Achievements ·
SPA Launches New Cyber Certificate
Graduate Certificate in Cyber Policy and Management and related curriculum now open to SPA students outside the THSP program.
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Research ·
Does Right-Wing Populism Impede Climate Policy?
Daniel Fiorino, director of the SPA Center for Environmental Policy, explores how the rise of populism within the Republican party has affected U.S climate policy.
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Research ·
Repeal of ACA Mandate Linked to Rise in Uninsurance Levels
SPA professor analyzed the impact in states that did and did not impose state-level mandates
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Research ·
When Do Nonprofits Scale Up Staffing
SPA Researcher Analyzes Management of Staff and Volunteers at Nonprofits
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Communications ·
New Poll: Women, the Workplace, and Pandemic Politics
New Poll of American Women Reveals the Heavy Toll and Ongoing Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic
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Achievements ·
AU School of Public Affairs Announces Summer Diversity Academy for Aspiring Faculty
SPA takes a step towards promoting and retaining a diverse pipeline of scholars studying public administration and policy.
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Achievements ·
Shades of Justice: Seeing, and Being Seen, Across the Continuum of Race and Understanding
SPA Professor TaLisa Carter Discusses Criminology, Colorism, and BLM
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Government & Politics ·
Three Years in, Sine Institute Continues to Grow
As it kicks off its fourth class of fellows, the Sine Institute of Policy and Politics has created a space for open dialogue and lived up to AU’s Challenge Accepted ethos.
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Research ·
Examining Dynamics Behind European Gender Quotas in Private and Public Sectors
SPA Associate Professor Kimberly Cowell-Meyers and Lori Younissess (BA/SIS & SPA, ’21) analyzed the push behind gender quotas in Italy, France, Norway, Spain, and Belgium.
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The Indirect Benefits of Medicaid Expansion
SPA professors explore the effects of Medicaid expansion on household tasks and childcare.
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