The Government Finance Research Center at the University of Illinois Chicago has been awarded a two-year, $217,863 grant from The Joyce Foundation to study local governments’ use of American Rescue Plan funds and…
Dr. Allyson Holbrook, professor of Public Administration and Psychology (by courtesy), was recently named Fellow for the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research (MAPOR). The MAPOR Fellow award is given to MAPOR members…
Congratulations to MPA Alum, Kyle Devry, for being named a 2021 PMF finalist. The Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program was established by Executive Order in 1977 to attract to the Federal service outstanding men and women…
A Next City article on the creation of a new Amazon Tax increment financing district in Shreveport, Louisiana, includes insight from David Merriman, on the pros and cons of traditional TIFs as an…
A new report issued today from the University of Illinois Chicago’s Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy analyzes how national and local policies related to health care, mental health care, housing,…
Kathleen Yang-Clayton, UIC clinical associate professor of public administration and research associate with UIC’s Great Cities Institute, joined WTTW-TV’s “Chicago Tonight” for a segment on the Chicago City Council’s remap process and Asian…
Kelly LeRoux, professor of public administration, is one of 39 leaders in the field of public administration who have been selected for the National Academy of Public Administration’s 2021 Class of Academy Fellows.…
Bisnow highlights a report co-authored by David Merriman, James J. Stukel Presidential Professor and interim dean of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, that suggests an increase in employees working from…
November 4, 2021 COVID-19 dramatically altered how and where many employees work, a shift that could have a long-term negative effect on commercial real estate occupancy rates and, ultimately, on local governments’ tax revenue base, a new study…
