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
Artificial Intelligence (AI) pilots get launched every day, but very few make it past the novelty stage. That tension is where this reflection begins. Data Science MS alum Eshaa Gogia, now a Data Engineer at Florida Blue in the Miami and Fort Lauderdale area, lays out why so many promising ideas never become scalable change…. continue reading
Public administration isn’t just about policies and procedures—it’s about people, communities, and the decisions that shape them. Clinton McNair explores the complexities of social equity, local governance, and nonprofit management, using research to uncover how citizens perceive fairness and how those views influence bureaucratic systems. As a faculty member in the Public Administration MPA and… continue reading
Philadelphia has played a pivotal role in shaping the traditions of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. As Daniel Thomas Fleming writes in the Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia, “Philadelphia has had a greater influence on Martin Luther King Jr. holiday traditions than any city other than King’s birthplace, Atlanta.” From Governor Milton Shapp signing one of… continue reading
Data science, geographic analysis, and applied research converge in the graduate work of Athang Sanjeev Bhandarkar, a master’s student in Data Science at Rutgers-Camden. Through hands-on research using Geographic Information Systems, he has examined the happiness index of Cali, Colombia, analyzing how factors such as crime, air quality, and spatial conditions shape social outcomes. Grounded… continue reading
Grounded in professional experience as an urban landscape designer and shaped by a growing interest in how policy and research influence the built environment, this graduate journey reflects a clear shift from practice to inquiry. That path defines the work of Aditya Gahlot, a recent graduate of the Public Affairs Master of Science program who… continue reading
