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SMPA Welcomes 2022 Terker Fellows

SMPA is excited to welcome Katherine Miller and Molly O'Toole as the 2022-2023 Terker Distinguished Fellows
August 31, 2022

SMPA is excited to welcome Katherine Miller and Molly O'Toole as this year's Terker Distinguished Fellows

Project for Media and National Security Awarded 2-Year Carnegie Grant

July 29, 2022

Project for Media and National Security Awarded 2-Year Carnegie Grant

SMPA Professor Imani M. Cheers' Exhibition Celebrates Black Fatherhood

"Framing Fatherhood" is on display at the Corcoran's Flagg Building until July 31.
June 20, 2022

Professor Imani M. Cheers' "Framing Fatherhood" is on display at the Corcoran's Flagg Building until July 31.

2022 SMPA Award, Scholarship and Prize Recipients

May 17, 2022

Congratulations to all 2022 award, prize, and scholarship winners!

SMPA National Council Members Dana Bash and Chuck Todd Received Honorary Degrees During 2022 Commencement

Political journalists Bash and Todd became honorary Doctors of Public Service during the May 15 Commencement celebration on the National Mall.
May 16, 2022

Dana Bash and Chuck Todd are now honorary Doctors of Public Service.

Documentary Film: Who Killed Alex Odeh?

The assassination of a beloved Palestinian-American activist in Southern California sets off a 35-year quest for justice that exposes the transnational dimension of the Israel/Palestine conflict.
May 10, 2022

From directors Jason Osder and William Youmans comes a socio-political true crime mystery.

Director Waisbord's Note on the Russian military invasion of Ukraine

March 2, 2022

"I echo President Wrighton’s statement last week that members of our community may be particularly affected by this evolving situation."

Director Waisbord's Note on the Anniversary of January 6th

January 7, 2022

"A year later, it’s important for us to remember the historic events and to reflect on the monumental significance of an insurrection."

Award-winning War Correspondent and Author Join SMPA as Shapiro Fellow

December 1, 2021

During the Spring semester, journalist and alumna Megan K. Stack will join SMPA as the 2022 J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Fellow.

Building global support to Combat Disinformation in Media

October 15, 2021

IPDGC hosts Distinguished Humphrey Fellowship

GW Politics Poll Shows Lack of Trust by Republicans in Biden Won States

July 27, 2021

GW Politics Poll shows that just 44% of Republicans and 76% of Democrats have a “great deal” or “fair amount” of trust in their state election administrators.

SMPA Announces New Director of the Project for Media and National Security

May 13, 2021

SMPA is pleased to announce that Thom Shanker has been selected as the next director of the Project for Media and National Security.