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SPA Explains the 2024 Election
Browse below for a compilation of events, scholarship, and videos from SPA Faculty surrounding the 2024 US Presidential Election. Follow us on , , , and for more election coverage!
Upcoming Events
Why Aren't the Presidential Candidates Talking Much About Climate Change?
October 17 | SIS Founders Room
In the “thick” of the campaign, we seek through this conference to take a step back and ask broader questions about political polarization, party politics, and one of the most under-considered campaign issues of our time.
Correcting Election-Related Misinformation
October 22 | 10 - 11am | Virtual
- Angie Holan, International Fact-Checking Network
- Joanne Miller, University of Delaware
- Brendan Nyhan, Dartmouth College
- Claire Wardle, Cornell University
When Politics & Markets Meet: The 2024 Presidential Election
October 22 | 4-5pm | Kerwin 301
Join to hear panelists from UBS & American University discuss the 2024 election, and how the result will impact the U.S. economy and global markets.
- Andrew Shantz, Managing Director - Wealth Management, The Shantz Mantione Group, UBS
- Shane Lieberman, Executive Director, US Office of Public Policy, UBS
- David Marchick, Dean, Kogod School of Business, American University
- Liz Suhay, Associate Professor of Government, School of Public Affairs, American University
Imagining a First Gentleman
October 28 | 10am | Kerwin 311
Light breakfast served
- Anita McBride, Director, First Ladies Initiative, School of Public Affairs; Founding Member, First Ladies Association for Research and Education (FLARE); Co-Author, Remember the First Ladies: The Legacies of America's History-Making Women
- Diana B. Carlin, Professor Emerita, St. Louis University; Founding Member, First Ladies Association for Research and Education (FLARE); Co-Author, Remember the First Ladies: The Legacies of America's History-Making Women
- Nanc Kegan Smith, Vice President, First Ladies Association for Research and Education (FLARE); Co-Author, Remember the First Ladies: The Legacies of America's History-Making Women
Scholarship
Past Events
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