The Public Affairs Faculty Manual A Guide to the Effective Management of Public Affairs Programs

Chapter 1: Managing Your Public Affairs Program

William Hatcher and Bruce D. McDonald, III

Chapter 2: Understanding the Degrees: MPA, MPP, vs. MNM

Thomas J. Barth and Justin D. Hamel

Chapter 3: Models of Academic Governance

Myung H. Jin

Chapter 4: Administrative Roles: Directors, Chairs, and Deans

Robert W. Smith

Chapter 5: Strategic Planning for Your Program

Jerrell D. Coggburn and Jared J. Llorens

Chapter 6: The Accreditation Process

Maja Husar Holmes

Chapter 7: Budgeting for Departmental Needs

John R. Bartle

Chapter 8: Effective Faculty Development

Kathryn Newcomer and Jasmine McGinnis Johnson

Chapter 9: Curriculum and Instructional Design

Doug Goodman

Chapter 10: Fundamentals of Program Assessment

Kathleen Hale

Chapter 11: Improving Student Outcomes

D. Ryan Miller

Chapter 12: Recruiting and Retaining a Diverse Student Body

William Hatcher and Martha Humphries Ginn

Chapter 13: Cultural Competency and Social Equity in Public Affairs Programs

Susan T. Gooden and Brandi Blessett

Chapter 14: Community Outreach and Applied Research Centers

Hunter Bacot

Chapter 15: Conclusion

Bruce D. McDonald, III and William Hatcher

Biography

Bruce D. McDonald, III is an Associate Professor of Public Budgeting and Finance at North Carolina State University and the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Public Affairs Education. He has served as the MPA director at both North Carolina State University and Indiana University South Bend. His research focuses on public budgeting and finance in the context of the fiscal health of local governments. His research has appeared in the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Public Administration Review, and the American Review of Public Administration.

William Hatcher is an Associate Professor of Public Administration and MPA Director at Augusta University. He also serves as the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Public Affairs Education. He was on faculty at Eastern Kentucky University. His research focuses on health policy, community development, and public budgeting. His research has appeared in journals such as the Journal of Public Affairs Education, the American Journal of Public Health, the Journal of Mental Health, and Public Administration Quarterly.

"Faculty in public affairs programs are steeped in the science of administration and management, yet when the time comes to serve as organizational leaders, they are frequently unprepared. The Public Affairs Faculty Manual addresses this paradox with smart, practice-based advice. This is a comprehensive handbook for deans, directors, and chairs – and for the academic administrators 'in waiting' whose day will come." 

Matthew Auer, University of Georgia, USA

"This is a long overdue compilation of what an aspiring director of an MPA program needs to know before they step into the position. In one tome, Bruce McDonald and William Hatcher have pulled together insights and perspectives that often take months to learn just by doing. Read The Public Affairs Faculty Manual first, then accept the offer to be MPA director!" 

Michael A. Pagano, University of Illinois, USA

"The edited volume is explicitly written for PA faculty in new leadership roles in higher education, though it is a useful reference for administrators of all levels and even useful for regular faculty...The chapters are written by 19 different scholars with a staggering amount of administrative experience as directors, chairs, and deans."

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