https://cms.american.edu/rss feedsWed, 26 Nov 2025 02:21:11 +0000CommonSpot Content ServerSine Executive Director Amy K. Dacey shares her insights on election night 2020https://www.american.edu/spa/news/7-Things-to-Look-for-on-Election-Night.cfmhttps://www.american.edu/spa/news/7-Things-to-Look-for-on-Election-Night.cfmWed, 28 Oct 2020 04:00:00 +0000As president of a political marketing company he founded while still at American University, a new dad, and now part of the Alumni Board, a typical day for Michael Worley, SPA/BA ’12, is never really typical.https://www.american.edu/alumni/news/student-alumni-connections-go-virtual-during-covid-19.cfmhttps://www.american.edu/alumni/news/student-alumni-connections-go-virtual-during-covid-19.cfmWed, 20 May 2020 04:00:00 +0000Sending their son Harrison to AU from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, parents Michael and Amy Ferachi knew AU would provide a high-quality education in a global city. They discovered how integral Washington, DC is to educational and co-curricular opportunities.https://www.american.edu/giving/news/dc-provides-cultural-and-historical-connections-for-au-students-and-families.cfmhttps://www.american.edu/giving/news/dc-provides-cultural-and-historical-connections-for-au-students-and-families.cfmTue, 12 May 2020 04:00:00 +0000Having returned from a semester abroad, SPA student Julianne Kelleher hadn’t planned on securing an internship. When a staff member from the NACCHO visited her health policy class and said they needed one more intern—she knew it was too good to pass up.https://www.american.edu/giving/news/going-remote-interning-in-health-advocacy-during-covid-19.cfmhttps://www.american.edu/giving/news/going-remote-interning-in-health-advocacy-during-covid-19.cfmTue, 12 May 2020 04:00:00 +0000As entrepreneurs at the helm of the mission-based Soapbox—which donates one bar of soap for every bar sold—Dave Simnick, SPA BA ’09 and Dan Doll, Kogod BSBA ’10 have been able to help countless more people during COVID-19.https://www.american.edu/giving/news/how-hand-sanitizer-changed-a-business-and-a-mission-to-help-others.cfmhttps://www.american.edu/giving/news/how-hand-sanitizer-changed-a-business-and-a-mission-to-help-others.cfmMon, 04 May 2020 04:00:00 +0000On April 14th the SPA Women & Politics Institute sponsored a virtual book talk on women in congress.https://www.american.edu/spa/news/wave-of-women-elected-shatters-what-it-looks-like-to-serve-in-congress.cfmhttps://www.american.edu/spa/news/wave-of-women-elected-shatters-what-it-looks-like-to-serve-in-congress.cfmThu, 16 Apr 2020 04:00:00 +0000As the country tackles its response to the coronavirus, AU is also preparing to address future requirements in healthcare and how to support visionaries in the field.https://www.american.edu/giving/news/innovation-fund-advances-new-health-policy-solutions.cfmhttps://www.american.edu/giving/news/innovation-fund-advances-new-health-policy-solutions.cfmThu, 16 Apr 2020 04:00:00 +0000Speechwriter Cody Keenan has penned the words of Barack Obama for more than a decade. This semester he shares his insights through a series of seminars with the Sine Institute of Policy & Politics.https://www.american.edu/alumni/news/sine-fellow-cody-keenan-shares-view-speechwriting-obama-white-house.cfmhttps://www.american.edu/alumni/news/sine-fellow-cody-keenan-shares-view-speechwriting-obama-white-house.cfmTue, 17 Mar 2020 04:00:00 +0000Chris Donovan SPA-SOC/BA '97 is now an executive editorial producer working with George Stephanopoulos and other network anchors and correspondents.https://www.american.edu/spa/news/alumni-profile-chris-donovan.cfmhttps://www.american.edu/spa/news/alumni-profile-chris-donovan.cfmFri, 13 Dec 2019 05:00:00 +0000Lara Prescott, SPA/BA ’04, blends her love of politics with her love of writing fiction in her new book, <em>The Secrets We Kept</em>, which will soon be adapted for film.https://www.american.edu/spa/news/lara-prescott-debut-novel.cfmhttps://www.american.edu/spa/news/lara-prescott-debut-novel.cfmThu, 26 Sep 2019 04:00:00 +0000