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JSEPA @jsepajournal.bsky.social · 29d

📚 JSEPA READS!!!!

📝 Book Review by: Adam Butz and @ctburks.bsky.social

📖 Essential reading for scholars and practitioners committed to justice, equity, and inclusive governance.
🔗 doi.org/10.24926/jse... #RaceForProfit #BlackHomeownership #UrbanPolicy #StructuralRacism #EquityInPractice

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JSEPA @jsepajournal.bsky.social · Jul 29

📚 JSEPA READS!!!!

“Threats to Democracy: A Danger to Social Justice for All”

This powerful essay explores how democratic backsliding—through misinformation, voter suppression, and institutional dismantling—poses a direct threat to social justice for all.

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JSEPA @jsepajournal.bsky.social · Jul 29

📚 JSEPA READS!!!!

“Race for Profit: How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Undermined Black Homeownership”
📝 Reviewed by:

Adam Butz, California State University, Long Beach

Christopher Tyler Burks, School of Public Affairs, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

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JSEPA @jsepajournal.bsky.social · Jul 26

📚 JSEPA READS!!!!

🚉 “Intersectionality in Practice: How Public Transit Agencies Understand and Apply Intersectionality in the Pursuit of Gender Equity”
✍️ By Josephine Hazelton-Boyle | California State University, Fresno
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#JSEPAReads #Intersectionality

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JSEPA @jsepajournal.bsky.social · Jul 26

📚 JSEPA READS!!!!

“Radical Hope as a Transformative Praxis in the Face of Hate and Intolerance”
✍️ By Ashley E. Nickels & Camille Tinnin | Kent State University

Radical hope isn't just optimism—it's a praxis of resistance, renewal, and equity.

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JSEPA @jsepajournal.bsky.social · Jul 18

📢 Today we're featuring a piece by Andrea Briceno-Mosquera and Sharon Mastracci: 📝 Gauging the Gap: Inequality of Time Use When Seeking Government Services
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The authors examine inequities when seeking and waiting for government services. #CheckItOut #SocialEquity #JSEPA

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JSEPA @jsepajournal.bsky.social · Jul 18

📢 Featuring a powerful piece by Sara Rinfret & Eric Wise:
📝 From the Street Level: Perspectives from Women in Public Administration. The article explores the lived experiences of women in frontline public service, offering key insights on gender and equity.
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#MustRead

View of Race for Profit: How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Undermined Black Homeownership by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

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Adam M. Butz @adammbutz.bsky.social · Jul 12

My first ever book review is published at @jsepajournal.bsky.social. @ctburks.bsky.social and I reviewed Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor's seminal work, "Race for Profit", and offered key lessons for public administrators pursuing social equity in housing policy: jsepajournal.org/index.php/js...

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JSEPA @jsepajournal.bsky.social · Jul 11

Today we're highlighting 📚 JSEPA's mission to illuminate inequities, advance justice & reduce disparity in public service. From co-editors-in-chief @mevansphd.bsky.social & @hillaryknepper.bsky.social Read more by clicking the following link doi.org/10.24926/jse... #JSEPA #SocialEquity

Advancing JSEPA’s Social Equity Charge | Journal of Social Equity and Public Administration

Published for a global audience, JSEPA’s mission is to illuminate inequities a...

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JSEPA @jsepajournal.bsky.social · Jul 11

✨📚A must-read for equity & education advocates 📣 by Melissa Taylor, Larra Rucker, Valerie Hunt & Brinck Kerr: The article title "Intersectional Representation Among Employees in U.S. School Districts" explores how race, gender & role shape school staff diversity.
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JSEPA @jsepajournal.bsky.social · Jul 2

New issue alert! 📚 Volume 3, Issue 2 of JSEPA is live! Explore insightful articles and research papers, available open-access: jsepajournal.org/index.php/js... #JSEPA #OpenAccess

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Michelle Evans @mevansphd.bsky.social · Jun 5

If you are at the Social Equity Leadership Conf and want to talk about publishing in the Journal of Social Equity and Public Administration @jsepajournal.bsky.social , look for me on Friday. I’ll be wearing the purple button that says “ask me about JSEPA”

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Michelle Evans @mevansphd.bsky.social · Jun 4

I think in Massachusetts you are legally restricted to beer or champagne in the Stanley Cup.

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Michelle Evans @mevansphd.bsky.social · May 4

Brooks. A good running store can help you find the best option to match your walking/running style. I live in mine. Currently wearing the Adrenaline GTS (they discontinued my favorite Brooks Dyad).

Michelle Evans @mevansphd.bsky.social · Apr 23

So honored to receive the UTC Excellence in Scholarship Award (Tenured Faculty) yesterday.

What a magnificent motivation to finish off semester grading and focus on my new research project.

Picture of plaque given by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga to Michelle Evans for her “Excellence in Scholarship Award” for 2024-2025.

Michelle Evans @mevansphd.bsky.social · Apr 18

@jsepajournal.bsky.social welcomes essays and commentaries under our Promoting Social Justice section and Racial Healing section.

We have a shorter, quick turnaround version (@3500 words) and full length (@6000) words with regular review time.

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Michelle Evans @mevansphd.bsky.social · Apr 11

You should be very proud of successfully navigating this challenge. Commence with the champagne (or sparkling cider)! 🍾

Michelle Evans @mevansphd.bsky.social · Apr 11

Seems equally weird to respond at this point but… congrats! 🍾 🎉 Take time to enjoy the personal moment and the major achievement.

Michelle Evans @mevansphd.bsky.social · Apr 6

I’m a bit tardy on this…

Thrilled that paper with co-authors Jose Irizarry and @sethjmeyer.bsky.social was recognized with the Best Paper Award from ASPA Section on Nonprofits. Thank you SNP for this wonderful honor!
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Michelle Evans @mevansphd.bsky.social · Feb 28

Happy news in a turbulent week 😄. Thank you to the ASPA Section on Nonprofits Best Paper Award with Jose Luis Irizarry. D @sethjmeyer.bsky.social

Seth @sethjmeyer.bsky.social · Feb 26

Today myself, Jose Irizarry, and @mevansphd.bsky.social found out that our article Street-Level Pedagogy: Fostering and Communicating Social Equity Through Course Syllabi won the Best Article award from the ASPA Nonprofit Management Section!
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JSEPA @jsepajournal.bsky.social · Feb 23

Fast Track Opportunity

In response to turbulent times in the US and abroad, the Journal of Social Equity and Public Administration (JSEPA) is providing a fast-track opportunity for shorter submissions (3,500 words) focused on our existing Racial Healing and Promoting Social Justice sections.

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Journal of Public Affairs Education @jpaejournal.bsky.social · Feb 23

📢 Special Issue Alert 📢

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Michelle Evans @mevansphd.bsky.social · Feb 17

I’m envious of your productivity.

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