John Kasich named 2019 Wonk of the Year
John Kasich, the former Ohio governor and Republican presidential candidate, has been named the 2019 Wonk of the Year, the Kennedy Political Union announced today.
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John Kasich, the former Ohio governor and Republican presidential candidate, has been named the 2019 Wonk of the Year, the Kennedy Political Union announced today.
Walk signs have been added to the northwest and southeast sides of Ward Circle on Massachusetts Avenue to improve pedestrian crossing, said Terry Owens, a spokesperson for D.C.’s Department of Transportation.
The Kennedy Political Union will host its fifth event with The Hill on Feb. 26 at the Newseum, this time discussing bipartisanship and criminal justice reform, the organization announced Wednesday.
Daniel J. Myers has been named the permanent provost and chief academic officer of American University and will start in his new position on Jan. 15, University President Sylvia Burwell announced today.
As midterm election results rolled in on Tuesday night, AU’s student-run political organizations, as well as the School of Public Affairs, hosted watch parties that attracted students of varying political and geographical backgrounds. The Eagle sent reporters to speak with students about the issues that brought them to the polls, the races they were following and their experiences with voting this election cycle.
With midterms on the horizon, AU’s politically active campus — ranked number one by the Princeton Review — is gearing up for election season through activism efforts by new and old political clubs. Groups on the right and left say they’re working hard to elect candidates who represent their views, as well as foster better conversations about policy and politics.
Student activists from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida will speak at AU on Oct. 9, the Kennedy Political Union announced today.
An underground transformer fire near Hughes Hall that burned for over two hours led to the evacuation of all main campus buildings Saturday morning. No injuries were reported, according to AU spokesperson Mark Story.
AU’s new Sine Institute of Policy and Politics officially launched Tuesday with an event featuring University President Sylvia Burwell and Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tennessee) at the Newseum. The pair discussed bipartisanship — a key mission of the institute — as well as policy issues such as health care and Social Security.
American University will be home to the new bipartisan Sine Institute of Policy and Politics, University President Sylvia Burwell announced today on the MSNBC program “Morning Joe.”
After reports of an “armed intruder” near campus on July 18 led to a university-wide lockdown and complaints about the effectiveness of AU’s emergency alert system, administrators say they are now changing AU Alert protocols to send notifications to all current students “regardless of their registration status.”
Students with classes in the Spring Valley Building, down the road from AU’s main campus on Massachusetts Avenue, will now have another option for getting to class: the newly introduced Green Route.
Sabrina Ho, an American University student and member of the sorority Sigma Delta Tau, died on Aug. 26 in her hometown of New York City after an extended illness, Fanta Aw, AU’s vice president of campus life and inclusive excellence, announced in a memo Wednesday.
American University ranks as the university with the most politically active students, according to Princeton Review’s yearly rankings.
An AU graduate student who lives off campus has tested positive for tuberculosis, or TB, the Student Health Center announced in an email Friday. The D.C. Department of Health notified the University of the test, said David Reitman, the Student Health Center’s medical director.
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An armed intruder was reported near American University’s campus Wednesday, prompting a three-hour lockdown and a search of campus buildings by AU police and the Metropolitan Police Department. AU said the U.S. Secret Service was also part of the search.
The D.C. Water and Sewer Authority advised D.C. residents to boil their tap water for drinking and cooking as a precaution in certain D.C. areas, including AU’s main campus and other university offices, Vincent Harkins, Assistant Vice President of Facilities Management for AU, said in an email memo Friday.
Dr. Christine BN Chin will serve as the permanent dean of the School of International Service beginning June 1, according to a campus-wide memo sent by Provost Scott Bass Wednesday.
Valentina Fernández, a junior political science major, will serve as the student government president for the 2018-2019 academic year. She won about 44 percent of the total unofficial vote count, SG Elections Commissioner Jacob DeGoes said Friday night.