American University is proud to host a dynamic series of commencement speakers to celebrate the next generation of American University graduates this spring. The speakers include a financier, an author and other changemakers.
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SPA professor and graduate student expose unseen legal and health consequences of recent attacks on reproductive rights.
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According to the 2025 edition of U.S. News and World Report’s rankings of Public Affairs Graduate Schools, the AU SPA continues to earn high marks.
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On Friday, March 22, 2024, the School of Public Affairs hosted the seventh annual Women in Homeland Security Panel.
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Professor Joins SPA Faculty from the U.S. Department of Education
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Fatima Torres (SPA, MA`24) leveraged a prestigious internship at The Lab @ DC into a full-time job in civic design.
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Female faculty members from each of AU’s schools and colleges talk the women who have helped them along the way
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In collaboration with undergraduate Grace Gold, SPA Associate Professor Thomas Zeitzoff published an article on attitudes towards cyber tactics in eco-activism.
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Ifeanyi Umunna, SPA/BA ’23, was awarded a fully-funded scholarship to pursue a graduate degree in criminology this fall at the University of Cambridge.
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AU and its partners launch an online platform to help cybersecurity and privacy professionals, government officials, and students understand the fundamentals of key cybersecurity policy topics.
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