A book from a trio of alumni of the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs has earned the 2023 Best Book in Public Budgeting and Finance Award from the Association for Budgeting and Financial Management. Temirlan Moldogaziev, an associate professor at the O’Neill School and a 2012 Ph.D. recipient in public management… Read more »
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute O’Neill Fellowship Award provides opportunity for CHCI alumni
The Indiana University Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute are proud to announce a partnership that provides CHCI alumni an opportunity to pursue a graduate education with one of the nation’s premier schools of public affairs. Through the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute O’Neill Fellowship Award, qualified… Read more »
Study shows local government officials prioritize nonprofit capacity over contract costs
Local government officials (LGOs) rate quality and effectiveness of nonprofit services as the most important considerations when awarding grants and contracts to nonprofits, according to the new report Indiana Local Government Officials’ Grant and Contract Considerations released today by Indiana University’s Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs and the Lilly Family School… Read more »
Utility disconnections due to higher energy costs put health and safety of citizens at risk
As the nation swelters through the hottest part of the summer, energy insecurity continues to be a growing problem, one that leads to myriad health problems, especially for those struggling to pay their bills. Lynton K. Caldwell Professor David Konisky of the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, who also is co-director… Read more »
New book explores the morality behind public funding for the arts
Government plays a huge role in people’s daily lives, managing everything from utilities to roads to local parks. But should elected officials and government staff use taxpayer dollars to support the arts? A new book from Professor Michael Rushton at the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs asks whether there is a… Read more »
O’Neill School influence will be felt at PMRC 2023
The Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs will have a major presence at the Public Management Research Conference 2023 held at Utrecht University in Utrecht, Netherlands June 27-30. PMRC is the foremost gathering of public management experts in the world, and the O’Neill School is one of the key sponsors of the… Read more »
Eastern U.S. forests could hold key to battling climate change
Nature-based climate solutions are going to play a major role in combating climate change, and public and private efforts to plant trees to help scrub the atmosphere of carbon are popular. However, the location of such efforts—not just the fact they exist—might ultimately determine what kind of impact the programs will have on the issue…. Read more »
Report shows Indiana nonprofits punched above their weight during the 2020 COVID-19 recession
Indiana’s nonprofits protected more jobs than for-profit firms during the 2020 COVID-19 recession but trailed on payroll. The arrival of COVID-19 in early 2020 and the subsequent rapid spread of serious infections and deaths directly impacted Indiana health care institutions faced with a sudden avalanche of highly contagious, serious illnesses and deaths. Closely related efforts… Read more »
Gazley says Georgia raid on nonprofit leaders could have “chilling effect” on free speech
The recent raid and arrest of a trio of leaders from the Atlanta Solidarity Fund is about a lot more than just one individual charity and is part of a larger pattern being observed in states across the country according to a researcher from the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs. Appearing… Read more »
Russia’s long-term outlook a major factor in Ukrainian conflict
For more than a year, Ukraine has been defending itself from the invading Russian army, and the world has been watching to see what happens next. The outcome of the war is in doubt, but Bob Kravchuk, a professor at the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs and a world-renowned expert in… Read more »