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Assistant Professor chosen for prestigious leadership program

SPIA Assistant Professor Zoila Ponce de León was named to the 2025-2026 NASPAA Next cohort by the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA).

Paola Ortiz Vargas at the UNDP offices in Panama

Internship Highlight: A summer in Panama with the United Nations Development Programme

Second-year MID student Paola Ortiz Vargas may have secured the perfect internship—one that combined her passions for gender equality and women's empowerment with a regional focus on Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Internship Highlight: MPA/MSW student dives deep into local government

Morgan Bryson (MPA/MSW '26) is getting hands-on experience this summer thanks to support from the Marshall Bond/WAPMM Local Government Internship Program.