Alison Jacknowitz

🧘♂️ Meet the man who dares to bring calm into the chaos of healthcare reform! Join SPA Interim Dean @AJacknowitz.bsky.social as she picks the brain of SPA Alum Gary Jacobs, author of "The Zen Lobbyist: A Mindful Approach to Transforming Healthcare".
🗓️ Monday, 10/13 🕑 6:30 PM ET 📍Kerwin 301

I am pleased to announce that SPA is welcoming 14 new faculty members to our community this year. Each brings outstanding expertise, diverse perspectives, and a strong commitment to teaching. Learn more about their backgrounds and research interests here: bit.ly/3VppXLs

SPA Interim Dean Alison Jacknowitz can’t wait to celebrate YOU—our incredible Class of 2025—this Saturday at commencement! 🦅🎓✨ Get ready for your big moment on stage! 💙 #SPAGrad25 #SPAProud #FutureLeaders @ajacknowitz.bsky.social

We are so excited for our new STEM program!

This week, SPA hosted the 17th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, where over 10 students presented thought-provoking work on topics like political activism, policing and the courts, campaign finance, and global issues like xenophobia and political violence.

This week, SPA proudly hosted the 17th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, where more than 10 talented students presented insightful and impactful research on topics ranging from political activism, policing, and campaign finance to global challenges like xenophobia and political violence.

Congratulations to Cynthia Miller-Idriss on being awarded a Carnegie Fellowship. She's one of 26 class of 2025 Andrew Carnegie Fellows who were selected from more than 300 applicants to receive a prestigious grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

SPA is soaring to new heights! We’ve surged to #9 in the nation in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report rankings for Public Affairs — marking our highest position yet and a significant jump from last year’s #13! Read more here: www.usnews.com/best-graduat...

We all should be immensely proud of this recognition from U.S. News. This new ranking is SPA’s highest ever by this publication, which began ranking public affairs programs in 1995.

Congratulations, President Alger!

Professor Braniff brings a wealth of experience and leadership in the field of violence prevention and has been among the nation’s most prominent advocates of a public health approach to preventing violent extremism.

SPA is offering this workshop free of charge to support our community through these challenging transitions. In this workshop, you will do what you do best: think, plan, and act! We'll also help you identify any skills gaps you may have.

RSVP now: american-spa.swoogo.com/Career

Many of our SPA students are spending their spring breaks abroad. So proud of our students for their continued dedication to learning and growing each day.

Unconventional spaces inspire out-of-the-box thinking! 🧠 💡 SPA Prof. Patrick Malone proves that the best class prep can happen at the most unexpected places. #BTS #SayYes2SPA #SPA

Make a difference for our students, faculty, and community now. Let’s make this the best Giving Day yet!

Make a difference for our students, faculty, and community now. The SPA Board of Advisors will match every dollar donated to the SPA Dean's Fund. Let’s make this the best Giving Day yet!

Opinion | Are Trump and Rubio already having their first fight? Trump once reviled Venezuela’s Maduro regime, and Marco Rubio still does.

“The problem for Rubio’s preference for keeping up the pressure on Venezuela is that it failed to produce results in Trump’s 1st term, instead just increasing the flow of migrants,” says Prof. LeoGrande on Trump & Rubio's potential 1st fight. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202... #SPAintheMedia

This recognition is the result of years of dedication and hard work, solidifying SPA as a leading hub of research that drives innovation and progress in public administration, public policy, government, and criminology. So excited for AU to achieve R1 status.

This is an incredibly time-sensitive topic! Join me next Thursday in Kerwin 301 to dive deeper into discussions on Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and the ongoing constitutional crisis.

Seth Gershenson's study discusses how interactions affect student success across different races. Read more about it here: www.american.edu/spa/news/tea...

Listen as SPA's Seth Gershenson explores the correlation between contaminated water and birth outcomes.

Happening next Thursday-The Future of Progressivism. RSVP here: american-spa.swoogo.com/thefutureofp...

SPA celebrates Black History Month! 🖤 🤎
Stay tuned this month as we highlight significant policy milestones that advanced African American history and the research centers and institutes that continue to examine their impact.
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM

PTI presents The Future of Progressivism. Reserve your seat here: american-spa.swoogo.com/thefutureofp...

The Academic Minute The Academic Minute features researchers from colleges and universities around the world, keeping listeners abreast of what's new and exciting in the academy and of all the ways academic research cont...

SPA's Anna Amirkhanyan spoke with The Academic Minute about the impact of COVID-19 on nursing homes and lessons learned. Listen here:
npr.org/podcasts/564...
#SPAintheMedia

Just joined Bluesky! Excited to explore this new space with @au-spa.bsky.social.