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The Elevate Scholarship Initiative Sends Powerful Message “You Belong Where You Areâ€

A researcher of online radicalization, Meaghan Reilly SIS-SPA/BA ’21; SPA/MS ’24 knows the impact of messaging.
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The Elevate Scholarship Initiative Sends Powerful Message “You Belong Where You Areâ€

A researcher of online radicalization, Meaghan Reilly SIS-SPA/BA ’21; SPA/MS ’24 knows the impact of messaging.
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Anthony Fontes Wins Wenner-Gren Grant

Professor Anthony Fontes won a Wenner-Gren grant in support of his research on state-criminal collusion in Guatemala and its effect on Central American asylum seekers.
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Nina Yamanis Wins 2023 AU Faculty Award

Nina Yamanis received the 2023 University Faculty Award for Outstanding Community Engagement.
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Maria De Jesus Wins AU Faculty Award

Maria De Jesus won the 2023 University Faculty Award for Outstanding Scholarship, Research, Creative Activity, and Other Professional Contributions.
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Is Representation Enough to Solve Educational Disparities?

SPA Researchers Find Limited Positive Effect of Minority Teacher Representation in Communities with Racial Bias
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Theresa Runstedtler's new book examines the players’ fight for compensation that reflected the value they added to the sport.

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A Broken Union: New Book by CAS Professor Examines Intersection of Race and Labor in 1970s NBA

Theresa Runstedtler’s Black Ball chronicles the legal battles and labor wars fought by African American stars like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to gain agency over their livelihood.
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Jim Goldgeier, Evaluating NATO Enlargement

Jim Goldgeier's new co-edited book is Evaluating NATO Enlargement: From Cold War Victory to the Russia-Ukraine War
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Taylor McDonald, Identity Discourses and Canadian Foreign Policy

Visiting Scholar in Residence Taylor McDonald's new book is Identity Discourses and Canadian Foreign Policy in the War on Terror.
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"A Match Made in Heaven": Unique Collaboration Promotes Health and Wellness in DC

A new partnership between AU, Wesley Theological Seminary, and DC faith-based groups targets reducing obesity and the health equity gap in the District.
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