The Eagle

AU students sign petitions for pass/fail classes in response to the coronavirus outbreak

(03/23/20 2:00pm)

Editor’s note: this article originally appeared on theeaglecoronavirusproject.com, a separate website created by Eagle staff at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in spring 2020. Articles from that website have been migrated to The Eagle’s main site and backdated with the dates they were originally published in order to allow readers to access them more easily.

https://www.theeagleonline.com/article/2020/03/au-students-sign-petitions-for-passfail-classes-in-response-to-the-coronavirus-outbreak

Prospective educators prepare to teach amid country’s mass shooting crisis

(07/06/22 2:24pm)

American University’s future educators are preparing to lead classrooms of their own amid the ongoing threat of gun violence in American schools and beyond.

https://www.theeagleonline.com/article/2022/07/prospective-educators-prepare-to-teach-amid-countrys-mass-shooting-crisis

Despite Senate stall, DC statehood advocates in the AU community continue efforts

(12/09/20 8:04pm)

D.C. celebrated a historic milestone this past summer in the fight for statehood when the House of Representatives passed a bill that would admit certain portions of D.C. as the 51st state.

https://www.theeagleonline.com/article/2020/12/despite-senate-stall-dc-statehood-advocates-in-the-au-community-continue-efforts

Arab and Muslim studies professor discusses Palestinian human rights at AU event

(11/13/20 9:06pm)

An Arab and Muslim studies professor from San Francisco State University joined American University students for a virtual event on Oct. 29 entitled “The Palestinian Exception to Calls for Social Justice.”

https://www.theeagleonline.com/article/2020/11/arab-and-muslim-studies-professor-discusses-palestinian-human-rights-at-au-event

AU students go viral on TikTok as ban threat looms

(11/03/20 11:00am)

Editor’s Note: SOC professor John Watson serves as a faculty adviser to The Eagle. He was not involved in the reporting, writing or editing of this piece.

https://www.theeagleonline.com/article/2020/11/au-students-go-viral-on-tiktok-as-ban-threat-looms

AU students impacted by changes to USPS through voting and more

(09/15/20 3:55pm)

Across the country, people have experienced delays in receiving mail and packages from the United States Postal Service after a change in operations that has since been reversed, proving a problem for American University students who want to mail in their ballots on time.

https://www.theeagleonline.com/article/2020/09/au-students-impacted-by-changes-to-usps-through-voting-and-more

AU professor’s report shows the daily racial disparities among D.C. residents

(07/01/20 11:46pm)

A report, released by an AU professor in May, shows how race influences the daily living experiences of residents in the D.C. area.

https://www.theeagleonline.com/article/2020/07/au-professors-report-shows-the-daily-racial-disparities-among-d-c-residents

AU’s political groups ramp up campaigning efforts for 2020 election

(12/11/19 5:00am)

American University’s student-run organizations have been preparing for the 2020 and off-year elections with get-out-the-vote campaigning. The College Democrats, College Republicans and Democratic presidential candidate student groups are all doing their part to mobilize their peers as part of a larger effort nationwide to increase turnout at the ballot box next November.

https://www.theeagleonline.com/article/2019/12/aus-political-groups-ramp-up-campaigning-efforts-for-2020-election

Target makes grand opening in Tenleytown

(11/08/19 3:25am)

A small-format Target opened on Thursday in Tenleytown across from the Tenleytown-AU Metro stop, after a ribbon-cutting ceremony took place Wednesday night.

https://www.theeagleonline.com/article/2019/11/target-makes-grand-opening-in-tenleytown

SOC and SPA partner for fourth presidential primaries course this spring

(10/04/19 2:47am)

The School of Communication and School of Public Affairs will come together this spring semester for the fourth time to offer their collaborative class called “Presidential Primaries.”

https://www.theeagleonline.com/article/2019/10/soc-and-spa-partner-for-fourth-presidential-primaries-course-this-spring