Jonathan Alger formally inaugurated as AU’s 16th president
Jonathan Alger was formally installed as American University’s 16th president at an inauguration event March 28 after serving as president officially for nearly nine months.
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Jonathan Alger was formally installed as American University’s 16th president at an inauguration event March 28 after serving as president officially for nearly nine months.
Around 30 faculty and staff members protested what they saw as American University’s inaction in response to Trump administration policies in front of the School of International Service building Wednesday afternoon.
Student activists at Georgetown University are calling for an end to legacy admissions, arguing the practice favors wealthy, white applicants and reinforces systemic inequality. Their campaign has gained momentum, with the D.C. State Board of Education passing a bill to consider banning the preference at private universities on Feb. 19.
American University students returned to campus in the fall to a revamped McDowell Hall following renovations, eliciting both criticism and praise among students.
Matthew Eynon will become American University’s next vice president of university advancement, taking over from the team’s interim Vice President Dan Luperchio, University President Jonathan Alger announced in an email Monday.
Over 25 student organizations gathered on the American University quad on the afternoon of March 3 to demand stronger protections for immigrant students following recent deportation efforts by the Trump administration and an on-campus incident last month where a currently unidentified individual impersonated an Immigration and Customs and Enforcement agent.
With affordable senior living becoming a rarity in D.C., Friendship Terrace in Tenleytown is finding ways to help low-income seniors live in retirement communities affordably.
The Eagle’s advisory board has selected Walker Whalen, The Eagle’s current investigations and data editor in the news section, as its editor-in-chief for the 2025-2026 academic year.
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is opening an investigation into antisemitism complaints filed last year by The Louis D. Brandeis Center against American University, three other colleges and a Georgia school district, the Brandeis Center announced in a press release Thursday.
“We Disrupt This Broadcast,” a podcast produced by The Peabody Awards and the Center for Media & Social Impact at American University, offers listeners an in-depth look at how entertainment can disrupt status quo narratives.
Amid spring and summer internship season, students at American University are scrambling last-minute to add skills to their resumes and find opportunities to apply for.
The Department of Education Office for Civil Rights has warned American University and 59 other schools of a letter they’d receive over “potential enforcement actions” should the University not follow its Title VI obligation to protect Jewish students, according to a press release.
Jay DiEdwards took a job at American University for guaranteed accommodations, security and safety. DiEdwards said they are now considering leaving the University for the same reasons.
The DC Public Library called it the “heartbeat of D.C.” Journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates called it “the official musical dialect of Chocolate City.” To D.C. natives, the consistent beat and funky sound of Go-Go music brings back memories of the 1970s, ‘80s and ‘90s — memories the new Go-Go Museum & Café is working to share with a new generation.
Jeffrie Chambers IV, a sophomore in the Kogod School of Business, has been elected by the American University student body as the next Student Government president for the 2025-2026 academic year.
The American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center is pushing the boundaries of contemporary art with a lineup of exhibitions running from Feb. 8 to May 18. With a diverse array of artists and themes, the new season highlights Serbian identity, mathematical precision in painting, social critiques and personal explorations of history and loss.
In early January, Southern California was hit by the second most destructive wildfire disaster in state history, impacting many students at American University.
Students will vote on a referendum in Student Government elections this week to make American University a sanctuary campus, which SG defines as “a campus that signifies a higher education institution which adopts policies to protect undocumented students from deportation.”
Chris Girardot, founder of RavenHook Bakehouse, is making fresh bread a household staple all over D.C. He continues bringing his baking to American University’s weekly farmers market.
Tuition for undergraduate, graduate and law students at American University will increase by 4 percent starting in the 2025-2026 academic year, Gina Adams, chair of the AU Board of Trustees, announced in an email Tuesday.