AU will install D.C.’s largest solar power system and the largest urban solar hot water system on the East Coast by July, as part of the University’s goal of carbon neutrality by 2020.

The General Education program will no longer include clusters and tiers, the divisions that separate each General Education area, starting in fall 2012.

The AU Debate Society was ranked No. 7 in the country, the highest ranking in the club’s history.

“Twilight” and “True Blood” fans can quench their vampire thirst this fall with AU’s new course, HIST-296 “Vampire Narratives and American Society.”

Some residence hall showerheads are being replaced after AU technicians noticed over spring break that some of them were not the ones originally installed.

AU’s endowment increased by 14.6 percent, or $48 million, from last December.

AU’s Washington College of Law ranked 50th in the U.S. News and World Report’s 2011 list of best law schools.

The School of Public Affairs hosted the “Legacy of America’s First Ladies” conference March 1, including a panel of former first ladies’ chiefs of staffs for Hillary Clinton, Laura Bush and Michelle Obama.

Neil Kerwin will serve as AU president for five more years.

The Board increased the tuition by a smaller rate to appeal to students and maintain AU as a higher form of education.

After strong student opposition, the Faculty Senate will consider asking the provost to keep the add/drop period at 10 days.The Senate originally voted to shorten the period from 10 days to seven during its Feb. 16 meeting.

The Board of Trustees convened Thursday and Friday to finalize the budget for fiscal years 2012 and 2013 and discuss its new leadership.

This year’s “Vagina Monologues” left both the audience and performers on the verge of tears, as AU sophomore Kyla Novell channeled Haitian feminist and political activist Myriam Merlet in one moving performance on Feb. 18.

The Eagle Endowment will award $1,300 more than last year, due to a record number of applications.

Professor Robert “Bob” Griffith was well known for his kindness in the history department and throughout AU.

Incoming House Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., said he wants to cut taxes to create more jobs for graduating college students at a Kennedy Political Union event Monday night.

Sustainability concerns dominated Thursday’s Town Hall, featuring President Neil Kerwin and Board of Trustee Chairman Gary Abramson answering students’ questions.

AU officials are in negotiations with three or four new vendors to share the vacant store space on New Mexico Avenue, as part of the search for a new tenant.

Professor James Thurber discussed the lack of involvement in politics by the millennial generation in a speech at the Roosevelt Institute’s event, “Millennial Generation’s Impact on Elections” on Oct. 12.

The School of Public Affairs will launch a Center for Environmental Policy Wednesday for students who are interested in exploring local environmental issues through policymaking.

AU and the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority are expected to approve a contract this week to install a machine to refill SmarTrip cards in the AU Campus Store, according to Metro Information Specialist Angela Gates.

The Student Government announced the fall election results on Wednesday night, including the contested positions of Class Council for the Class of 2014, senators for each AU school and senators at-large.

Next fall, the School of International Service will allow 25 entering freshmen to complete a bachelor’s degree in three years and a master’s in four.

The recent creation of PunditWire by two School of Communication professors allows politicos to sound off on newsworthy topics on an online forum.