The NASPAA (Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration) has informed that the JSU Master of Public Policy and Administration program (MPPA) has obtained its reaccreditation through August 31, 2026. That is a great honor and remarkable evidence of the quality of the program across the nation. In addition, the JSU program is...Read More

Greetings! We are excited to announce that JSUOnline students are now eligible to receive the Summer 2021 Get Ahead Grant! This opportunity is available to current undergraduate and graduate students who completed coursework at JSU during the Spring 2021 semester. Funding is provided through federal Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds, or HEERF, which was established...Read More

The COMPA conference (Conference of Minority Public Administrators) has been the major conference for the PPAD over the years. The 2021 COMPA conference (Conference of Minority Public Administrators) will be held in a virtual format from Feb.25 – Feb.28, 2o21. https://compaspanet.org/2021-compa-conference As a component of the conference event, Dr. Frances PO. Liddell has organized a...Read More

Now Accepting Applications for the 2021 Winter/Spring Session! Dear Colleagues, One Voice is accepting internship applications for the 2021 Winter/Spring Session of the Hollis Watkins Muhammad Leadership Institute. Please take a moment to view this announcement on our website. Should you know of anyone interested in applying, please forward this announcement to them. The application deadline is Wednesday,...Read More

Job Summary Position:  Financial Management Analyst, GS 9/11 Division:  Finance Location:  Charlotte, NC Working Hours:  8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Salary: GS 9 – $51,938.00 – $67,515.00      GS 11 – $62,839.00 – $81,696.00 (Locality) Full Performance level: GS 11 Number of Positions Available:  Multiple Duration: Full Time/Permanent Additional selections may be made from this announcement to fill positions within the same division when the position includes...Read More

The JSU 2020 Fall (Virtual) Commencement was held on December 11, 2020. The Dept. of Public Policy and Administration (PPAD) has produced four new PhDs and one new MPPA graduates. The four new PhDs are Dr. Pamela Confer (Dissertation: An Integrative Review of Cross-Cultural Literacy in Public Policy and Its Implications for Economic Development), Dr....Read More

In an effort to bring all JSU graduate students into compliance with our immunization requirements, the Divisions of Graduate Studies, Academic Affairs, and Enrollment Management are working collaboratively and swiftly to align proper immunization communication provided to newly admitted and non-compliant continuing graduate students. In an effort to make sure that students have the information...Read More

  Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the virtual/online class’s dependence over traditional in-class formatted classes has increased in K-12 education and higher education across the nation.  Mr. Darrick Rawlings, MPPA in Dec 2018, has published an article on COVID-19 as a co-author. The paper has analyzed the impacts of online learning under the Covid-19 pandemic....Read More

Summer 2021 Honors Internship Program (HIP) The HIP is for college undergraduates and graduate students. Students work side-by-side with FBI employees at FBI Headquarters or in one of the 56 Field Office locations around the country. 10 weeks, June-August 40 hours per week paid, range $15-16 an hour May select up to six desired locations...Read More

Most universities and colleges across the nation have shown declining enrollments this fall, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. However, one-hundred-twenty-nine students have enrolled in the graduate programs at the Dept. of Public Policy & Administration this fall. No decrease in enrollment! Eighty-nine students have registered for the doctoral program and another forty students have enrolled in...Read More