Coming up this month:
Network with professional in the nonprofit world, get to know your professors, discuss women and voting, and so much more!
RSVP here: tinyurl.com/SPAeventsRSVP (link in our bio)
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@au-spa.bsky.social@au-spa.bsky.socialJoin JLCS professors for pizza and conversation, learn about majors and programs, and meet your instructors! Professors joining include: Bryan Arva, Michelle Engert, Suleyman Ozeren, & Stacie St. Louis. 🗓️ THUR 10/15 🕑 4 PM📍Kerwin 301 ALL SPA students welcome!
@au-spa.bsky.social🍎 Join the Dept. of Public Admin. & Policy for a conversation w/ @bethschueler.bsky.social (@stanfordeducation.bsky.social), whose research examines the politics & governance of education policy & ways to improve low-performing K–12 schools.
🗓️THUR 10/15 🕑 Noon 📍Kerwin 301
👉tinyurl.com/RSS-FALL2026
@au-spa.bsky.socialJoin a networking workshop, then test your new skills at the in-person networking reception focused on nonprofit work.
Meet alumni and employers in the nonprofit field and build your professional network.
🗓️ TUE 10/13 🕑 4 - 6 PM📍Constitution Hall 👉tinyurl.com/industrynonprofit
@au-spa.bsky.social🎉 Congratulations to SPA’s @peerresearch.bsky.social Center on its two-year anniversary!
Through its published research and workshops, PEER has made valuable contributions to the higher education policy field. We’re proud of the team’s impact and excited to see what’s ahead! 🦅
More: bit.ly/4y6PsC9
@au-spa.bsky.social🇸🇦 🇹🇷 🇵🇰 SPA’s John Calabrese examines how Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan are turning the “Mecca alliance” into a security partnership amid Houthi attacks & growing threats to Red Sea infrastructure. Read: bit.ly/4dzqJiF
Map: The Conversation, CC-BY-ND.
@au-spa.bsky.socialSPA Prof. @davidmalet.bsky.social shares insights on the Biological Weapons Convention loophole and how the Siberian lab plague leak can potentially affect national security in the US. Watch here: bit.ly/3VIkZwO
@au-spa.bsky.socialWe're incredibly #SPAProud of Owain Squance (SPA/BA '27) for receiving the Newman Civic Fellowship!
“That combination of intellectual curiosity and authentic concern for others is what makes him so deserving of this recognition.”
Read about Owain's journey at SPA & on the Hill: bit.ly/4yKbfB1.
@au-spa.bsky.socialCan taxpayer dollars fund campaign-related activity? SPA’s Patrick Malone explains why Trump’s actions weeks before the midterms raise questions about the rules.
👉 Read more: bit.ly/3TQzJt2
📷 Kent Nishimura/AFP
@au-spa.bsky.socialSPA @perilresearch.bsky.social's Cynthia @milleridriss.bsky.social talks to @cnn.com about the severely lacking gender-based violence reporting policies at Cornell and Greek life in general, which have failed victims and survivors for decades and still do today. Watch: cnn.it/3VDGrDe
@au-spa.bsky.social🏕️ We love a good OPEN HOUSE at SPA! Families and future students huddled around different "🔥bonfires" with faculty, department chairs, and Dean Alison Jacknowitz to learn S'MORE about SPA!🍫 🍪
@au-spa.bsky.socialIt’s Family Weekend at AU! 🦅 SPA students and their loved ones are joining the Project on Civic Dialogue for a session on strengthening communication skills and building connections that last beyond the classroom—and through the holiday season. 💬
@au-spa.bsky.socialJoin another SPA tradition — the SPA Family Weekend Open House scavenger hunt!
It's a chance to Disagree w/ Your Family, Learn S'more About SPA, discuss the midterm election with the experts, and debate the American Dream with Prof. Liz Suhay.
Learn more: bit.ly/4i00cxq
@au-spa.bsky.socialJoin a networking workshop, then test your new skills at the in-person networking reception focused on nonprofit work.
Meet alumni and employers in the nonprofit field and build your professional network.
🗓️ TUE 10/13 🕑 4 - 6 PM📍Constitution Hall 👉tinyurl.com/industrynonprofit
@au-spa.bsky.socialJoin JLCS professors for pizza and conversation, learn about majors and programs, and meet your instructors! Professors joining include: Bryan Arva, Michelle Engert, Suleyman Ozeren, & Stacie St. Louis. 🗓️ THUR 10/15 🕑 4 PM📍Kerwin 301 ALL SPA students welcome!
@au-spa.bsky.socialRacial slavery is the original sin of the American republic.
Join Sarah Marsh (Seton Hill Univ.) as she traces how racial slavery & the concept of race emerged from England’s constitutional struggles & shaped USA’s founding.
🗓️10/8 🕑5:30-7PM📍Kerwin 301 👉tinyurl.com/mwkdsutr
@au-spa.bsky.social🍎 Join the Dept. of Public Admin. & Policy for a conversation w/ @bethschueler.bsky.social (@stanfordeducation.bsky.social), whose research examines the politics & governance of education policy & ways to improve low-performing K–12 schools.
🗓️THUR 10/15 🕑 Noon 📍Kerwin 301
👉tinyurl.com/RSS-FALL2026
@au-spa.bsky.socialWhat sets SPA's Counter-Terrorism & Homeland Security program apart from others?
Is it the focus on student success, the practitioners giving the courses, the residency, or the incredible network you'll build? Hear from profs. Bryan Arva & Trace Lasley.
👉 american.edu/spa/online-mscths/index.cfm
@au-spa.bsky.socialWhat is Salt Typhoon, how wide is its reach, & how does it affect US and global national security? Read the latest Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) profile by the ROCCA project at @orionpolicyins.bsky.social, coordinated by SPA's @suleymanozeren.bsky.social: orionpolicy.org/apt-profile-salt-typhoon/
@au-spa.bsky.socialCan UN Quick Impact Projects—or QIPs—reduce attacks by non‑state armed groups on UN peacekeepers? SPA's @joribreslawski.bsky.social presents robust evidence that, when designed to be small, visible, and participatory, they can have the desired effects. Read here: bit.ly/4754f5u
