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American University Alumni Join Gates Cambridge Class of 2024
Graduates of American University are recipients of the Gates Cambridge Class of 2024
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Announcement ·
David Rubenstein, Kwame Alexander, Caroline Aaron to Send Eagles Soaring into Their Next Chapter at American University’s 2024 Spring Commencement
American University is proud to host a dynamic series of commencement speakers to celebrate the next generation of American University graduates this spring. The speakers include a financier, an author and other changemakers.
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Health Policy & Management ·
Fetal Personhood and Advance Healthcare Directives
SPA professor and graduate student expose unseen legal and health consequences of recent attacks on reproductive rights.
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Announcement ·
American University’s School of Public Affairs Ranked No. 13 Overall, Highest in D.C., by U.S. News and World Report
According to the 2025 edition of U.S. News and World Report’s rankings of Public Affairs Graduate Schools, the AU SPA continues to earn high marks.
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Department Spotlight ·
2024 Women in Homeland Security Panel Discussion Proves to be a Success
On Friday, March 22, 2024, the School of Public Affairs hosted the seventh annual Women in Homeland Security Panel.
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Department Spotlight ·
5 Questions with Jordan Matsudaira
Professor Joins SPA Faculty from the U.S. Department of Education
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Alumni ·
“Try Everything”: How One SPA Masters Student Kicked Off Not Just Any Career, But the Right One
Fatima Torres (SPA, MA`24) leveraged a prestigious internship at The Lab @ DC into a full-time job in civic design.
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In the Community ·
Honoring Those Who Came before Us
Female faculty members from each of AU’s schools and colleges talk the women who have helped them along the way
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Environmental Policy ·
What Happened to the Radical Environmental Movement?
In collaboration with undergraduate Grace Gold, SPA Associate Professor Thomas Zeitzoff published an article on attitudes towards cyber tactics in eco-activism.
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Achievements ·
AU Alumna Named a Gates Cambridge Scholar
Ifeanyi Umunna, SPA/BA ’23, was awarded a fully-funded scholarship to pursue a graduate degree in criminology this fall at the University of Cambridge.
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