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Following the Supreme Court’s June decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, national uncertainty has persisted about how abortion access may change and how states may suffer disparate impacts. As the midterm elections loom, voters will weigh abortion as a definitive issue when electing future decision-makers.
D.C. Mayor and American University alumna Muriel Bowser discussed local policy and leadership at an event hosted by the American University College Democrats on Sept. 26.
American University will no longer require masks in classrooms beginning Monday, Sept. 26, Provost Peter Starr announced in an email to the AU community on Wednesday evening.
Many incumbents emerged victorious in citywide primaries and progressives succeeded in council races in the D.C. primary election held on June 21. The election centered around issues such as housing and homelessness, policing and crime, education and transportation.
Hundreds rallied under the beating sun outside the Supreme Court on Friday afternoon to protest the Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, ending the constitutional guarantee of the right to an abortion.
American University’s police department recently joined over 150 law enforcement agencies in taking the 30x30 Pledge, which aims to increase the representation of women in police recruit classes to 30 percent by 2030.
Actor, writer, producer and former Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement Kal Penn discussed his career and experience working in the entertainment industry as the son of South Asian immigrants on Monday in an event moderated by School of Communication professor Priya Doshi.
American University has announced its speakers for its 143rd commencement ceremony, which will take place the weekends of May 7-8 as well as May 21-22.
Editor’s note: Editor-in-Chief Nina Heller, Administration and Local News Editor Skye Witley, Sports Managing Editor Ben Morse and Assistant Copy Editor Gabe Ferris have all previously worked as editorial interns at Current and were not involved in the writing, reporting or editing of this story.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen delivered her first official address on digital assets at Kogod School of Business’ Center for Innovation on April 7, laying out a strategy she said will encourage “responsible innovation” and protect consumers, businesses and investors.
The University confirmed in a Feb. 11 email to The Eagle that it will not enforce its new coronavirus surveillance testing protocol, and community members are instead expected to participate as part of the University’s “community of care.”
Mayor Muriel Bowser announced in a Feb. 14 press conference that D.C. would begin to scale back existing indoor mask and vaccine requirements.
Housing and Residence Life raised the hourly wage for student desk receptionists working night shifts from $15.20 to $16.70 following months of student pressure.
American University removed two smokestacks in December, which previously worked as part of an oil-burning heating system on campus, as part of its ongoing green initiatives.
In a move likely to affect off-campus students, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority slashed Metrobus service in response to the coronavirus surge in D.C., cutting or limiting service on over 150 out of 269 lines.
