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School of Public Affairs
ASU’s School of Public Affairs (SPA) is among the leading schools in the nation, with unique strengths in information technology, science and technology policy, local government management, emergency management and homeland security, nonprofit management, environmental policy, and urban policy.
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School of Public Affairs
ASU’s School of Public Affairs (SPA) is among the leading schools in the nation, with unique strengths in information technology, science and technology policy, local government management, emergency management and homeland security, nonprofit management, environmental policy, and urban policy.
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Public Administration programs prepare students for public service, public management, and policy analysis at the local, state and national levels of government.

Programs in public service and public policy prepares students for work in government at all levels and in nonprofit organizations through comprehensive coverage of topics in public policy, public leadership and management, and urban studies.

Emergency Management and Homeland Security degrees blend concepts of public policy and management, criminal justice, science and technology to enhance and foster critical thinking.

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ASU's School of Public Affairs is one of
the top rated programs in the nation

ASU's School of Public Affairs is one of the top rated programs in the nation

Running toward the 'pain cave'

October 8, 2021

Chris Herbst says that running 55 miles at a time can be so brutal that he enters a state he calls “the pain cave.”...Read more

Innovative civics program to be honored with President's Medal for Social Embeddedness

September 29, 2021

A civics education program engaging K–12 students as key decision-makers in the Arizona K–12 schools’ budgeting processes will be honored in October with the Arizona...Read more

Public affairs professors named to leadership of national science, education organizations

September 27, 2021

Two Arizona State University School of Public Affairs professors began work this fall in national leadership positions in prestigious research and education organizations.

Public policy grad adapts capstone project to create inclusion plan, new position in his job developing local workforce

August 4, 2021

New graduates often wonder how much of what they learned while in school will translate into their careers. Ricky Duran didn’t have to ponder that...Read more

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