From analysis by AU experts to AU students reporting on the ground in Michigan, read about all the ways the university participated in Election Day 2026 on November 3.
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Honoring the impact of 2026 Cyrus A. Ansary Medal Recipient Gary M. Abramson, SPA/BA ’68.
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Policy Brief: SPA professor and alumni find persistent racial differences in how Americans participate in governance
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An internship with DC’s Department of Energy and Environment is helping Madeline Shantz, SPA/BA ’27, discover where her interests in policy, data, and the environment can take her.
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As DC’s top radio station—owned and licensed by American University—marks its 65th anniversary, go behind the scenes with the flagship program that reaches millions across the country on NPR each week.
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He survey from the Women in Politics Institute finds that women voters head into the midterms frustrated, still want more women in office, and see a higher bar for a woman president.
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Policy Brief: an argument that Title VII protects abortion providers at catholic hospitals
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Through the Campus Compact leadership development program, Owain Squance, SPA/BA ’27, will build on his work enacting change across DC.
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AU sends the highest concentration of graduates into Congress and the Departments of State, Homeland Security, Justice, and Commerce, according to a new analysis.
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New research by SPA Professor Nicole Darnall examines the future of sustainable public procurement.
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