During her time at American University's School of Public Affairs, Lara Prescott, SPA/BA ’04, knew she wanted to be a writer. After years of working on political campaigns after graduation, she took a risk, quit her “day job” and devoted herself to blending her love of politics with her love of writing fiction. Flash forward to the present day and her new book, The Secrets We Kept, has sold for $2 million at auction and has been optioned to be made into a movie.
The COVID-19 pandemic has surfaced income disparities in the U.S. economy, leading to critical decisions made by the President and lawmakers both federally and locally. SPA Associate Professor Bradley Hardy states what has already been done for Americans during the U.S. economic shutdown due to COVID-19, recommends what the U.S. government should do next, and uncovers the consequences the U.S. economy might endure in the aftermath of this national emergency.
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AU SPA Receives High Recognition in U.S. News & World Report's 2021 Public Affairs Graduate Schools rankings
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School of Public Affairs faculty, students, and alumni are tackling issues brought on by the novel coronavirus.
Browse our graduate recruitment events to meet SPA on campus, on the road, or through one of our virtual sessions!
Achievements ·
Dan Freeman, a fellow in residence at the AU Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, released his memoir, "The House Was My Home: My Life on Capitol Hill and Other Tales", about his 35 years in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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SPA students Nancy Erickson, Matthew Hufford, and Isabel Taylor have won this year’s Best MPA Capstone Poster Award with a research project entitled "Maternal Health Outcomes in D.C."
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SPA Professor Joseph Young and University of Alabama Assistant Professor Erin Kearns, SPA/PhD ’16, examined where people get their ideas about torture, and how they can be persuaded to change them, in their new book.
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number 13 among 276 public affairs schools
by U.S. News & World Report's 2021 Public Affairs Graduate School Rankings
number 4 for Public Management and Leadership
by U.S. News & World Report's 2021 Public Affairs Graduate Schools Rankings
number 4 for International Global Policy & Administration
by U.S. News & World Report's 2021 Public Affairs Graduate School Rankings
