Dean's Dialogue Subscribe Search by Keyword View by Category Search by CategoryAcademicsCommunityDiversity, Equity, & InclusionGeneral News Show/hide search bar Apr 28, 2022 Announcing My Podcast: The Dean's Dialogue! Dear SPIA Community, SPIA is a community in conversation. This is a phrase our graduate admissions office often uses to describe… Apr 01, 2022 Celebrating Arab American Heritage Month Dear SPIA Community, Today, April 1, marks the start of National Arab American Heritage Month (NAAHM) in the United States. President… Mar 11, 2022 Honoring Women’s History Month Dear SPIA Community, Terri Sewell '86 and Dean Amaney Jamal at the Edmund Pettus Bridge Crossing Jubilee in Selma. (Photo courtesy of… Mar 08, 2022 Celebrating the Global Community of Women Dear SPIA Community, On this International Women’s Day and during the entire month of March, we celebrate the numerous social, economic,… Feb 24, 2022 In Solidarity: Ukraine Dear SPIA Community, The scenes of destruction and of people fleeing across Ukraine following Russia’s military invasion are gut… Feb 03, 2022 Celebrating Black History Month Dear SPIA Community, Feb. 1 is the beginning of Black History Month in the United States. All month, we will celebrate the numerous… Jan 28, 2022 In the Policy Debate Dear SPIA Community, While a new year brings fresh optimism and opportunity, it also brings a sober reality. Our world is two years into… Dec 20, 2021 Serving New Jersey: A Visit with First Lady Tammy Murphy Dear SPIA Community, Early this year, New Jersey First Lady Tammy Snyder Murphy unveiled a plan to reduce the state’s maternal mortality… Oct 22, 2021 Looking Ahead: Strategic Planning at SPIA Dear SPIA friends, Coming on board as SPIA’s new dean, I was excited to learn I already have a space for communicating with you — right… Jun 04, 2021 Welcoming a Historic Graduate Class Small cohorts are a hallmark of the graduate programs we offer at SPIA, allowing students to build close, supportive communities while in… May 18, 2021 Faculty Approve Recommended Changes to MPA Core Curriculum At a meeting last week, SPIA faculty voted to adopt the recommendation from the MPA Core Curriculum Review Committee to incorporate a new… May 03, 2021 DEI Efforts at SPIA In my first month as interim dean, I’ve noticed a common thread in our community: a sharp focus on advancing diversity, equity, and… Apr 20, 2021 Justice for George Floyd Nearly a year after the killing of George Floyd, Derek Chauvin, the officer who kneeled on Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes, was… Mar 18, 2021 A Statement on the Atlanta Shootings I write to express what I know is shared sadness and outrage in the aftermath of Tuesday’s murders in the Atlanta area. Most of the… Mar 18, 2021 Greetings to the SPIA Community Since the onset of the pandemic, our School has experienced transformative change. From moving to a majority-virtual classroom… Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Next page Next › Last page Last » Subscribe for updates. Use the RSS link to subscribe to the feed in an RSS reader.