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Government & Politics ·

Congress to Campus Hits SPA

Former Lawmakers Promote Compromise and Collegiality on Visit to AU Classes
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Announcement ·

She Votes: Women’s Voices at the Forefront

New poll reveals the issues that are most Important to women voters
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Kogod dean David Marchick speaks with Seth Goldman, cofounder of Eat the Change and Honest Tea.

Business ·

Steeped in Sustainability: Kogod Launches Speaker Series

Seth Goldman, who’s twice captured lightning in a bottle with Honest Tea and Just Ice Tea, kicked off AU’s yearlong program.
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TaLisa Carter

Criminology ·

The U.S. Criminal Justice System: Functional, Flawed, or "F***ed"

Second publication from SPA Assistant Professor TaLisa Carter’s Shades of Justice project finds that student perceptions of the criminal justice system vary by skin tone.
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In the Community ·

12 for ’23: A Dozen Things to Look Forward to This Year at AU

Mark your calendar for the 12 things we’re looking forward to at AU and keep an eye out for more throughout the year in This Week at AU, on social media, and elsewhere.
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Kevin McCarthy addresses the 118th Congress after his election as the Speaker after 15 votes.

Government & Politics ·

Three Facts and a Fiction: House of Pain

Distinguished Professor Emeritus James Thurber reflects on the recent turmoil in the US House of Representatives.
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On Campus ·

Â鶹´«Ã½ Faculty Experts On Why Change Can’t Wait

Â鶹´«Ã½ faculty are the leading experts in these essential fields of study (and more). AU scholar-teachers are finding solutions to the world’s most pressing issues and shaping the next generation of changemakers.
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C'Asha Faltz

Alumni ·

SPA Alumni Profile: C’Asha Faltz, SPA/MS ’21

Data science graduate making an impact in the world of global IT
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Roommates Noah Burke, left, and Aidan Levinson work together to prove civil discourse is alive and well amongst younger students.

Government & Politics ·

Friends First: AU Roommates Set Example for Bipartisanship

Noah Burke,  SIS/BA ’22, and Aidan Levinson, SPA/BA ’23, hope their work together as student associates at the Sine Institute serves as an example that civility is alive and well amongst the next generation of political changemakers.
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Ken Meier (left) & Austin McCrea (right)

Health Policy & Management ·

Representative Bureaucracy Contagion Effects in Health Care

SPA researchers show that a higher proportion of female physicians in the ER improves heart attack outcomes for women, even without doctor/patient gender matching.
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