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Anna Amirkhanyan

Achievements ·

SPA Professor Wins Duncombe Excellence in Doctoral Education Award

Recognition of Dr. Anna Amirkhanyan makes SPA the only school with two active Duncombe winners.
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Professor Diana Burley Speaking at the ITP Event

Technology ·

Third Year of Inclusive Technology Policy Award: A Conversation with AU Vice Provost for Research and Innovation Diana Burley

On October 30, American University celebrated Zach Tudor as this year’s recipient of AU’s Outstanding Inclusive Technology Policy Changemaker Award. We talked to Diana Burley, AU Vice Provost for Research and Innovation, about the award and its impact.
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Photo of Fiona Alexander, strategist in residence at the School of International Service, and Zach Tudor, recipient of the award

Announcement ·

National Security Expert Honored by American University for Promoting Inclusivity in Technology Policy

American University honored cybersecurity leader Zach Tudor, Associate Laboratory Director of Idaho National Laboratory (INL), with its annual Inclusive Technology Policy Changemaker Award.
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Jill Black, SOC/BA '83, delivers a speech at a podium at a Change Can't Wait event.

Alumni ·

For Alumna Jill Black, Opportunity Is Everything

Change Can’t Wait Campaign Volunteer Jill Black, SOC/BA ’83, advocates for student entrepreneurship at AU.
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Denmark Conference

Nonprofit Management ·

The Next Frontier in Public Governance

SPA Professor Convenes International Dialogue on Refugee Camp Management
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Changemakers Series Creates Change

On Campus ·

Innovative Series at SPA Sparks Change

An innovative series at the School of Public Affairs prepares students create positive change.
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Cover of the textbook on American First Ladies

Announcement ·

Making History and Leaving Legacies: First Textbook on U.S. First Ladies Now Available to Educators

The nation’s first textbook focusing on the transformational legacies of the wives of America’s Presidents is now available to college level students and educators across the United States.
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Shuwanza Goff

Alumni ·

SPA Alumna Shuwanza Goff Named White House Director of Legislative Affairs

Goff (MS, '08) a ‘trusted voice on both sides of the aisle,’ said President Biden.
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Thomas Zeitzoff

Homeland Security Policy ·

Nasty Politics

New book by SPA professor considers the logic behind political insults and incitements to violence.
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Senator Amy Klobuchar

Government & Politics ·

The Joy of Politics

Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) joined SPA's Women and Politics Institute's to talk about her new memoir
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