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SPA Explains the 2024 Election

Browse below for a compilation of events, scholarship, and videos from SPA Faculty surrounding the 2024 US Presidential Election. Follow us on , , , and  for more election coverage!

Upcoming Events


The Civic Life event series flyer

"What Just Happened? What Did We Learn from Election 2024?"


Tuesday, November 12 | 4:00 - 5:00pm | Kerwin Hall 301

Join our next discussion in the "Deciphering the Political Process: 2024" series the week following the 2024 Election, with moderator: Betsy Fischer Martin, Executive Director of the AU SPA Women in Politics Institute, with panelists Molly O'Rourke, Senior Advisor to the Sine Institute, and Kristin Soltis Anderson, a Republican pollster.


After the Election flyer

After the Election: America's Domestic and International Security Challenges


Thursday, December 12 | 6:30pm (doors open at 6:00pm) | Stout NYC (Penn Station Location) 133 W. 33rd Street, New York, NY 10001

Following a tightly contested 2024 election, the U.S. faces significant security challenges both domestically—such as polarization, extremism, misinformation, and democratic instability—and internationally, including conflicts in the Middle East, Ukraine, and rising tensions with China and India.

If you are in New York City on Thursday, December 12th, come hear SPA's Dr. Tricia Bacon and Dr. Thomas Zeitzoff, as they share their expertise and discuss the emerging threat landscape.

Scholarship

Senate Edition Congress on Demand

Congress On Demand is a new tool to witness Congress-members' appearances — on the job — in the House and Senate created by CCPS Fellow Eve Silberberg

Gender on the Ballot news

Government & Politics ·

AU SPA’s Women & Politics Institute Is Permanent Home to Gender on the Ballot

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Past Events

Videos in this playlist

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