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Feb 2024
MEET NEW ALUMNI BOARD MEMBER BERT BRANTLEY
Over the years, Bert Brantley (ABJ 鈥�97, MPA 鈥�05) has held a number of leadership roles in the state of Georgia. Bert is currently the President and CEO of the
Feb 2024
NEW BOOK RELEASE FROM DR. ALEXA BANKERT
Dr. Alexa Bankert, Associate Professor of Political Science, co-authored a book entitled When Politics Becomes Personal: The Effect of Partisan Identity on Anti-Democratic Behavior, in which she weighs the consequences
Feb 2024
SPIA @TEDxUGA: K. Chad Clay
SPIA Associate Professor K. Chad Clay wants to reduce human suffering, and he bets you do, too. In his TEDxUGA 2023 talk, Clay, the director of SPIA鈥檚 Center for the
Feb 2024
Homelessness leads to more drug, alcohol poisoning deaths
Original story on UGA Today by聽Leigh Hataway Study says reducing homelessness by 25% could save thousands of lives from dying by overdose Reducing homelessness by 25%聽could save almost 2,000 lives
Feb 2024
Murdie named 2023-2024 Regents鈥� Professor
Original story on UGA Today by聽Hannah Gallant UGA faculty members honored for their innovative and pace-setting scholarship Two University of Georgia faculty members have been named Regents鈥� Professors for the
Feb 2024
February 2024 MPA Student of the Month: Ella Filston
Congratulations to Ella Filston for being selected as PADP鈥檚 February MPA Student of the Month! Ella is a part-time MPA student, originally from Winston-Salem, NC. She graduated from Wake Forest
Jan 2024
SPIA @TEDxUGA: Jeremiah de Sesto
Jeremiah de Sesto gave himself a massive assignment for TEDxUGA: he sought to use the platform to both share his distinct cultural heritage and celebrate the future of discourse, policy,
Jan 2024
UGA鈥檚 Mariah Cady named a 2024 Rhodes Scholar
Original story on UGA Today by聽Stephanie Schupska University of Georgia student Mariah Cady聽was one of 32 students nationwide named a 2024 Rhodes Scholar this weekend. UGA is the only school
Jan 2024
SPIA PEER MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
The SPIA Peer Mentorship Program is now accepting applications for Spring 2024. If you participated in a previous semester, you can participate again and be paired with a new partner
Jan 2024
SPIA @TEDxUGA: Calvin Rausch
When Calvin Rausch challenged herself to pursue a spot on the TEDxUGA 2023 stage, she thought her topic was obvious. For Rausch, service was always the point. The Marietta native
