The Center for Politics and Public Affairs (CPPA) fosters the study of politics and public policy. The Center holds public and campus fora and specialized sessions dealing with a wide variety of public and political matters. In addition, it sponsors specific lectures and seminars with other institutional and community partners for the purpose of stimulating discourse on political and policy issues. The CPPA coordinates various fellowships and internship programs, conducts public policy and political research, publishes its own research on policy and political topics.