ARLINGTON, VA – Twelve women from around the country will share in more than $126,000 for their academic pursuits as the Women In Defense Horizons Scholarship class of 2019-20, the
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Aug 2019
SPIA welcomes seven new faculty members
Molly Berkemeier PhD, Texas A&M University Assistant Professor of International Affairs International Relations/Nuclear Non-proliferation Roberto Felix Carlos PhD, University of Chicago Assistant Professor of Political Science Political Behavior/Identity Politics/Public Opinion/Immigration
Aug 2019
SPIA Board of Visitors Profile: Gene Habiger
General Gene Habiger has been an active member of the SPIA Board of Visitors since 2005, making him one of SPIA’s longest serving advisors to the dean. Habiger started his
Aug 2019
A Passion for International Affairs
As Austin browsed the UGA bookstore for his business textbooks, he found himself wandering through the international affairs section. An hour later, after picking up multiple IA books and zero
Aug 2019
Securing our Future
Upon earning one of the highly sought-after Fulbright scholarships, Valeriia Lozova came to the United States as an international student from Ukraine. Valeriia earned a bachelor’s degree in international relations
Aug 2019
Managing Around the Globe
Ted Pestorius has spent his entire career working for the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). In his current position as Deputy Director, Management and Overseas Operations for the Center for
Aug 2019
Extending the MPA Program Beyond Borders
SPIA recently created a new opportunity to increase the global reach of the Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree program. In 2017, the department of public administration and policy designed
Jul 2019
The Road to Rhodes
The Rhodes Scholarship was established by Cecil Rhodes upon his death in the early 1900s. Since then, 32 American students have been selected annually as Rhodes Scholars, earning themselves a
Jul 2019
Increasing the adolescent vaccination rate
By Shelby Steuart While vaccination rates are at or above 90% for most early childhood vaccines, adolescent and young adult rates remain low and varied. The Center for Disease Control
Jul 2019
SPIA professor among world’s top 50 thinkers
Cas Mudde, Stanley Wade Shelton UGAF Professor of International Affairs in the University of Georgia’s School of Public and International Affairs, has been named to Prospect Magazine’s 2019 list of “World’s
