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BREAKING: AU announces new Washington College of Law dean

By Kadie Fishman | April 22

American University Washington College of Law is welcoming a new dean, according to an email sent by Vicky Wilkins, provost and chief academic officer, on Monday. Michael Barry, the former president and dean of South Texas College of Law Houston, will step into the role on July 1.  “This is an ...

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AU Staff Union fights back against retirement match reductions

By Kadie Fishman | April 9

American University reduced staff’s match retirement benefits on Jan. 1, despite efforts by the AU Staff Union and community to halt its implementation. Throughout 2025, the staff union was bargaining its third contract. After ratification, University President Jonathan Alger announced changes in ...

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Student protestors call for an end to ICE

By Madeleine Olive Beal Redd | February 12

Increased violence across the nation between civilians and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers brought Washington, D.C., students to Howard University’s campus in below freezing temperatures. On Jan. 30, hundreds of students and protestors engaged in a walkout and marched to the White ...

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La muerte de ciudadanos baleados en Minneapolis incentivan protestas afuera de los cuarteles generales de ICE.

By Yuri Perelman and Sophia Cooper | February 12

Un gran grupo de manifestantes se reunió al frente de los cuarteles generales de la Agencia de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) el 24 de enero para protestar contra de un agente de ICE el cual disparó y asesinó a Alex Pretti esa mañana en Minneapolis. Pretti quien era un enfermero del Departamento ...

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Hundreds gather to honor the life of Alex Pretti

By Siobhan Stubbe | February 9

Federal workers and D.C. residents came together outside the Department of Veteran Affairs on Jan. 28 to honor the life and legacy of Alex Pretti, one of several people to die at the hands of federal immigration agents.   Pretti was shot and killed by two Customs and Border Protection agents on ...

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Death of Minneapolis shooting victim drives protest outside ICE headquarters

By Yuri Perelman and Sophia Cooper | February 2

A large crowd rallied together in front of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Headquarters on Jan. 24 to protest an ICE agent shooting and killing Alex Pretti that morning in Minneapolis. Pretti was an ICU nurse for the United States Department of Veteran Affairs and a part of a community network ...

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AU shifts immunization sites off campus for fall 2025

By Unity Jirkovsky-Gual and Ava Banner | December 17

Students look to local pharmacies for COVID-19 and flu vaccines

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Italian embassy reverts to batch submissions for student visas

By Isabella Polak | December 4

Back and forth changes in visa process prompts uncertainty for prospective abroad students

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BREAKING: New staff announced in American University Office of Inclusive Excellence

By Sela Quiniones | October 21

Kristi Harris steps in as interim assistant vice president of equity and Title IX coordinator, Zaibis Muñoz-Isme as assistant vice president of inclusive leadership and learning

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Faculty and students fight for academic freedom

By Cara Halford and Kathryn Squyres | May 5

Two-day long action calls for increased support from the University and protection for vulnerable students and staff 

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Multiple American University students have had their visas revoked in past weeks

By Tyler Davis | April 23

Students were not given a reason for revocation, per source

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AU President Jonathan Alger named board chair of the American Association of Colleges and Universities

By Kathryn Squyres | January 27

Organization advocates for free expression, academic freedom in higher education

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BREAKING: ‘Threatened, Marginalized, Shunned’: Truck calls out President Burwell for Title VI complaint

By Isabelle Kravis and Owen Auston-Babcock | January 29

The truck displayed quotes from a Department of Education civil rights complaint against AU

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BREAKING: AU bans protests inside University buildings

By Penelope Jennings | January 25

Clubs, posters and University events must “promote inclusivity”

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Jewish advocacy group files complaint with Department of Education Office of Civil Rights against American University

By Tyler Davis and Kathryn Squyres | January 22

Students claim the University has fostered a “hostile environment for Jewish and Israeli students”

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BREAKING: Arrest made in 2022 Leonard Hall sexual assault case

By Isabelle Kravis | January 19

Suspect was arrested on burglary and attempted sexual misconduct charges 

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‘We will remember in November’: Thousands march in Freedom Plaza to demand ceasefire in Gaza, end to U.S. support of Israel

By Zoe Bell , Lydia LoPiccolo and Isabelle Kravis | January 18

Protesters condemned the Biden administration for sending billions of dollars in aid to Israel

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