SIS professor Jordan Tama Research Highlight.

Research ·

How Does Polarization Impact US Foreign Policy?

SIS professor Jordan Tama answers several questions about his recent co-edited volume, "Polarization and U.S. Foreign Policy."
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Government & Politics ·

Policy Analysis: 2024 US Presidential Election

SIS experts discuss the policy stances of the Trump/Vance campaign versus the Harris/Walz campaign on several key 2024 election and policy issues.
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Latinos En Acción

On Campus ·

Latinos En Acción Brings AU Latine Community Together

Elizabeth García, SIS/BA ’27, shares how the Latinos En Acción organization at AU is fostering an inclusive environment for the Latine community on campus and beyond.
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International ·

What are the Impacts of the Dockworkers Strike?

SIS professor Robert Koopman answers several questions about the potential impacts of the dockworkers strike, which has closed 14 ports stretching from Maine to Texas.
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Introducing the Reimagined MA in Global Governance, Politics, and Security

On Campus ·

Reimagined for Real Impact: GGPS

SIS is now accepting applications for a revamped Master’s in Global Governance, Politics, and Security (GGPS) program and a newly-named GGPS: Quantitative Economic Methods (GGPS:QEM) degree program.
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Edgar Aguilar, SIS/MA ’25

Student Life ·

Student Reflection: Preparing for a Change-Making Career

Edgar Aguilar, SIS/MA ’25, shares a reflection about his experience as a master’s student at SIS and discusses the ways in which his program is preparing him for an impactful career.
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Guinness ads in Nigeria

International ·

How Guinness Ads Exploit African Men

Jordanna Matlon analyses three prominent Guinness Africa ad campaigns, exploring how they target male consumers and shape masculinity in a way that echoes colonial extraction.
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Dana Fisher

Research ·

Dana Fisher Awarded $1 Million AmeriCorps Grant for Climate Research

Director of the Center for Environment, Community & Equity and SIS professor Dana Fisher discusses her research being supported by an AmeriCorps grant.
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Government & Politics ·

America's Unaddressed Feminist Issues

Ahead of the 2024 US presidential election, SIS professor Antoaneta Tileva authored this piece reflecting on several of the feminist issues she feels are currently going unaddressed in America
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Research ·

How Does Misinformation Impact Support for Vigilante Violence?

SIS professor Sumitra Badrinathan answers questions about her recent research on misinformation and vigilantism published in the American Political Science Review.
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