The 2023 ESRA (Election Science, Reform, and Administration) Conference was hosted by SPIA and the Department of Political Science at the Georgia Center from May 31st to June 2nd. ESRA
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Mar 2023
Meet The Board Monday: Ronnie Kurtz
Ronnie Kurtz (AB ‘15, MPA ‘15) wears multiple hats at his day job as the Director of Planning and Community Development at the City of Grovetown, Georgia. Between managing policy
Mar 2023
2023 SPIA Teaching and Research Awards
This year, five individuals were awarded with the annual SPIA Teaching and Research Awards. These awards are presented by the school and acknowledge the hard work and commitment our faculty
Mar 2023
SPIA Creates Ralston Small & Rural Communities Fund
As Georgia’s flagship university, UGA has an institutional commitment to serve the state’s small and rural communities. SPIA’s approach is to engage directly with state and local governmental and nonprofit
Feb 2023
Meet The Board Monday- Shallum Atkinson, M.Ed. (AB ‘17)
While writing policy briefs for his current employer, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski, Shallum Atkinson, M.Ed. (AB ‘17) also spends time in the lecture halls of George Washington University’s law school. Shallum’s
Feb 2023
Loch K. Johnson Weighs In On New “Church Committee”
Loch K. Johnson, Regents Professor Emeritus of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia and a former senior aide to the chair of the Church Committee, weighs in
Jan 2023
NEW FACULTY FRIDAY: Q&A WITH DR. BRYAN BARBER
Meet one of our new faculty members, Dr. Bryan Barber, Lecturer of International Affairs. What attracted you to UGA? SPIA is a large community of experts on politics and international
Dec 2022
MEET OUR 40 UNDER 40 HONOREE: GRANT THOMAS
Earlier this year, the University of Georgia announced the 2022 40 Under 40 honorees. The winners include 7 graduates with SPIA degrees. 40 Under 40 celebrates young alumni leading the
Nov 2022
NEW FACULTY FRIDAY: Q&A WITH DR. SPERLING
Meet one of our new faculty members, Dr. Eli Sperling, joining us as an Israel Institute Teaching Fellow. What attracted you to UGA? Engaged students, endless faculty resources and wonderful colleagues
Nov 2022
SPIA Professor One of First to Research COVID-19
In the years since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold of the world in early 2020, thousands of studies have been conducted on topics ranging from misinformation to work-life balance. One
