scholarly journals Interview with Abby Walsh, Director of Council on Criminal Justice

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas J. Rachko
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
Data Driven ◽  
George Washington ◽  
Federal Judiciary ◽  
Improved Outcomes ◽  
Prison Populations ◽  
Washington University

Abby Walsh is the director of the Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ). Before co-founding the Council on Criminal Justice, Walsh led state engagements for the Pew Charitable Trusts, where she spent more than five years partnering with policymakers to enact data-driven solutions that safely reduced prison populations, improved outcomes for youth in juvenile justice systems, and expanded treatment for substance use disorders. Earlier, she worked to modernize court practices and data collection in the federal judiciary. Walsh is a New Leaders Council Fellow ('17) and a graduate of American University's School of Public Affairs (BA '07) and the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration at The George Washington University (MPA '12). In February 2020, Thomas Rachko interviewed Walsh for Policy Perspectives.

scholarly journals EDITORS' NOTE

2002 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-85
Author(s):  
Lisa Browar ◽  
Marvin J. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Law School ◽  
Executive Order ◽  
George Washington ◽  
The Government ◽  
Washington University ◽  
George Washington University

The access restrictions embedded in Executive Order 13223, “Further Implementation of the Presidential Records Act,” promulgated by President George W. Bush are consistent with a presidential administration preoccupied with secrecy and regulating the control of information flowing outward from the government into the citizenry. Labeling it ill conceived, hostile, egregious, and blatantly unconstitutional, Professor Jonathan R. Turley of George Washington University Law School condemned the order noting that “is fatally flawed as a matter of law and extremely misguided as a matter of public policy.” Signed into law on November 1, 2001, Executive Order 13223 places new restrictions on public . . .

scholarly journals The Essence and Structure of Masters’ of Public Administration Core Competencies in the USA

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 62-68
Author(s):  
Alina Shevchenko
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Core Competencies ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Public Administrators ◽  
Public Governance ◽  
The Usa

Abstract The article deals with revealing the essence and structure of Masters’ of Public Administration professional training in the USA. It has been concluded that Public Administration studies the realization of government policies and trains future public administrators for professional activity; is guided by political science and administrative law; aims to improve the justice, equality, security and efficiency of public services. It has been indicated that the MPA degree is dedicated for those willing to work in public sector. It has been found out that MPA programs are designed to develop the abilities, skills and methods specialists use to realize policies, programs and projects as well as to resolve crucial issues within their organization and/or in society. It has been stated that in the United States of America Master of Public Administration (MPA) and Master of Business Administration programs (MBA) are quite similar, however, have certain differences. It has been defined that the MPA program focuses on different ethical and sociological criteria secondary for business administrators. Simultaneously MPA programs encompass economy courses to supply students with knowledge of microeconomic and macroeconomic issues. It has been specified that MPA programs are built on a range of core competencies defined by the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA). The list of the core competencies (to lead and manage in public governance; to participate in and contribute to the public policy progress; to analyze, synthesize, think critically, solve problems and make decisions; to articulate and apply a public service perspective; to communicate and interact productively with a diverse and changing workforce and citizenry) and their detailed characteristics have been presented. It has been identified that cultural competency of future public administrators has become an essential constituent of public affairs curricula. It has been concluded that the above-mentioned positive aspects of the experience may be used to improve future public administrators’ professional training in Ukraine.

scholarly journals Andrew DiRosa, MPA ‘02, Section Chief (Acting) of the Executive Intelligence Section of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

2012 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 148
Author(s):  
Rachel Brody ◽  
Joshua Nadas
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Attorney General ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
Senior Executives ◽  
George Washington ◽  
Federal Bureau Of Investigation ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Old Dominion University ◽  
The Impact

Mr. DiRosa obtained a Master’s in Public Administration (MPA), with a focus on managing federal agencies, from The George Washington University in 2002. While at GWU, Andy served as editor of Policy Perspectives, and was awarded the Leadership Award and was inducted into the Pi Alpha Alpha public administration honor society. Andy obtained a BA from Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA) in English and Political Science in 1987. While at ODU he was elected to two terms on the student senate.Presently, Andy is the assistant section chief of the Executive Intelligence Section in the FBI’s Directorate of Intelligence at FBI Headquarters. In this capacity he helps oversee daily operation of 24-hour units that prepare the daily intelligence briefing materials for the FBI Director, US Attorney General, and other senior executives. Andy has also worked in the FBI’s Counterterrorism Division, as an intelligence analyst and supervisor, and in the FBI’s training division and office of public affairs, as managing editor of the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, a widely read criminal justice journal. He authored book reviews and journal articles, including features on street gangs and the impact of the Second World War on US law enforcement. While in the Counterterrorism Division Andy served in an international intelligence cell at NATO headquarters in Brussels. Mr. DiRosa has also represented the FBI at bilateral intelligence exchanges with Canada and the United Kingdom. (Views expressed are those of Mr. DiRosa and do not necessarily reflect the views of the FBI.)

