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Policy Analysis ·

What does the Meta and YouTube Ruling Mean for the Future of Tech?

SIS professor and Co-Director of AU’s Internet Governance Lab Derrick Cogburn helps unpack the Los Angeles jury decision that found Meta and YouTube negligent in a social media harms trial.
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AU Thought Leader Caroline Bruckner

Research ·

Tax Expert, Policymaker, and Thought Leader

American University’s Caroline Bruckner went from Capitol Hill to the classroom while continuing to influence U.S. tax policy.
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#12 Overall for Public Affairs

Achievements ·

American University’s School of Public Affairs is Ranked No. 12 in the Nation by U.S. News & World Report

This is the seventh consecutive year that SPA ranked among the top 5 percent of public affairs schools in the country, and the sixth year in a row that the school has held the distinction of the highest rated school in Washington, D.C.
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International ·

AU Named Top Producer of Peace Corps Volunteers for 14th Consecutive Year

With 35 Eagles currently serving in 23 countries, the university continues its 60-year tradition of global service and intercultural exchange.
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Policy Analysis ·

How Iranian Hackers Pose a Threat to US Critical Infrastructure

Professor William Akoto discusses the recent cyberattack on Stryker Corp. by an Iran-linked group and examines how cyber operations are often used during periods of geopolitical tension.
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Policy Analysis ·

Safeguarding the US Federal Government Workforce

Policy Brief: Lessons from the 2025 assault on the bureaucracy.
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Achievements ·

American University Programs Ascend to Top 50 in Global Subject Rankings

Historic milestones in social policy, politics and international studies, and development studies highlight AU’s continued rise in the 2026 QS World University Rankings by Subject, released last week.
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WCL ·

Professor Duan and Upcoming Supreme Court Case Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. v. Amarin Pharma, Inc.

Amicus Brief and Intellectual Property at the Supreme Court Series
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