• SPIA undergraduate students pursue a variety of career paths. Some pursue graduate degrees for careers as scholars, lawyers, civil servants, or public managers. Others enter the job market in the private or nonprofit sectors. Some even try politics as a career.
  • SPIA graduate students pursue career paths in academia, public policy, nonprofit administration, international relations, and more.
  • Recent alumni accolades include:
    • Carla Williams (MPA ’91) named first African American female athletic director at a Power Five Institution.
    • J. Warren Stembridge (AB ‘85) received the CIA’s Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal.
    • Sarah Hughes (AB ’14) worked as a researcher for NBC during the 2018 Winter Olympics primarily covering figure skating.
    • Christopher Belk (AB ’05) tops Bulldog 100 with the #1 fastest growing UGA alumni-owned business in the country for 2018.
    • Tim Fleming (AB ‘05 ) was named Chief of Staff for Georgia’s new Governor.
  • For more information about our alumni, read our magazine We The People.

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