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SPIA's 2012 Presidential Election Panel, (L-R) Jamal Simmons, Mary Kate Cary, Ralph Reed, Richard Belcher, and Cynthia Tucker.

Candler Hall

Student interns in UGA's Washington Semester Program get a firsthand look at life in Washington D.C.

The Carter Presidency - Lessons for the 21st Century

Letter from the Dean

Dear SPIA Friends: On July 31, 2013 I will retire as Dean of the School of Public and International Affairs and Professor of Public Administration and … Read more →

Elaine Bunn (‘74) appointed to Defense position

Elaine Bunn (‘74) appointed to Defense position

Congratulations to SPIA Board of Visitors member Elaine Bunn (‘74) on her promotion to a new position in the Office of the U.S. Secretary of Defense. … Read more →

Constitution Conference

Constitution Conference

March 22-24. “The American Constitution: 225th Anniversary of the Ratification.” Sponsored by Dr. Keith Dougherty of SPIA’s Department of Political Science, Dr. Peter Hoffer (History), and Dr. Keith Poole (Political Science), this conference brings together scholars … Read more →

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Join SPIA’s Facebook Group

The School of Public and International Affairs has recently created an alumni page on Facebook under the group name UGA SPIA Alumni. We hope you will join the group! You will find it to be a great place to network with fellow alumni and former professors, as well as stay connected to the School of Public and International Affairs.

Fall 2012

The Citizen

The Citizen is a magazine published in the spring and fall semesters by the School of Public and International Affairs and mailed to alumni, faculty, staff, students, peer institutions and other friends and members of the SPIA community. … View all issues →

In this issue of The Citizen

  • How the U.S. Supreme Court Wants Us All to Pay for our Broccoli
  • Think It's Tough Now...Wait Until You Have to Vote
  • The Futre of the Court
  • Picture of a Polarized Congress
  • Faculty Profile: Jamie Carson
  • Johnson Named Inaugural Recipient of SEC Professor of the Year Award
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Matt Tyler

Matt Tyler

“I greatly appreciate the generous support of those who have made the SPIA Study Abroad Scholarship possible, and hope that this fund continues so that others may be able to participate in life-changing study abroad opportunities … Giving changes our students lives. Would you like to learn how you can help? →

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Gifts of all sizes to the School of Public and International Affairs general fund are combined to support numerous important causes. The majority of expenditures from this fund are for student activities such as our SPIA … Read more →