Achievements ·
SPA Spotlight: Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellow Ayanna Camara (MPA, ’26)
Camara shares her path to SPA and her hopes for the future.
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Announcement ·
Momentum in Focus at the 2024 President’s Circle Celebration
Alumna and trustee Margery Kraus, SPA/BA ’67, MA ’72, was honored with the Cyrus A. Ansary Medal at the annual event for AU’s most committed donor-advocates.
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Public Management and Leadership ·
Bureaucratic Efficiency or Democratic Participation?
SPA professor examines how the public views tradeoffs among administrative values.
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Technology ·
ICYMI . . . Meta Launched Instagram Teen Accounts
Six things to know now about new protections on a platform used by a majority of teens ages 13 to 17.
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Announcement ·
New Podcast Series, American FLOTUS, Debuts
The First Ladies Association for Research and Education and the popular podcast American POTUS launched a new podcast that focuses on US first ladies, their impact, legacies, and evolution of the role and office.
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Announcement ·
New PEER Center at AU to Advance Equitable Postsecondary Education Outcomes
AU and The George Washington University launch a new Postsecondary Equity & Economics Research (PEER) Center that will research policies to improve the affordability and outcomes of postsecondary education in the United States.
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Announcement ·
She Votes: From Issues to Impact
Women in Politics Institute released results of its new 2024 Poll "She Votes: From Issues to Impact."
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Criminology ·
"Survivor-Defined Justice"
SPA professor explores the civil legal needs of sexual assault survivors.
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Political Science ·
Tracing the Roots of Antisemitism
SPA professor explores the relationship between education and prejudice across countries.
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Achievements ·
SPA Welcomes New Faculty in 2024-25
The School of Public Affairs (SPA) at American University is pleased to welcome 11 new faculty members.
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