DR. EDWARD J. BLAKELY, DEAN OF THE MILANO GRADUATE SCHOOL,
HONORED AS FELLOW OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

(New York, NY - April 9, 2002) Dr. Edward J. Blakely, Dean of the Milano Graduate School, a division of New School University, has been appointed as a fellow at the National Academy of Public Administration. Dr. Blakely will join over 500 fellows, who serve as the cornerstone of the organization. These current and former public managers and scholars, business executives and labor leaders, Cabinet officers, members of Congress, governors, mayors, state legislators, and diplomats provide insight and experience as they oversee Academy projects and provide general guidance. Fellows are also the Academy's primary vehicle for addressing emerging issues and contributing to the intellectual and popular discourse on government. The principal criterion for selection is a sustained and outstanding contribution to the field of public administration through public service or scholarship.

The National Academy of Public Administration is the preeminent organization dedicated to improving the performance of governance systems-the network of public institutions, nonprofit organizations, and private companies that now share in the implementation of public policy. As an independent, nonprofit organization chartered by Congress, the Academy responds to specific requests from public agencies and non-government organizations. The Academy also promotes discourse on emerging trends in governance through its Standing Panels and with external funding.

Edward J. Blakely is Dean of the Milano Graduate School and Professor of Urban Policy. Dr. Blakely was most recently Dean and Lusk Professor of Planning and Development at the School of Urban Planning and Development of the University of Southern California. Dr. Blakely is an internationally recognized scholar in urban community development, and has also been a successful practitioner in strategic planning, financing, real estate development and project management. He serves on the National Academy of Sciences Panel on Urban Development and Transportation. He also serves as an advisor to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and to state governments in the United States, Australia, Sweden, and Japan. His books include Economic Development Finance (with Susan Giles, 2001), Fortress America: Gated Communities in the United States (1997), Separate Societies: Poverty and Inequality in U.S. Cities (1992, co-authored with William Goldsmith), Planning Local Economic Development (1989), Taking Development Initiatives: Local Government's Role in Economic Development (1986), and Rural Communities in Advanced Industrial Society (1980). Courses that Dr. Blakely teaches at the Milano Graduate School include: Public Policy and the City (Ph.D.), Managerial Economics, and Management and Organizational Behavior.