Malala Yousafzai accepts Wonk of the Year award
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The Kennedy Political Union, Women’s Initiative and Muslim Student Association awarded Wonk of the Year to Malala Yousafzai at Bender Arena on Sept. 25.
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The Kennedy Political Union, Women’s Initiative and Muslim Student Association awarded Wonk of the Year to Malala Yousafzai at Bender Arena on Sept. 25.
At an emotional town hall Wednesday, American University President Sylvia Burwell said she was “angry and sick” after Confederate flag fliers with cotton plants attached to them were posted in at least four campus buildings Tuesday night.
The scene outside the White House was angry, impassioned and resolute Saturday, as about 100 people protested President Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in six months.
AU professors Caty Borum Chattoo and Leena Jayaswal set out across the country to create a documentary about the experience of being biracial in America to commemorate 50 years since the Supreme Court decision of Loving vs. Virginia, which legalized interracial marriage. The documentary is called “Mixed.”
Constantly checking her Apple Watch and two cell phones is just an average day for busy Politico White House correspondent and AU alumna Tara Palmeri.
President John F. Kennedy delivered four important speeches to audience members at AU on March 8 – almost. Instead, attendees got the next best thing, actor Caspar Phillipson, who recently portrayed Kennedy in the film “Jackie.”
American Enterprise Institute President Arthur Brooks told audience members on Feb. 22 that they could become a “more successful person” by living like an entrepreneur.
AU students will go head to head on March 1 presenting their solutions to prevent substance abuse during this year’s AU Global Health Case Competition, sponsored by the Department of Health Studies and the College of Arts and Sciences.
Former Obama administration staffers Amanda Lucidon, Adam Garber and Kodiak Starr spoke about their presidential media roles during a panel discussion titled “Personalizing the Presidency: Digital Media & the Obama White House” on Wednesday night.
As the election heads into its final hours, The Eagle talks with students about how they're feeling towards the election, their perspectives on the candidates and this year's major issues and what they hope to see happen after the race is over.
With election day rapidly approaching, both the School of Communications and the School of Public Affairs offered final events before voters cast their ballots on Tuesday. In case you missed it, here are three election events hosted in the past week at AU.
Interim secretary Kris Schneider was confirmed as the new secretary of Student Government during an Undergraduate Senate meeting on Oct. 2. Schneider will replace former Secretary Faith Rokowski, who left the position in September.
Update: SG President Devontae Torriente released a formal apology to former SG Secretary Faith Rokowski in a statement shared on SG's Facebook account this morning.