Roommates Noah Burke, left, and Aidan Levinson work together to prove civil discourse is alive and well amongst younger students.

Government & Politics ·

Friends First: AU Roommates Set Example for Bipartisanship

Noah Burke,  SIS/BA ’22, and Aidan Levinson, SPA/BA ’23, hope their work together as student associates at the Sine Institute serves as an example that civility is alive and well amongst the next generation of political changemakers.
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Ken Meier (left) & Austin McCrea (right)

Research ·

Representative Bureaucracy Contagion Effects in Health Care

SPA researchers show that a higher proportion of female physicians in the ER improves heart attack outcomes for women, even without doctor/patient gender matching.
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HSEF panel

Education ·

SPA Students Learn and Network at Forum with Homeland Security Experts

SPA Graduate students recently got a front row seat at a gathering of top homeland security professionals in Virginia.
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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks with student leaders at the White House in October 2022.

First Person ·

AU Student Activist Gets Face Time with Kamala Harris

Kaniya Harris, CAS-SPA/BA ’24, and other student activists visited the White House for a meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris about reproductive rights.
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AU librarian Jee Davis, left, speaks with the National Archives' Pamela Wright.

Achievements ·

National Archives Pioneer Pamela Wright Honored at American University

Pamela Wright’s work in fostering digital accessibility was honored with American University’s 2022 Outstanding Inclusive Technology Policy Changemaker Award. 
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Gabe Cash

Alumni ·

SPA Alumni profile: Gabe Cash SPA/MS ‘20

Gabe Cash, SPA/MS ’20, is passionate about doing what he can to bolster the homeland security enterprise.
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Washington D.C. march

Research ·

Democratic Erosion Consortium Wins $1.7 Million State Department Grant

SPA Associate Professor Laura Paler part of team working to understand global democratic erosion and develop evidence-based policy recommendations to counteract it.
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Sissy Martinez

Alumni ·

SPA Alumni Profile: Sissy Martinez

SPA/SOC graduate translated her undergraduate and graduate degrees into a career in international studies.
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2023 Sine Fellows

Government & Politics ·

Mental Health, Local News Decline Among Issues for Sine 2023 Fellows

As a non-partisan platform for policy innovation and discussion of some of the nation’s most pressing challenges, the Sine Institute plays an essential role in American University’s commitment to prepare the next generation of changemakers
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Election Day

Government & Politics ·

AU Experts Talk Midterms, Election Fallout

A group of American University administrators and professors explained how the election played out and why Republicans didn’t gain as many seats as they’d hoped.
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