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Spotlights

Allie Tubbs

Graduate Student - MPA

Emmanuel Nakihinga

Graduate Student - URP

Folasade “Sade” Owolabi

SPPA Alum

Phuong Nguyen

SPPA Faculty

News & Events

Zuhlke Receives Prize for Best Book on Environmental Politics and Policy

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Nguyen Paper Reanalyzes Tax Opinions From the 1930s

Friday, September 13, 2024

Five students in the IISC Bondurant Parks Master Plan group standing in front of "Bondurant" sign.

Capstone Project Wins Iowa APA Exemplary Student Project Award

Thursday, September 12, 2024

Student Paper Receives National Award for Diversity, Social Justice and the Role of Women in Planning

Tuesday, September 10, 2024