American University School Of Public Affairs
The American University School of Public Affairs (SPA) houses three academic departments - Public Administration & Policy, Government, and Justice, Law, & Society - as well as ten centers and institutes including the Washington Institute for Public & International Affairs Research, a research unit jointly sponsored with the School of International Service.
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