Gain a thoughtful Republican perspective on US democracy at a pivotal moment w/ former congressman Tom Davis (VA-11), & @ccps.bsky.social. Engage across viewpoints to understand the challenges & opportunities facing the nation.
🗓️ 4/20 🕑 6:30 PM 📍SIS Founders Room 👉 american-spa.swoogo.com/Crossroads
SPA's Inclusive Excellence team invites you to explore the “baggage” we all carry. Pause, share, & connect in a space that acknowledges our collective challenges.
🎒 Pick up a mini backpack–you don’t have to carry it alone.
🗓️ 4/20 📍Kerwin 301 🕑 Drop by: 10 AM - 2 PM
AU’s Mock Trial team finished fifth in the nation at the American Mock Trial Association’s national championship tournament on April 19 at George Washington University. Special congrats to third-year student Amanda Parks, who was named an All-American! #SPAProud
Thank you to our Bronze Partners for supporting PMRC 2026—your partnership helps make this conference possible at SPA and on the AU campus in Washington, DC.
@uiccuppa.bsky.social
👉Partnership opportunities: bit.ly/48EYg8p
SPA’s @peerresearch.bsky.social Center is analyzing the impact of new grad loan limits with a new data tool.
Explore the tool: bit.ly/4ufmvmj
Read Prof. @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social’s analysis: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/upshot/studen...
SPA's Inclusive Excellence team invites you to explore the “baggage” we all carry. Pause, share, & connect in a space that acknowledges our collective challenges.
🎒 Pick up a mini backpack–you don’t have to carry it alone.
🗓️ 4/20 📍Kerwin 301 🕑 Drop by: 10 AM - 2 PM
Hear from leaders advancing local reparations and community-based racial justice. This panel explores grassroots efforts like the Greenbelt Experience, key challenges, and the role of universities—plus a Q&A.
🗓️ 4/28 🕑 5 - 7 PM 📍Kerwin 301 👉 RSVP: american-spa.swoogo.com/local-reparations-efforts
Thank you to our Silver Partners for supporting PMRC 2026. Your contributions help make it possible to host this dynamic gathering of the public affairs community at SPA in DC. 👉Partnership opportunities: bit.ly/48EYg8p @asupubaffairs.bsky.social @uwevansschool.bsky.social @uazsgpp.bsky.social
Calling all SPA grads this May 🎓
Celebrate with faculty & staff before Commencement—remarks from a student, alum, and Interim Dean, plus food & drinks (feat. Colada Shop). 🗓️ Mon. 4/27 🕑4:30 - 5:30 PM📍MGSC 128 👉 RSVP: american-spa.swoogo.com/toast-to-grads-2026
*Graduating students only; no guests.
Ready to learn how advocacy really works in DC?
Join Laura Uttley at the SPA Public Affairs & Advocacy Institute (PAAI) for 2 weeks of intensive courses & workshops w/ top lobbyists & policy pros to build a real-world advocacy campaign.
Apply today: american.edu/spa/ccps/paai.cfm
Join SPA’s @triciabacon.bsky.social for the launch of her new book, "The Counterinsurgency Dilemma: Foreign Fighter Influence on Insurgencies in Afghanistan and Somalia", w/ Bruce R. Hoffman.
🗓️ 4/27 🕑 6:30📍The Studio Theater (1501 14th St NW) 👉 RSVP: bit.ly/47PpYiG
(3/3)"...coalition meetings on behalf of my organization."
- Ariel Plevan (SPA/BA '27)
Learn more & apply to the SPA Public Affairs and Advocacy Institute (PAAI) here: www.american.edu/spa/ccps/paa...
(2/3)"...I learned about the regulatory process and how it is a crucial pressure point in advocacy campaigns, and the importance of coalitions and building strong groups to advocate strongly together. This has proven to be helpful in my experience as an intern, where I attend..."
(1/3)"I chose to attend PAAI because of the informative speakers... Hearing from top professionals from various fields involved in the broader advocacy field gave me real accounts of what working in advocacy may look like post-graduation..."
It's that time of the year again!
