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Town hall focuses on redesigning student support services

By Maxim Zaino · Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Faculty and students gathered for a town hall in Battelle Atrium on April 6 to discuss the progress of the Reinventing the Student Experience (RiSE) Initiative.

Dr. Neil Kerwin sits at his desk during an interview with The Eagle in the fall of 2015.

Straight from print: The end of an era

By Ivy Kaplan · Monday, April 24, 2017

When President Neil Kerwin first stepped foot on AU’s campus as a student, Bender Library was nonexistent and AU was the site of multiple anti-Vietnam war protests.

Mayor Bowser shares budget plans with student journalists

By Lydia Calitri · Monday, April 24, 2017

Mayor Muriel Bowser discussed her upcoming budget proposal with student journalists in a roundtable on April 11 in the John A.

The class of 2021 acceptance rate is the second lowest in AU's history.

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AU accepts 29 percent of applicants for the class of 2021

By Deanna Mudry | April 19

2017 saw the second lowest acceptance rate in the University’s history

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Science programs expanding at AU

By Anna Donohue | April 13

When prospective students think of AU, some might picture the School of International Service building or a campus overflowing with political science students.

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Graduate students form union

By Sarah Katherine Dolezal | April 11

AU’s graduate student workers voted Monday to form the District’s first union for working graduate students, following months of discussion with administrators.

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AU trustee responds harshly to student email

By Katherine Saltzman | April 7

Fossil Free AU members received the email from Alan Meltzer

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Metro renews U-Pass partnership with AU

By Katherine Saltzman | April 6

90 percent of eligible students used their U-Pass

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Vicky Wilkins named interim dean of SPA

By Deanna Mudry | April 4

She has been the senior associate dean for the past three years

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Title IX complaint filed against AU

By Riddhi Sarkar and Ivy Kaplan | April 4

The University was notified of a complaint filed in August 2016 with the Department of Education

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Teach-in aims to quell fears of deportation under Trump administration

By Sarah Katherine Dolezal | March 29

The Immigrant Justice Clinic led a teach-in, the “American University Student Forum on Immigration,” with two student attorneys and an AU law professor on March 22 to discuss the rights and possible legal options for noncitizens living in the U.S.

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Title IX officer Heather Pratt to leave AU

By Brianna Crummy | March 23

Heather Pratt, AU’s Title IX officer, will leave the University this week following 15 months in her position, The Office of Campus life announced in a memo on March 20.

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SPA dean to step down

By Courtney Rozen | March 10

School of Public Affairs Dean Barbara Romzek will step down from her position, effective July 1, according to a memo released by Provost Scott Bass on Thursday. Romzek will transition to professor in the SPA Department of Public Administration and Policy.

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Senator Russ Feingold discusses government legitimacy at dean’s discussion

By Maxim Zaino | March 10

Feingold to be SIS Distinguished Executive in Residence this semester

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Ambassador Susan Rice joins School of International Service

By Brianna Crummy | March 10

Rice to serve as distinguished visiting research fellow

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Unarmed carjacking in Tenleytown latest in a string of crime

By Ellie Hartleb | March 9

A pizza delivery man was the victim of an unarmed carjacking outside of Domino’s Pizza in Tenleytown Thursday afternoon, the Metropolitan Police Department said.

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Dr. Fanta Aw named interim Vice President of Campus Life

By Anna Donohue | March 9

President Neil Kerwin announced in an email sent to the campus community Wednesday morning that Dr. Fanta Aw, Assistant Vice President of Campus Life, will be the interim vice president of Campus Life effective April 1, 2017.

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Posters targeting women found on campus on International Women’s Day

By Maria Carrasco | March 9

Posters that “denigrate” and “target” women were posted in several buildings on campus late Tuesday night, the eve of International Women’s Day, AU police said.

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New core curriculum set for 2018-2019 academic year

By Brianna Crummy | March 8

Faculty senate approves revamped general education program

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Straight from print: Inside AU’s Board of Trustees

By Katherine Saltzman and Anna Donohue | March 8

This article originally appeared in The Eagle's Feb. 24, 2017 special edition. Following a year-long search, Chairman of AU’s Board of Trustees Jack Cassell announced in January that former Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell will become AU’s next president.

The UFL and Why it's Good for the Sport

Section 202 hosts Connor Sturniolo and Gabrielle McNamee are joined by fellow Eagle staff member and phenomenal sports photographer, Josh Markowitz. Follow along as they discuss the United Football League and the benefits it provides for the world of professional football.

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