Digital Storytelling for Student Voice

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

Inside Administrative Power

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

Do Cannabis Businesses Increase Municipal Revenue?

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

Asking Big Questions about Happiness & Place

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

Alum Advances Equity & Mental Health in Higher Ed

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

Support for Community-Engaged Health Research

Community-engaged research projects aimed at improving health outcomes in South Jersey now have the opportunity to compete for up to $300,000 in grant funding. In S.J. Institute for Population Health Announces New Funding Cycle, The Sun Newspapers reporter Suzette Parmley covers the launch of Cycle 4b—part of an ongoing initiative from the South Jersey Institute… continue reading