Our Privacy Policy has changed. Click HERE to review the change. By using this Site or clicking on “OK”, you consent to acceptance of the change.
The Standing Panel on Social Equity in Governance focuses on issues of fairness, justice, and equity in a variety of public contexts, including, but not limited to: education, policing, welfare, housing, and transportation.
The January 8 session focused on a discussion around Lorenda Naylor's recent publication, Social Equity & LGBTQ Rights: Dismantling Discrimination and Expanding Civil Rights Can a baker refuse to make a wedding cake for a gay couple? Despite the U.S. Supreme Court decision guaranteeing marriage equality in 2015, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) citizens in the United States continue to be discriminated against in fundamental areas that others take for granted...
Read Full ArticleFollowing are some insights gleaned from a joint panel meeting of the Standing Panel on Social Equity and the Standing Panel on Leadership in Technology on this topic, December, 18, 2020 (link to video recording) Background. National news is full of vivid and disconcerting stories about explicit bias in law enforcement. There have been similar, less dramatic stories of implicit or unconscious bias as to whether government treats similarly situated individuals similarly or differently in...
Read Full ArticleFRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2020 AT 10:00AM - 11:30AM Subject: Joint Panel Session between the Standing Panel on Social Equity in Governance and the Standing Panel on Technology Leadership, on “Using Artificial Intelligence to Improve the Fairness and Equity of Government Decision Making.” Friday, December 18, 2020, 10:00 – 11:30 AM via Zoom. Background: An academic study on the use of artificial intelligence to improve the fairness and equity of government decision making came to the attention...
Read Full ArticleFRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2021 AT 10:00AM - 11:30AM The January 8 session will focus on a discussion around Lorenda Noyer's recent publication, Social Equity & LGBTQ Rights: Dismantling Discrimination and Expanding Civil Rights Can a baker refuse to make a wedding cake for a gay couple? Despite the U.S. Supreme Court decision guaranteeing marriage equality in 2015, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) citizens in the United States continue to be discriminated against in fundamental...
Read Full ArticleFRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2020 AT 10:00AM - 11:30AM Subject: Joint Panel Session between the Standing Panel on Social Equity in Governance and the Standing Panel on Technology Leadership, on “Using Artificial Intelligence to Improve the Fairness and Equity of Government Decision Making.” Friday, December 18, 2020, 10:00 – 11:30 AM via Zoom. Background: An academic study on the use of artificial intelligence to improve the fairness and equity of government decision making came to the attention...
Read Full ArticleKeep up with the most recent content from the Academy on fostering social equity including: An open letter from CEO and President Terry Gerton An open letter from the Academy's social equity panel, Special edition podcasts hosted by panel chair, Gary Glickman Blogs on social equity during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Election 2020 action plans on social equity. ...
Read Full ArticleStatement from National Academy of Public Administration President and CEO Terry Gerton on Social Equity Social equity is often named as the fourth pillar of public administration, along with economy, efficiency, and effectiveness. Social equity, which addresses fairness, justice and equity for all, is tremendously relevant today. Our nation’s Founders identified social equity as an imperative in our founding document, the Declaration of Independence, when Thomas Jefferson wrote, “We hold these...
Read Full ArticleThe Academy's standing panel on social equity discusses challenges and solutions for today's social equity issues. ...
Read Full ArticleTyrone P. Dooley (2019) Searching for social equity among public administration mission statements, Teaching Public Administration, 1-13 DOI: 10.1177/0144739419867121 The main research question considered in this article is the relative prominence of social equity among public administration curricula via an examination of program mission. It has long been asserted that social equity is a key component of public administration education so much so that the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) made social equity a fourth pillar...
Read Full ArticleDeveloping a shared language for thoughtful discussion about equity is critical for all of our work. This glossary of key terms includes many words and concepts that are foundational and relevant to CSSP's work. This is a living document. Just as our work has evolved over our history, so too does language and thinking on race, equity, and justice evolve over time. We will update this document as our thinking and thinking in...
Read Full ArticleThe 19th Annual Social Equity Leadership Conference (SELC) is co-sponsored by the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) and co-sponsored and hosted by the Humphrey School of Public Affairs (HHH) at the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities. it will be held June 10-12, 2020 in Minneapolis, MN. Registration for the conference and sponsorship reservations are now live. Click for more information. Past SELCs: 2019: https://spaa.newark.rutgers.edu/selc-2019 2018:https://www.alumni.baruch...
Read Full ArticleFor those who could not attend, and those who want to revisit some of the materials presented at October 11th's Standing Panel on Social Equity in Governance Meeting, click "view report" above to access the PowerPoint presented by guest speaker Ruth Ann Norton, President & CEO of the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative. ...
Read Full ArticleASPA President, Paul Danczyk, reflects on the Social Equity Leadership Conference during the first part of his July message. Listen to what he has to say! A Message from Paul Danczyk, July 2019 from ASPA National on Vimeo. ...
Read Full ArticleAcademy Fellows, Marilyn Rubin and Charles Menifield, hosted the 18th annual Social Equity Leadership Conference at Rutgers University - Newark. From June 5-7, 2019 over 100 students, academics, and practitioners gathered to identify and share best practices, address equity as a policy objective, and develop solutions that scale effectively. View pictures from the event. ...
Read Full ArticleMark your calendars for our first meeting in the 2019 calendar year on February 14 from 10 to noon, followed by a networking lunch. The agenda for this meeting features Nick Johnson, Senior Vice President for State Fiscal Policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Nick is going to discuss their recently released paper on “Advancing Racial Equity With State Tax Policy.” This paper provides both some historical context as well...
Read Full ArticleSave-the-Date! The next meeting of the Standing Panel on Social Equity in Governance will be Friday, September 28th from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. More details including speaker information coming soon. Register now! ...
Read Full ArticleOn July 13, an organizational meeting to begin to chart out the path for the Social Equity Panel over the next year was held. It began with a guest presentation to help set the stage followed by a working meeting to develop the new agenda. ...
Read Full ArticleThe annual conference sponsored by NAPA’s Standing Panel on Social Equity will be hosted this year by the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs at Baruch College June 12-13 in New York City. The conference aims to shine a light on promising practices to achieve racial, gender, economic, and other forms of equity in the face of reduced federal budgets. We are particularly interested in papers examining the role of state and...
Read Full ArticleBackground To assure equity in emergency response, it is important to focus on the intersection of natural hazard and the humancreated environment. Some groups have social vulnerabilities that put them in greater peril in the case of disaster. There is no agreement on what to call the vulnerable populations. There is agreement that low income individuals, children, seniors, disabled individuals, certain ethnic minorities, travelers, and recent immigrants are among the vulnerable populations. Within the total...
Read Full ArticleMay 31 – June 2, 2017 School of Public Administration l University of Nebraska at Omaha Addressing the Complexity of Social Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Public Administration: Identifying Issues, Crafting Innovative Solutions and Celebrating Successes This year’s conference examines the rising complexity associated with social equity, diversity and inclusion in public and nonprofit organizations. Nearly two decades into the new millennium, scholars and practitioners face unprecedented challenges in addressing issues of...
Read Full Article