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After more than a year of consideration, American University President Jonathan Alger has decided against arming the AU Police Department and maintaining the current status quo — where officers are equipped with pepper spray and Armament Systems and Procedures-manufactured batons, AU Board of Trustees Chair Gina Adams said in an email Tuesday.
Calling all future political journalists — the exclusive battleground states class is back. This time, American University students are heading to Richmond, Virginia, where they will cover the state and lieutenant governor elections this November.
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Restaurants, stores and businesses across the United States shut their doors on Feb. 3 as part of the nationwide “Day Without Immigrants” protest in response to President Donald Trump’s new immigration policies.
American University students can be found working in Compass Coffee locations across the city, but that relationship could become complicated with the lawsuit filed between co-founders.
Daveed Diggs, a performer and actor known for his starring role in the hit musical “Hamilton,” discussed his lengthy career, art, activism and identity at an event on Tuesday evening held by American University’s Spirit and Traditions Board as a part of the Spirit of Change Week.
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American University claimed the No. 2 spot in the Princeton Review’s annual list of the Top 50 Green Colleges in the United States, its highest score on the list yet.
Lawmakers joined teachers and activists outside of the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 12 to protest the confirmation hearing of education secretary nominee Linda McMahon and to call for the preservation of the Department of Education, in an event organized by the National Education Association.
“Is this really for real?”
Protesters joined in chants together rallying on H Street NW outside of the White House on Feb. 4 to demand Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s arrest for “war crimes,” instead of being welcomed by the U.S. government.
An individual spotted on American University’s campus wearing a jacket reading “ICE - Immigration” was not a real Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, Chief Financial Officer, Vice President and Treasurer Bronté Burleigh-Jones and Assistant Vice President for University Police Services and Emergency Management Phil Morse wrote in an email to the community Friday.
Two four-year-old pandas made their debut Jan. 24 at the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, marking the third pair since 1972. Crowds of visitors flocked to the zoo to celebrate the new arrivals.
American University now meets the qualification for and is classified as R1 status, the highest designation for research universities, University President Jonathan Alger announced in an email Thursday morning.
A growing number of undergraduate and graduate students at American University are turning to The Market, AU’s on-campus food pantry, for meal support, reflecting a national trend of increasing food insecurity amongst college students.
H. Kent Baker, quadruple Eagle and professor of finance in the Kogod School of Business, made the largest individual donation in American University history for the School of Education. AU’s Board of Trustees voted Jan. 29 to rename SOE after Linda A. and H. Kent Baker. Kent’s donation honors his wife Linda, who passed away last March.
When Gabe Castro-Root, a senior in the School of Communication, was selected to join multiple prominent scientists, astronauts and journalists to report on an all-expenses-paid 10-day voyage to Antarctica, he thought it was “too good to be true.”
Jonathan Alger delivered his first report as American University’s president to the Board of Trustees during its November 2024 meeting, reflecting on what he learned from over 30 listening sessions with students, faculty and staff.
American University’s President Jonathan Alger will launch a new strategic plan on Jan. 1, 2026 focused on “What can or should make AU distinctive,” replacing AU’s current strategic plan, Changemakers for a Changing World.
Thousands gathered in D.C.’s Chinatown on Feb. 2 to celebrate the Lunar New Year, marking the Year of the Snake with lion dances, cultural performances and a firecracker finale.
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