Racial and sexual minorities may face discrimination in accessing health care, particularly mental health resources, since mental health providers have more discretion over accepting patients.
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Cynthia Miller-Idriss, Chief Vision Officer and Founding Director of the Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab at American University, has received Carnegie Fellowship, a prestigious grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
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SPA professor and student examine whether campus sexual assault prevention programs increase student comfort with accessing related resources.
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American University’s School of Public Affairs receives its highest U.S. News & World Report ranking since the publication began rating public affairs programs in 1995.
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William (Bill) Braniff will join the Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab (PERIL) in the School of Public Affairs at American University as the center’s new executive director.
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Announcing the 2025 William K. Reilly Leadership Award winners
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An SPA Policy Brief
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School of Public Affairs adjunct professor Angela Chiarenza’s Political and Organizational Leadership class participated in a leadership development program with horses at Simple Changes Therapeutic Riding Center on February 8.
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Introducing the AU Sweetheart Questionnaire, featuring some quick questions with a trio of Eagle couples who found love through AU. 
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SPA professor examines the impact of types of teacher experience and peer characteristics on educational outcomes by race.
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