What's next for AU after US colleges reckoned with racism amid BLM protests
(03/22/21 5:17pm)
Editor's Note: This article appeared in The Eagle's March 2021 virtual print edition.
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Editor's Note: This article appeared in The Eagle's March 2021 virtual print edition.
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As Black History Month draws to a close, work is not done for the Black student activists who have committed to social change at American University and beyond. These are just a few of the students and organizations doing this work. In particular, these three groups are run by Black women and non-male identifying folks fighting to make a better future in their own ways.
Two years after the American University Working Group on the Influence of Slavery originally presented its findings, the group has resumed its work, now with an additional focus on the potential role of Indigenous peoples in the University’s founding.
American University’s Center for Environmental Policy hosted a virtual event focused on climate change policy and holding the Biden-Harris administration accountable on Feb. 4 in partnership with the American Lung Association.
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American University Student Government senators elected Ishita Jamar, a sophomore in the School of Communication, as speaker of the AU Undergraduate Senate via a Zoom call on Sunday.
The University recently announced its new COVID-19 testing procedures for the spring 2021 semester, making significant changes from the fall 2020 semester. Here’s everything you should know if you are an American University student living in the D.C. area and want to visit campus at any point during the semester.
With Black Lives Matter demonstrations, a Capitol insurrection and a second presidential impeachment within a span of four years, now American University students watch as a transition of power occurs from the Trump-Pence administration to the Biden-Harris administration.
As American University postdoctoral fellow Michael R. Fisher Jr. watched news coverage of the Capitol insurrection in horror on Jan. 6, he reached a painful conclusion: This is who we are as a nation.
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The American University women’s basketball team had a shaky 2019-20 season, finishing seventh in the conference, yet it nearly snuck away with a win in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament falling 46-44 to the second-seeded Boston University. Throughout the season, the Eagles were riddled with inconsistent offensive performances, poor rebounding and a bevy of underclassmen who still looked a year away.
Staff applications for The Eagle remain open for interested students from all schools, majors and years to apply by 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 21, according to Editor-in-Chief Sophie Austin. At a recent Diversity, Equity and Inclusion meeting, the group reiterated that anyone who is innately curious, wants to be part of a collaborative team and wants to engage with the American University community, should apply.
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Following reports that President-elect Joe Biden is considering American University President Sylvia Burwell among candidates for health secretary, Burwell said she is focused on her University efforts amid the pandemic.
American University announced Tuesday that journalist Andrea Mitchell will be the commencement speaker for the online graduation ceremony for summer and fall 2020 graduates.
Editor's Note: This article appeared in The Eagle's October 2020 virtual print edition.
On Oct. 26, American University announced information about AU’s spring 2021 semester operating status. The semester will begin a week late on Jan. 19 and will expand courses in areas like the sciences, arts, media and select others to meet in-person, as reported by The Eagle. The announcement also included the expansion of on-campus housing for students and, notably, the cancellation of spring break. The majority of classes will remain online for the spring 2021 semester, with the University citing the trajectory of the coronavirus and “lessons” from other universities as factors in their decision-making process.
Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Bob Woodward, famed for his Washington Post coverage of the Watergate break-in, will discuss the evolution of investigative journalism in Washington at a virtual Kennedy Political Union and School of Communication event on Nov. 12.
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