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Achievements ·

SPA’s Center for Environmental Policy Announces 2025 William K. Reilly Leadership Award Winners

Announcing the 2025 William K. Reilly Leadership Award winners
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preschoolers doing arts and crafts

Policy Brief ·

Beyond the Classroom: The Case for Public Preschool

An SPA Policy Brief
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Photo courtesy of Angela Chiarenza.

Student Life ·

Leaders Learn How to Put Their Best Hoof Forward

School of Public Affairs adjunct professor Angela Chiarenza’s Political and Organizational Leadership class participated in a leadership development program with horses at Simple Changes Therapeutic Riding Center on February 8.
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A collage of three AU Sweetheart couples

Alumni ·

Eagles in Love: Get to Know Three More AU Sweetheart Couples

Introducing the AU Sweetheart Questionnaire, featuring some quick questions with a trio of Eagle couples who found love through AU. 
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Seth Gershenson

Public Management and Leadership ·

The Teacher Down the Hall

SPA professor examines the impact of types of teacher experience and peer characteristics on educational outcomes by race.
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Edozie Umunna, SPA/BA ’24. Photo courtesy of Umunna.

Achievements ·

SPA Alumnus Lands AU’s First-Ever Schwarzman Scholarship

Edozie Umunna, SPA/BA ’24, will earn a master’s at Tsinghua University in Beijing through a program designed to foster closer relations between China and the US.
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Edozie Umunna

Announcement ·

Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ Grad to Join Young Global Leaders in Beijing

Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ graduate Edozie Umunna (SPA/BA’24) is the first Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ graduate to receive the Schwarzman Scholarship.
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Stacie St. Louis

Criminology ·

Pre-trial Detention: A Transpartisan Issue?

New SPA Assistant Professor Stacie St. Louis reveals a surprising convergence in public opinion on the matter across party lines.
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Joseph Atchulo (MPA, '25)

Achievements ·

'A Heart Full of Grace'

Joseph Atchulo (MPA, ’25) has a special genius for service.
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Tongtong Zhang

Political Science ·

Political Compliance, Gender, and “the China Caseâ€

SPA professor examines political behavior among Confucius Institute teachers.
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