Perspectives of a Lifelong Learner
I posted this a few weeks back but the relevance of this essay warrants a reciruculation. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2016/12/29/global-economic-forces-conspire-to-stymie-u-s-manufacturing/
I am very proud to be a faculty member in the Master of Public Policy & Administration Program at Northwestern University http://sps.northwestern.edu/program-areas/graduate/public-policy/index.php
Getting ready to teach a short six week course on globalization and local environments at the University of California Riverside. With global policies and economics changing minute by minute, it should encourage a group dialog that will serve as a basis for teaching my graduate level Global Cities course at Northwestern University in March.... Continue Reading →
This is a must read for professionals, academics, and more importantly, all Americans. http://www.pewresearch.org/2017/01/10/how-america-changed-during-barack-obamas-presidency/
Many Thanks to Charles Crabtree, my former TA at Northwestern University and now Ph.D. candidate (Political Science) at the University of Michigan, for sharing this very timely essay. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2882915
This outline includes a suggested list of skill sets and competencies for local government professionals. For beginners to seasoned veterans, this presentation was not meant to be comprehensive but serve as a reminder that there is a cummuative effect to intent, knowledge, application and experience. aspa-naspaa-presentation-11
It’s no surprise that the governed are not happy with their government. Yet it would be naïve for state and local officials to think this attitude ends at the federal level. Governmental agencies are pressed to meet the conflicting expectations of elected officials and competing interests of a socio-economic diverse society. Bureaucracy’s overly narrow focus... Continue Reading →
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