From the EMPA classroom to the State Board table, James C. Williams is putting public administration into practice. A former student in the Executive Master of Public Administration program, Williams has been appointed to the New Jersey State Board of Education by Governor Phil Murphy, serving on the 13-member body responsible for adopting the administrative… continue reading
When stories about place are repeated often enough, they harden into “truth” – even when they are incomplete, flattened, or wrong. Angel Perez, an alum of the Master of Public Administration (MPA) program and a current student in the Emerging Media (MA) program, is working to interrupt that cycle. At the First-Generation, Lower-Income (FGLI) Consortium… continue reading
Students drawn to the Master of Public Administration — the graduate degree that prepares professionals for leadership in government and nonprofit settings — often look for faculty who can translate the complexities of policymaking into something usable. In this profile, Public Affairs PhD candidate Giovi Romero Sarubbi explores how Lecturer Sean W. Hadley does exactly… continue reading
At a national gathering known for shaping how public budgets and policies take form, Prakash Kandel, PhD candidate in Public Affairs/Community Development, and Michael Hayes, Graduate Program Director of the Public Administration (MPA) program, brought New Jersey’s cannabis policy landscape into a broader public finance conversation. The Association for Budgeting and Financial Management conference in… continue reading
When Public Affairs doctoral candidate Giovi Romero Sarubbi asked Dr. Adam Okulicz-Kozaryn about his work, the Associate Professor of Public Policy in the Department of Public Policy and Administration described a career focused on happiness, and the role of place in shaping quality of life. His research brings together questions of subjective well-being, redistribution preferences,… continue reading
Student leadership at Rutgers–Camden lit the spark, and today Public Administration MPA alum Josefina Ewins is carrying that flame into state policy work that prioritizes equity and mental health. In “Alumna Champions Student Voices in Higher-Ed Reform” by Christina Lynn, Ewins is recognized for channeling her experiences on campus into a career as a policy… continue reading
