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
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Jul 2019
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
May 2019
What Godzilla can teach us about nuclear weapons
On March 22, 2019, Dr. Jeffrey D. Berejikian gave a talk at TEDxUGA. In this talk, Dr. Berejikian explores how our political participation can reset the Doomsday Clock and tackle
May 2019
American Founding Group announces paper competition winners
The winners of this year’s American Founding Group paper competition are Caleb Morris, first place, for “The American Throne,” Tanner Huff, second place, for “Blood, Sweat, and Literacy Tests: Chronicling
May 2019
Dr. Justin Conrad of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) will be joining the faculty of the School of Public and International Affairs, effective Fall 2019. Conrad will
May 2019
Political science graduate students win teaching and research awards
Congratulations to Alice Kisaalita, winner of the Graduate School’s Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Sam Marcotte, winner of the Political Science Teaching Assistant of the Year award, and Aaron Hitefield, winner
Feb 2019
Dr. Loch Johnson delivers graduate Commencement address
Original story on UGA Today: ABC News correspondent and UGA alumna Deborah Roberts will give the University of Georgia’s spring undergraduate Commencement address May 10 at 7 p.m. in Sanford Stadium.
Dec 2018
SPIA student named a Schwarzman Scholar
The University of Georgia’s Swapnil Agrawal, a senior from Dunwoody, was one of 147 students selected internationally as a Schwarzman Scholar, a graduate fellowship designed to prepare the next generation of
