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Anna Olsson Assistant Vice Provost of the Center for Teaching, Research & Learning DOF | Deputy Provost and Dean of Faculty

Degrees
MA, Political Science, American University

BA/MSc, Political Science, University of Gothenburg

Languages Spoken
Swedish, German, Japanese
Bio
Anna has been in a full-time position at the Center for Teaching, Research and Learning (CTRL) since 2009, and has been leading the Center since July 2023.

Before coming to AU, Anna worked at the Berlin office of the study abroad organization IES (Institute for the International Education of Students), spent two years studying in Germany, and spent a year in Japan as a high school exchange student.

Anna received a master's degree in Political Science at AU, and is a faculty member in the Department of Government, where she teaches Comparative Politics. Her research interests include European politics, democracy and democratization, identity politics, and regionalism in the European Union.
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Teaching

Fall 2024

  • GOVT-130 Comparative Politics

Spring 2025

  • GOVT-130 Comparative Politics