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Topic 3: Getting to Know Your Faculty

SPP faculty members are highly accomplished in their fields and can serve as an important resource for you during your graduate program. To learn more about your faculty, you can review their biographies on the faculty directory and search the faculty expertise database. You’ll also find faculty accomplishments highlighted in the SPP monthly newsletter, SPP Currents, and the annual magazine, Policy Impact.

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SPP tuition for in-state students is approximately half the cost of the tuition at private competitors in the D.C. area.

Employer information sessions are offered each semester with public, private, and nonprofit organizations such as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, RAND, Third Way, and the Department of Treasury.

More than 70% of SPP students are employed while pursuing their degrees -- classes are offered in the late afternoon and early evening to accommodate full- and part-time students.