information.
AU Summer Diversity Program Seeks Applicants
The second annual Summer Diversity Academy at American University will take place May 15-19, 2023. Its goal is to provide an opportunity for scholars underrepresented among public affairs faculty to receive quality feedback on research projects and mentoring advice on strategic planning of an academic career. The program will provide a one week in residence experience at the American University School of Public Affairs in the Department of Public Administration and Policy. The program is open to advanced PhD students and junior faculty and will provide constructive criticism for the participants from American University faculty and fellow attendees on the participants’ research projects. Additional sessions will focus on the publication process, peer reviewing of manuscripts, creating professional networks, and the job market in public affairs. To apply, candidates should address a letter of application to Ken Meier by April 1, 2023.
Tips and Resources
A Journey from Work to Home Is About More Than Just Getting There
The psychological benefits of commuting that remote work doesn’t provide.
Coffee with Milk May Ease Inflammation
Can something as simple as a cup of coffee with milk have an anti-inflammatory effect in humans? Apparently so, researchers say.
Waiting for That First Retirement Check
A primer on processing, payments and patience for those looking forward to getting their benefits.
In the News
Today's headlines contain plenty of news coverage of some of our nation's most pressing public administration challenges. ASPA has curated some of the most important stories from recent weeks. If you have not seen these yet, make sure you read them now!
Infrastructure
Public Finance
Public Service
Social Equity
Members in the News
An Often-Overlooked Reason for Public Sector Job Vacancies
By Katherine Barrett and Richard Greene
Human Resources Has a Data Problem. Here’s How To Fix It
By Bob Lavigna
Robert Bland Awarded University of North Texas Foundation Eminent Faculty Award
Robert Bland is endowed professor of local government, public administration. He has been on faculty at the University of North Texas since 1982 and served as the department's first chair for 22 years.
Tell Me Something Good...
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How Local Leaders Can Use Sustainability to Equitably Improve Their Infrastructure
From the National League of Cities, this blog post outlines four policies that can be impacted directly by recent federal investments and used as tools to support sustainable and equitable infrastructure development.
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Around Public Administration
Here are the most recent updates from across the profession. Did we miss you? Send us your news and we'll include it in the next round!
Upcoming Events:
Calls for proposals and other updates:
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Institute for Peace and Dialogue Call for Participants
The Institute for Peace and Dialogue has issued a newly launched three-month executive diploma program, with special modules of instruction and experienced trainers to give participants field-based education, wide professional experience and fruitful networking, appropriate for a variety of positions. This program targets titles including manager, program coordinator, human resources officer, case manager, mediator, public relations manager, mentor, coacher, arbitrator and more. Modules are "Leadership, HR Management, Coaching and Project Management" and "Peacebuilding, Alternative Dispute Resolution Mediation, Conflict Management, International Security and Law." Participants may join either module. Applications are due beginning February 10, depending on your module of choice. Scholarships are available. Click here for more information.
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SECM Opens William Petak Award Call for Nominations
The Section on Emergency and Crisis Management (SECM) has opened its solicitation of papers for the William Petak Award, given each year to the best paper on emergency management delivered at the ASPA Annual Conference. The award honors William Petak, a founder of the Section and a seminal scholar in emergency management. The winner will receive a $100 cash prize. Submissions should be sent to Jason Rivera no later than February 15 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Contact Jason Rivera for more information.
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2023 Annual E-PARCC Teaching Case and Simulation Competition
The Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration (PARCC) at the Syracuse University Maxwell School invites submissions for its 17th annual E-PARCC competition to further stimulate the creation of effective and innovative teaching cases and simulations. E-PARCC, a project of the "Collaborative Governance Initiative," provides free online resources for those who teach conflict and collaboration around the world. More than 3,000 visitors per month from more than 40 countries take advantage of E-PARCC teaching materials. The E-PARCC competition consists of two tracks: (1) collaborative problem solving, collaborative governance, and network governance and analysis, and (2) collaborative methods in international development. All entries are due by February 15. Click here for more information.
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SWPA Opens Awards Call for Nominations
The Section for Women in Public Administration (SWPA) is seeking nominations for its annual awards: the Joan Fiss Bishop Leadership Award, the Marcia P. "Marcy" Crowley Service to the Section Award, the Julia Juanita Henderson International Award, the Rita Mae Kelly Distinguished Research Award and the Outstanding Mentorship Award. Awards will be given at ASPA's 2023 Annual Conference during SWPA's Annual Awards Brunch. Click here for more information; all nominations are due by February 15.
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National Forum for Black Public Administrators’ Student Scholarships
The NFBPA is continuing its prestigious scholarship program in 2023. This program recognizes African American or other minority students who are currently enrolled full-time at an accredited, traditional four-year college or university, preferably at an HBCU, and show outstanding scholarship and leadership, particularly as related to public service. NFBPA provides several scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students through its partnerships with corporate supporters, public sector organizations and individual contributors. The scholarship program is an integral part of NFBPA’s goal of lending support to African American and other minority students interested in leadership roles in public service. Applicants may apply for multiple scholarships or other NFBPA financial awards. If selected, the applicant can receive only one award. All applications are due February 27. Click here for more information.
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National Forum for Black Public Administrators’ Student Research Poster Contest
The NFBPA Student Research Poster Contest will be held on Thursday, April 27, 2023 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in conjunction with NFBPA's FORUM 2023. The competition recognizes research conducted by the students at all undergraduate, masters and doctorate levels. All students are encouraged to submit for this competition. In order to be eligible for the poster contest, all applicants must be currently enrolled in a traditional four-year college or university with at least one academic semester remaining after April 2023. All payments will be made to the university. The deadline to submit a poster abstract is February 28. Click here for more information.
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National Capital Area Chapter Issues Student Essay Contest
The National Capital Area Chapter (NCAC) has established a student essay contest to encourage new thinking and thoughts to advance the practice of public administration and public policy. This essay contest also was established to help advance the development of future public administrators. The essays should focus on one of the following topics: social equity, intergovernmental relations, the future of government workforce, public engagement, community collaboration, new technologies and community resiliency. All entries are due by March 17; only NCAC student members are eligible to enter. Contact NCAC for full submission guidelines and other details.
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Public Money and Management Special Issue on "Hyper-Lean" Post Managerialism
This PMM theme will concentrate on understanding the short- and long-term impact on economies, organizations and public sector and not-for-profit employees if the present priorities, funding and management models persist in terms of equity, fairness and the wellbeing of societies. Organizations need to do more than examine their efficiency, effectiveness and flexibility, they need to examine the sustainability of the "hyper lean" post-managerialism logic. We welcome articles that challenge the present entrenched paradigm and instead propose new funding and management logics. All articles are due by July 31, 2023. Click here for more information.
PA TIMES Online
Here's a selection of current pieces on PA TIMES Online, covering a range of issues within the profession. We accept individual articles on a rolling basis; if you have a piece you think would fit our publication, submit it to [email protected] for consideration. (Please review our submission guidelines in advance!)
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