Joyce O. Ajayi
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15-03-2021 18:16:08
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Enjoyed the past weekend wt students and colleagues at Arkansas Center for Research in Economics ACRE ‘s Fall 2023 Colloquium. We had engaging discussions about racial and ethnic classification in America, focusing on its impact on education and the economy. Great event, with valuable contributions from everyone.
ACRE's final guest speaker this semester will be Dr. Michael Munger Michael Munger 🏖️🔪👨🍳 from Duke's PPE program. His talk tomorrow at 1:40pm in the UCA College of Business auditorium is open to the public. You don't want to miss Munger!
▶️ LIVESTREAM: The Future of Citizenship with National Conference on Citizenship and @NationalCivic now! #NCoC2023 youtube.com/watch?v=tx-s9W…
At the #NCoC2023 to deliberate on mapping a robust and transparent democratic ecosystem. Want to catch up on some of the sessions? Head over to YouTube: tinyurl.com/ych2tz6u. W/Denice W. Ross , Jeff Coates, Melvette Hill , @Jer’Rita Foreman & Cameron Hickey
An incredible conversation today surrounding the findings and release of the first Arkansas Civic Health Index. In partnership with Winthrop Rockefeller Institute, CALS, and Engage Arkansas. 📷: Nelson Chenault
Yesterday, at the launch event of the first Arkansas Civic Health Index. Great conversations on the condition of civic engagement in Arkansas. W/Co-authors Chul Hyun Park, @KwamiAbdulBey, and Robert Richards.
📣Attention local government officials! Open Gov Partnership is expanding OGP Local, with plans to welcome up to 50 new local governments in 2024. I encourage you to consider this opportunity.
Engaging discussions at today's 8th annual Civic Institute, hosted by David Mathews Center for Civic Life. Thank you, Alabama. I appreciate the insights and a great time.
Host duties for Arkansas Center for Research in Economics ACRE 2024 #Econchallenge—A platform for high schl students of economics to compete wt peers & make themselves & their schls proud. Congrats to this year's winners! Special shoutout to @TerraAquia & Elise, ACRE's edu program leads, for their outstanding work.
Detecting corruption isn't easy. Would you notice if $500,000 went missing in your district? Corruption should never occur, but it's slow to detect. Why? How can we speed things up? Read my op-ed wt AR Democrat-Gazette tinyurl.com/5ewe5jup #Transparency
#OpenGovWeek: Reflecting on Arkansas Center for Research in Economics ACRE's efforts since the 2013 Transparency Report Card scored AR counties an F. 2018, we began tracking transparency with the "Access AR Report." Our efforts, county choices & legislative actions boosted transparency. See tinyurl.com/mpvpaj69
Today for #OpenGovWeek, I'm spotlighting Benton County AR. In the 2023 Access Arkansas Index, Benton, Craighead & Washington Counties achieved #1 rank with a 0.952 score. At the last Arkansas Center for Research in Economics ACRE awards, County Comms Dir, Melody Kwok emphasized ongoing efforts to enhance transparency.
Today's🔍is City of Little Rock. LR shines in admin transparency, ranking 1st but there's room for growth. Exciting plans for more transparency were discussed at #OpenGovWeek by Chief Equity Officer, Amber Jackson. Initiatives like #ROCKfolio showcase LR's plans for transparency.
