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(04/15/19 8:09pm)
Sophomores will be allowed to serve as resident assistants beginning this fall, AU's Housing and Residence Life office announced earlier this semester. The position was previously reserved for juniors and seniors.
(04/10/19 5:03pm)
AU’s acceptance rate will be 35 percent for the 2019-2020 school year, a six percent increase from the previous year, the University’s admissions office told The Eagle.
(02/28/19 10:19pm)
Fraternities at American University have responded to photos of previous members in blackface and other photos “of concern” published by The Eagle earlier this month.
(02/18/19 9:31pm)
Earlier this month, a D.C. Superior Court judge denied American University’s motion for retrial regarding an age discrimination lawsuit brought by former School of International Service professor Loubna Skalli-Hanna.
(02/12/19 8:25pm)
In a conference call hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations on Jan. 30, University President Sylvia Burwell discussed the ways in which AU is addressing mental health challenges on campus as well as how universities should work with employers to create support networks for graduates.
(01/15/19 9:27pm)
American University released its first five-year strategic plan under University President Sylvia Burwell on Tuesday, laying out AU’s goals of reducing the University’s financial dependence on tuition, supporting faculty research and reinventing the student experience
(10/29/18 5:00pm)
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.
(10/24/18 8:15pm)
Former School of International Service professor Loubna Skalli-Hanna won over $1.3 million in a tenure discrimination lawsuit against American University that was decided on Oct. 15. Skalli-Hanna was awarded “$1,151,000 in economic damages and $175,000 in emotional distress damages,” according to a press release by the law firm representing her, Bernabei & Kabat, PLLC.
(10/13/18 9:13pm)
Student activists from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida discussed activism, voting and their plans for the future with the AU community in an Oct. 9 event hosted by the Kennedy Political Union, the School of Education and the Washington College of Law.
(10/11/18 9:45pm)
AU Club Council (AUCC) announced an amendment to recent policy changes in an email sent to clubs Oct. 4. Now, student clubs are able to charge admission to events when 100 percent of the profits from the event will be donated to a philanthropic organization.
(09/20/18 7:34pm)
A series of changes affecting how clubs can fundraise and spend money has upset several student leaders who say the changes will hurt the success of their organizations.
(09/04/18 5:42pm)
Ahead of AU’s annual student involvement fair, set for Sept. 5 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on the quad, The Eagle spoke with several student organizations about how new and returning students can get involved with their groups.
(07/24/18 6:51pm)
After a year-long appeal process and a second tenure denial from the university president, former School of Communication assistant professor Carolyn Brown has filed a formal complaint against American University with the D.C. Office of Human Rights.
(04/25/18 1:30pm)
American University has achieved carbon neutrality, reaching its goal of having a net zero carbon footprint two years early, University President Sylvia Burwell announced today.
(04/20/18 8:04pm)
American University’s acceptance rate for the 2018-2019 school year will remain the same as last year’s rate of 29 percent, AU’s admissions office told The Eagle. The rate is the second-lowest in university history, with AU admitting a record low 26 percent of applicants in the 2016 cycle.
(04/18/18 11:53pm)
American University has announced its slate of commencement speakers for this spring's graduation ceremonies, set to take place in May.
(04/13/18 7:36pm)
Ahead of President Sylvia Burwell’s inauguration this week, the Faculty Senate released a memo Wednesday reaffirming their dedication to diversity and inclusion initiatives at the University, especially within class curriculum. However, their statement came with a stipulation: that “increased attention to issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion need not come at the expense of academic freedom,” according to the memo.
(04/10/18 5:43pm)
The Kennedy Political Union and the School of Public Affairs hosted Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, on Wednesday to speak about the fight for justice, democracy and an economy that benefits all on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
(04/02/18 7:04pm)
AU Student Government held a reception for students and faculty last week in honor of the grand opening of The Hub for Organizing, Multiculturalism and Equity, also known as HOME.
(03/19/18 4:05pm)
When former AU professor Jennifer Diascro had a child in 2004 and again in 2006, she delayed her career goal of earning tenure by two years. She did so with the encouragement of her dean. She submitted her tenure application in November 2009, having received positive evaluations from her dean in 2005.