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Bob Schieffer, Sen. Richard Lugar, Vera C. Rubin, Aaron S. Williams, Gene Sperling and Stephen N. Zack will be AU's commencement speakers this year. AU announced today that Schieffer would speak at the School of Communication's graduation ceremony, Lugar for the School of Public Affairs, Rubin for the College of Arts and Sciences, Williams for the School of International Service, Sperling for the Kogod School of Business and Zack for the Washington College of Law.
After being named the 2011 National Wrestling Coaches Association Coach of the Year, Mark Cody has left the AU wrestling program and been named the head wrestling coach at the University of Oklahoma.
Rep. Jim McGovern of Massachusetts believes that despite the influx of information about genocide around the world, the Holocausts of today are still largely ignored.
Six AU students studying abroad in Syria will be mandatorily evacuated from the University of Aleppo on Friday.
The Undergraduate Senate allocated more than $619,920 to student government departments and organizations for the next school year.
This is an increase from 29.5 percent for the class of 2014.
The Undergraduate Senate passed a resolution April 10 expressing support for a mandatory online sexual assault education course.
A Student Government resolution recommending AU invest in U.S. companies that are based in or invest in Israel failed after contentious debate April 10.
Tucked away in the far right corner of the Jacobs Fitness Center are two doors that led to the matted wrestling room. On the right side of the room lies an office that houses AU Athletics’ best kept secret: wrestling Head Coach Mark Cody.
AU students did not receive text message and e-mail alerts about a “dangerous chemical spill” in the Beeghly Building for more than an hour after the building was evacuated April 7.
Dance is generally stereotyped as a cold, feminine and old-fashioned art form. However, in the classrooms of the Katzen Arts Center, the AU Department of Performing Arts is blooming with youth, energy and talent, all showcased in last weekend’s Spring Dance Concert, “VHF: Very High Frequency.”
When a crisis, incident or accident occurs, there’s usually a system in place that helps inform citizens of the danger. Our city has Alert D.C. AU has RAVE alerts. These alerts are designed to, well, alert students of the goings-on in a situation so students know what to do in the event of an emergency.
The AU women’s lacrosse team was able to fight off a surging Lafayette Leopards team by a score of 10-9 on Saturday in Easton, Pa. The win snaps a two-game losing streak for the Eagles.
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