SPA News

Recent News

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  Kennedy’s Impact on Education, Public Service, and AU

  Senator Edward Kennedy, who died on Tuesday, championed education and public service.
  August 26, 2009
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  CCPS Offers Dissertation Support through Jefferson Gill Fellowship

  Announcing a call for submissions for the Jefferson Gill Fellowship, a $5,000 award that supports an AU doctoral student using quantitative methods in a dissertation on American politics, comparative politics, public administration, or policy analysis.
  August 7, 2009
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  Stephen Laudone Named Student Director of SPA Leadership Program

  Laudone will direct the undergraduate program’s student Steering Committee, which oversees the program’s extra-curricular activities and advises the Program’s faculty director, Margaret Marr.
  July 23, 2009
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  American.edu Wins eduStyle
  Higher-ed Web Awards

  American University's Web site wins two awards at eduWeb Conference in Chicago.
  July 21, 2009
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  George W. Bush's Court Picks Stressed Ideology Over Diversity

  Government professor says opposite was true for Clinton and probably will be for Obama.
  July 10, 2009
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  Study Links Migraine Headaches to Reduced Academic Performance

  Afflicted high school students get lower grades are less likely to graduate and are less likely to go to college.
  July 2, 2009