Research Highlights |April 2025, FAU BOCA RATON

Public Affairs Rises Four Points in US News Rankings

The Public Affairs graduate program in the School of Public Administration ranked No. 72 in the nation in the U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools” for 2024-25. This is up four spots from the 2023-24 ranking of No. 76.   READ MORE

Adam Hasner Named Florida Atlantic University's Eighth President

Adam Hasner became Florida Atlantic’s eighth president on March 10, 2025. President Hasner comes to the University with more than 30 years of experience in public service, business strategy and policy advocacy. We're excited to collaborate with President Hasner as he leads Florida Atlantic into its next chapter.  

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College Partners in $7.5 Million International Project Integrating AI and Technology in Opera 

Ilaria Serra, PhD (Department of Languages, Linguistics, and Comparative Literature) and Mitchell Hutchings, DMA (Department of Music) are leading Florida Atlantic’s participation in three international projects aimed at transforming opera by integrating advanced technologies. This places FAU at the forefront of digital innovation in the performing arts.  READ MORE

Laura Backstrom Co-Authors Study on Foster Care

Laura Backstrom, associate professor of Sociology, was a co-author on a study of Guardian ad Litems who are appointed by the Florida courts to represent children in cases of abuse, abandonment or neglect.  READ MORE

Stephanie Anderson’s Essay Published in True  

Stephanie Anderson’s (assistant professor of creative nonfiction) craft essay was published in the online literary journal true on March 7. The essay is titled "Gathering Speed and Complexity: A Primer for Craft in Literary Journalism."  READ MORE

SCMS Students Headed to Columbia University School of Journalism  

Two School of Communication and Multimedia Studies students have been accepted to the incoming class of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Both students were in MediaLab, Florida Atlantic’s community reporting project. READ MORE

Miranda Miller Awarded David G. Hartwell Emerging Scholar Award

Miranda Miller, a Master’s student in English, has been awarded the prestigious David G. Hartwell Emerging Scholar Award at ICFA 2025. This annual award, presented by the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts (IAFA), recognizes the most outstanding paper submitted by a graduate student at the conference. READ MORE

Recent Publications | FAU Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Andrew Furman, Professor, English

"Of Slash Pines and Manatees: A Highly Selective Field Guide to my Suburban Wilderness

In this book, Furman explores touchpoints between his everyday suburban life and the environment in South Florida, contemplating his place in a subtropical landscape stretching from the Everglades to the warm Atlantic coast. 

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