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SPA's 75th Anniversary

The School of Public Affairs Celebrates its 75th anniversary.

What Do We Expect From Our Government?

A conference celebrating American University's 75 years of scholarship and service, 1934-2009.

Katzen Arts Center American University Washington, D.C. (get directions)

Thursday, March 26th

Plenary (2:00 pm)

Reflections by deans present and past
FDR’s legacy
Issues facing the new administration and Congress

Dinner and Guest Speaker (Obama representative to be announced)

Friday, March 27th

Panels: Discussions with practitioners and scholars

Oversight (9:00 a.m.)
Immigration (9:00 a.m.)
Campaigns and Elections (10:30 a.m.)
Climate Change (10:30 a.m.)
Regulation (1:30 p.m.)
Terrorism (1:30 p.m.)

Speakers Include

Glen Bolger	Walter Broadnax	Robert Cleary
Amelie F. Constant	J. Clarence Davies	David Dulio
Robert Durant	Rob Engel	Daniel Fiorino
Brian Forst	Bart Forsyth	A. Lee Fritschler
Guilermina Jasso	Neil Kerwin	Gary La Free
William M. LeoGrande	Susan Martin	Jim McGovern
Rick Melberth	Connie Morella	Candice Nelson
Walter Oleszek	Beryl Radin	Kathleen M. Rest
James Roosevelt Jr.	Rita Simon	James Thurber
David Walker	Terry Yosie	And others

Registration

Please click here to register for SPA's 75th Anniversary Conference.

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