Alumni ·
SPA Alumnus Remembered for Leadership on Capitol Hill
House Speaker Paul Ryan and other Members of Congress spoke recently at a memorial for SPA alumnus Ed Lorenzen, SPA/BA '92, who died tragically in a house fire.
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Research ·
Visiting Researcher Shares Latest on Efforts to Regulate Genetic Resources
Nicolas Pauchard of the University of Lausanne recently shared findings from his research on governing genetic resources at an SPA event.
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Research ·
SPA Sponsors Six Undergraduate Students to Present Research at National Conference
For the third year in a row, SPA sponsored six students to attend the National Conference on Undergraduate Research.
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Achievements ·
SPA Student Selected to Participate in Fulbright Summer Institute in Belfast, Northern Ireland
American University student Allison Higgins will be heading to Belfast, Northern Ireland, this summer to participate in the prestigious scholarship program Fulbright Summer Institute at Queen's University, Belfast.
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Research ·
SPA to Host American Journal of Political Science, Among Other Top Research Journals
The American Journal of Political Science joins two other quarterly, peer-reviewed research publications that moved to SPA this year. SPA will host AJPS for one year.
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Achievements ·
SPA Students Recognized with 2018 American University Awards
SPA students were among those recently honored with University Awards for their exceptional work and accomplishments.
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Achievements ·
AU's Top Leaders
AU Student Award recipients serve and lead with smarts and heart.
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Achievements ·
Limitless Potential: Shyheim Snead is the President's Award Winner
Snead has been student trustee, KPU director, Truman scholar, and so much more.
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On Campus ·
Conference Highlights Value of Women in Leadership Roles
SPA hosted the first Key Executive Women's Leadership Forum on April 11, bringing together more than 100 women in academia, business, and government.
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Research ·
SPA Faculty Member Wins National Award for Research Examining Views on Inequality
A paper published by Assistant Professor Elizabeth Suhay was recently awarded “2018 Best Paper Prize” by the American Political Science Association.
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