scholarly journals Admiral Thad Allen, MPA ‘86, 23rd Commandant of the US Coast Guard

2011 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 130
Author(s):  
Andrea Leung ◽  
Kaitlin Welborn
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Hurricane Katrina ◽  
Deepwater Horizon ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
George Washington ◽  
The Us ◽  
Twitter Account ◽  
Us Coast Guard ◽  
Washington University

Admiral Thad Allen, the 23rd Commandant of the US Coast Guard, graduated from The George Washington University with his Master of Public Administration in 1986. Since that point, he has been in charge of the federal responses for Hurricane Katrina as well as for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Admiral Allen sat down with the Editor-in-Chief and the Managing Editor of Policy Perspectives to talk about lessons learned from his career, “dogs who hunt,” and the possibility of an Admiral Allen Twitter account.

scholarly journals Omar T. Woodard

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 91-87
Author(s):  
Policy Perspectives Editors
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Advisory Board ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
International Affairs ◽  
Venture Philanthropy ◽  
George Washington ◽  
Extensive Experience ◽  
Bachelor Of Arts ◽  
State Senator ◽  
Washington University

Omar T. Woodard currently serves as the Executive Director of the Greenlight Fund Philadelphia. He previously worked as Policy Director for Pennsylvania State Senator Anthony Hardy Williams, Principal at Venture Philanthropy Partners, a healthcare consultant at The Advisory Board, and as a lobbyist for The Whitaker Group. Mr. Woodard is also an adjunct professor at Temple University’s Fox School of Business. He possesses extensive experience as a board member of various education and professional organizations. Mr. Woodard holds two degrees from George Washington University: a Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs and a Master of Public Administration.

scholarly journals The Internet Trap: How the Digital Economy Builds Monopolies and Undermines Democracy

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Clem Guthro
Keyword(s):  
Assistant Professor ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
The Internet ◽  
George Washington ◽  
Playing Field ◽  
Attention Economy ◽  
News Organizations ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Democratic Life ◽  
Washington University

Hindman, an assistant professor of media and public affairs at George Washington University, has written a fascinating book that attempts to upend the common understanding of the internet as a force that provides a level playing field and economic opportunity that is only a click away. In eight chapters, using data-driven research, he shows how very large companies have captured the attention economy, and the danger this poses to news organizations, a key component of our democratic life and values. His book joins several other recent volumes that attempt to show the ways that the attention economy is shaping our lives and work. These include C. C.Bueno, The Attention Economy: Labour, Time and Power in Cognitive Capitalism, 2016; J. G. Webster, The Marketplace of Attention: How Audiences Take Shape in a Digital Age, 2016; J. Williams, Stand out of our Light: Freedom and Resistance in the Attention Economy Paperback, 2018, and T. Wu, The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads, 2016.

An Editorial Comment

1997 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 458-462
Author(s):  
Jean Folkerts ◽  
Douglas Gomery ◽  
Janet Steele
Keyword(s):  
Mass Communication ◽  
Special Section ◽  
Associate Professor ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
Media History ◽  
George Washington ◽  
University Of Maryland ◽  
Washington University ◽  
George Washington University

This issue features four articles in a special section titled “Media History.” The articles were reviewed and edited by an editorial board of three people, including Jean Folkerts, director of the School of Media and Public Affairs at The George Washington University and editor of Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly; Douglas Gomery, professor in the College of Journalism at the University of Maryland; and Janet Steele, associate professor of media and public affairs at The George Washington University.

scholarly journals People

2012 ◽  
Vol 45 (01) ◽  
pp. 119-123
Keyword(s):  
Political Communication ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
International Affairs ◽  
George Washington ◽  
Research Award ◽  
University Of Berlin ◽  
Washington University ◽  
George Washington University

Robert Entman,J.B. and M.C. Shapiro Professor of Media and Public Affairs and professor of international affairs at the George Washington University, has won the prestigious international Alexander von Humboldt Research Award for his field-changing contributions to political communication. Entman is the world's first political communication scholar and the first from the George Washington University to receive this award, and he will work at the Free University of Berlin for the majority of 2012. While in Germany, he will conduct comparative research in order to better understand how inequality has grown faster in the United States than in Western Europe.

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