⛽ Fuel up for finals with an SPA tradition at Late Night Breakfast🥞
🗓️ Tuesday, 4/28 🕑 10 PM - Midnight📍Kerwin Hall Lobby 👉 Save your seat: american-spa.swoogo.com/LNB-Spring-26 (link in bio)
(2/2)"...both deeply engaging & genuinely practical. I found it immensely valuable, & I'm incredibly grateful to Laura Uttley for delivering such an exceptional program."
- George Smith (MA Political Communications '26
Apply to the SPA Public Affairs & Advocacy Inst.: american.edu/spa/ccps/paai.cfm
(1/2)"PAAI was one of the most impactful courses I took at AU. It offers a rare opportunity to learn directly from the practitioners at the heart of Washington who are shaping lobbying strategy, communications, and the policy landscape in real time. That immediacy makes the course..."
A big thank you to our Platinum Partners, the Harry S. Truman School of Public Affairs & Brigham Young University, for their exceptional support in helping to convene a 🌎 community of public affairs scholars to PMRC2026 at SPA.
👉Partnership opportunities: bit.ly/48EYg8p
Gain a thoughtful Republican perspective on US democracy at a pivotal moment w/ former congressman Tom Davis (VA-11), & @ccps.bsky.social. Engage across viewpoints to understand the challenges & opportunities facing the nation.
🗓️ 4/20 🕑 6:30 PM 📍SIS Founders Room 👉 american-spa.swoogo.com/Crossroads
SPA's Inclusive Excellence team invites you to explore the “baggage” we all carry. Pause, share, & connect in a space that acknowledges our collective challenges.
🎒 Pick up a mini backpack–you don’t have to carry it alone.
🗓️ 4/20 📍Kerwin 301 🕑 Drop by: 10 AM - 2 PM
SPA’s Public Affairs and Advocacy Institute (PAAI) gives you the tools to take on the world of advocacy. Francesco Lampertico shares how the program helped shape his path w/ skills that translate across industries.
👉 american.edu/spa/ccps/paai.cfm
Scholarships are available!
What does “freedom” really look like before trial?
Hear @scharschool.bsky.social Asst. Prof. @erineife.bsky.social unpack inequalities through hidden costs of bond reform and how pretrial surveillance shapes everyday life.
🗓️ FRI 4/17 🕑 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM📍Kerwin T3 👉 RSVP: bit.ly/4c0QUhL
✨ Congrats to the SPA Justice Initiatives team for being awarded a New Hampshire Judicial Branch grant! Zephi Francis & Matt Collinson will use data analysis & targeted training to help treatment courts identify, reach, & better serve overlooked participants. #SPAProud
Join SPA's Prof. @triciabacon.bsky.social for the launch of AURORA's 1st publication at AU. The event will feature briefings from members of AURORA on a range of national security issues covered in the Keogram.
🗓️Thursday 4/16 🕑 6:30 PM📍MGSC 128 👉 RSVP: american-spa.swoogo.com/Keogram-Launch
PMRC 2026 is almost here, and we’re excited to bring the global public affairs community to Washington, DC 🌍
Special thanks to our Gold Partners for helping make it happen!
@iuoneill.bsky.social @gwtrachtenberg.bsky.social @universityofga.bsky.social
Want to be a sponsor? 👉 bit.ly/48EYg8p
Ready to learn how advocacy really works in DC?
Join Laura Uttley at the SPA Public Affairs & Advocacy Institute (PAAI) for 2 weeks of intensive courses & workshops w/ top lobbyists & policy pros to build a real-world advocacy campaign.
Apply today: american.edu/spa/ccps/paai.cfm
📄 At the 18th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium held today in Kerwin Hall, our students showcased the depth and impact of their research—we’re proud of the work they’re doing and excited for what they’ll accomplish next.✨
📣 To all our Fall 2026 admitted graduate students: SPA is so excited to welcome you to campus this fall! Hear a word of congrats from our graduate alumni and take the next step with us!🚀
Find out why our graduate alumni chose SPA, & how their education shaped their careers here: youtu.be/Z7lHfuI73lU
What counts as the greatest literature produced in the US?
Explore some of the nation's most remarkable writers with AU's Prof. Marianne Noble, Assoc. Prof. Keith Leonard, & @rooseveltu.bsky.social's Prof. Stuart Warner.
🗓️ Thur. 4/16 🕑5:30 PM📍Kerwin 301 👉 bit.ly/41iGqUX
