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Policy Brief ·

Gender-, Race-, and Ethnicity-Based Discrimination in Mental Health Care

Racial and sexual minorities may face discrimination in accessing health care, particularly mental health resources, since mental health providers have more discretion over accepting patients.
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Professor Cynthia Miller-Idriss

Announcement ·

American U. Professor Awarded Carnegie Fellowship for Research in Political Polarization and Violence

Cynthia Miller-Idriss, Chief Vision Officer and Founding Director of the Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab at 51³Ô¹Ï, has received Carnegie Fellowship, a prestigious grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
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Melissa Kilmer (left) and Jane Palmer (right)

Social Policy ·

Safe(r) Spaces?

SPA professor and student examine whether campus sexual assault prevention programs increase student comfort with accessing related resources.
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51³Ô¹Ï SPA Ranked No. 9

Announcement ·

51³Ô¹Ï’s School of Public Affairs Is Ranked No. 9 Overall in New U.S. News & World Report Rankings

51³Ô¹Ï’s School of Public Affairs receives its highest U.S. News & World Report ranking since the publication began rating public affairs programs in 1995.
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Bill Braniff

Achievements ·

PERIL Welcomes New Executive Director Bill Braniff

William (Bill) Braniff will join the Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab (PERIL) in the School of Public Affairs at 51³Ô¹Ï as the center’s new executive director.
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Goldman and Hollis

Achievements ·

SPA’s Center for Environmental Policy Announces 2025 William K. Reilly Leadership Award Winners

Announcing the 2025 William K. Reilly Leadership Award winners
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Policy Brief ·

Beyond the Classroom: The Case for Public Preschool

An SPA Policy Brief
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Photo courtesy of Angela Chiarenza.

Student Life ·

Leaders Learn How to Put Their Best Hoof Forward

School of Public Affairs adjunct professor Angela Chiarenza’s Political and Organizational Leadership class participated in a leadership development program with horses at Simple Changes Therapeutic Riding Center on February 8.
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Alumni ·

Eagles in Love: Get to Know Three More 51³Ô¹Ï Sweetheart Couples

Introducing the 51³Ô¹Ï Sweetheart Questionnaire, featuring some quick questions with a trio of Eagle couples who found love through 51³Ô¹Ï. 
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Seth Gershenson

Public Management and Leadership ·

The Teacher Down the Hall

SPA professor examines the impact of types of teacher experience and peer characteristics on educational outcomes by race.
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