Issue Introduction

Abstract

In this new issue of Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs, we offer a collection of Research Articles focused on the impact of federal employment policies, efforts to enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and the continued impacts felt by the COVID-19 pandemic on populations that are often overlooked and understudied. Our Social Equity article examines social media responses by the professional sports industry calling for political action on gun control after the massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. In addition, we offer a Book Review of an important contribution to understanding federal policymaking and how the economic-based values and priorities of efficiency have permeated and shaped such policy discussions over time.