The public and nonprofit administration unit (PNA) houses several graduate programs but also offers some courses at the undergraduate level. All courses are currently offered online. PNA oversees the following graduate programs:
- Master of Science in Nonprofit Management and Leadership
- Master of Public Administration
- Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management
PNA partners with the Urban Planning program within the College of the Arts & Architecture to offer a coordinated Master of Public Administration/Master of Urban Planning program. Additionally, PNA partners with the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare within the College of Community Engagement & Professions to offer a joint Master of Science in Criminal Justice and a Master of Public Administration.
Undergraduate courses in public administration will provide a background for students interested in pursuing graduate degrees in the field and those who wish to enhance their studies in another program with an understanding of the administration of public and nonprofit programs.
- Nonprofit Advocacy, Graduate Microcredential
- Nonprofit Financial Management and Accountability, Graduate Microcredential
- Nonprofit Fundraising, Graduate Microcredential
- Nonprofit Governance and Leadership, Graduate Microcredential
- Nonprofit Management and Leadership, MS (College of Letters and Science, Department of Public and Nonprofit Administration)
- Nonprofit Management, Graduate Certificate (College of Letters and Science, Department of Public and Nonprofit Administration)
- Public Administration, MPA (College of Letters and Science, Department of Public and Nonprofit Administration)
- Public Administration, MPA/Criminal Justice and Criminology, MS
- Public Administration, MPA/Urban Planning, MUP
Name | Rank | Degree | School | Graduate Faculty | Emeritus Faculty |
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Layth Alwan | Associate Professor (Business) | PhD | University of Chicago | Yes | No |
Erica Bornstein | Associate Professor (Anthropology) | PhD | University of California-Irvine | Yes | No |
Sarah Freeman | Associate Professor (Business) | PhD | University of Michigan | Yes | No |
Shale A. Horowitz | Professor | PhD | University of California-Los Angeles | No | No |
Douglas M. Ihrke | Professor, Chair, Director of Nonprofit Administration, Director of Public Administration) | PhD | Northern Illinois University | Yes | No |
Laestadius Linnea | Assistant Professor (Public Health) | PhD | Johns Hopkins University | Yes | No |
Larry Martin | Professor (Administrative Leadership) | PhD | University of Wisconsin-Madison | Yes | No |
Daniel Neely | Associate Professor (Business) | PhD | University of Houston | Yes | No |
Deborah Padgett | Associate Professor (Social Work) | PhD | Washington University | Yes | No |
James A. Peoples | Professor | PhD | University of California-Berkeley | No | No |
Laura Peracchio | Professor (Business) | PhD | Northwestern University | Yes | No |
Belle Rose Ragins | Professor (Business) | PhD | University of Tennessee | Yes | No |
Romila Singh | Associate Professor (Business) | PhD | Drexel University | Yes | No |