• Scott Goodstein

    MA in Political Communication

    Obama's campaign media guru and AU alum
    Scott Goodstein shares social media strategies.

  • Sarah Fischer

    The Headscarf Divide

    Boren Fellow Sarah Fischer explores
    the politics of women's lives in Turkey.

  • Brian Egger

    Issues of Importance

    MPA graduate's career is launched through
    GAO's Professional Development Program.

  • US Capitol Building

    Washington’s
    First School of Public Affairs

    In 1934, FDR called on AU for trained leaders.
    The School of Public Affairs was founded
    to meet this need.

    Today, SPA is still the place to become a leader.

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Lobby in the EU this Summer

EPAAI

Earn credit as you learn from top lobbyists, diplomats and elected officials in Brussels the capital of European Union.

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Be a Better Leader

Students

The Key Senior Program Manager Certificate prepares federal executives to lead complex acquisition programs.

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Spend Summer 2010 in Europe

Paris

Learn in Brussels, Strasbourg, Paris, The Hague, and other centers of international politics, trade, law, and security.

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—Princeton Review Best Colleges (2009)