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Increased minimum wage, better health care and social security will help the 36 million Americans who live in poverty said former Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards at last night's address in Bender Arena.
Caryn G. Mathes will take over as general manager of WAMU 88.5 FM, AU's public radio station. Her appointment comes a little more than a year after AU's Board of Trustees removed Susan Clampitt from the position after The Washington Post brought attention to a financial deficit and employee morale problems at WAMU.
AU's School of Education will receive a $6.4 million grant to be awarded over the next five years from the Department of Education's Teacher Quality Enhancement Program, AU announced Dec. 7.
Amola Trivedi and Arti Shah want to start a Bhangra dance competition on campus, but first they need dancers.
AU ranked 12th out of the top 20 U.S. doctoral/research institutions for estimated undergraduate participation in study-abroad programs, according to a study from the Institute of International Education.
While the number of U.S. students studying abroad has increased since 9/11, the number of international students studying in the United States has significantly decreased due to factors that include difficulties in obtaining student visas and perceptions of American distrust of foreigners, according to a study released by the Institute of International Education.
AU's Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies presented former congressman Lee Hamilton with the Distinguished Public Service Award at the center's 25th anniversary celebration Nov. 16.
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education named Islamic Studies professor Akbar Ahmed the 2004 D.C. Professor of the Year on Thursday.
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Katzen Arts Center gained a director earlier this week when College of Arts and Sciences Dean Kay Mussell appointed AU alumnus and arts curator Jack Rasmussen after a three-month search.
AU's Center for Social Media will release a study on Nov. 8 that highlights the problems that documentary filmmakers face in controlling rights for their creative work and the consequences for cultural creativity.
Timothy Burroughs, a second-year graduate student, took out his cell phone and called President Bush's campaign office in Miami. The person on the other line hung up after hearing his pitch. He tried two more offices in different states, leaving a message that he wanted a cleaner environment and sustainable energy sources.
A proposal that would eliminate the current fall break and extend the three-day Thanksgiving break to a week was approved by both the Faculty Senate and the Graduate Leadership Council last week.
Unlike the recent presidential debates between President George W. Bush and Sen. John Kerry, the student debates between political clubs on campus began with something lighter than a sharp opening: Rock, paper, scissors, shoot.
Local D.C. resident Rudy Kumar, 64, recalls listening to The Diana Rehm Show more than 20 years ago when he first moved from London in the early '80s.
Local D.C. resident Rudy Kumar, 64, recalls listening to The Diana Rehm Show more than 20 years ago when he first moved from London in the early '80s.
Local D.C. resident Rudy Kumar, 64, recalls listening to The Diana Rehm Show more than 20 years ago when he first moved from London in the early '80s.
Local D.C. resident Rudy Kumar, 64, recalls listening to The Diana Rehm Show more than 20 years ago when he first moved from London in the early '80s.
Local D.C. resident Rudy Kumar, 64, recalls listening to The Diana Rehm Show more than 20 years ago when he first moved from London in the early '80s.
Local D.C. resident Rudy Kumar, 64, recalls listening to The Diana Rehm Show more than 20 years ago when he first moved from London in the early '80s.
