After serving as American University President for two years, Jonathan Alger will be stepping down from his role on June 30 to pursue other opportunities, the University announced Wednesday. In a university-wide email, Alger said that he would be leaving his role as president to become the first ...
Thousands of people from national organizations, local outreach programs, labor unions and the Washington, D.C., community filled the National Mall for May Day, emphasizing immigrant rights and unified power. May Day, an annual day of action on May 1 and International Workers’ Day, calls all ...
American University is one of many colleges located in Washington, D.C., and although its location is one of its biggest selling points, some prospective students said AU’s campus community particularly stood out to them. With roughly 7,500 undergraduate students, the University offers access ...
With President Donald Trump’s administration crack-down on immigration, immigrant students are building connections and community within on-campus clubs and cohorts. As federal immigration enforcement intensifies nationally, American University’s chapter of the League of United Latin American ...
American University has begun an estimated eight-month-long evaluation of every major and minor offered at the undergraduate level. By mid-February 2027, administrators will determine whether each program will be maintained, invested in, restructured or consolidated and taught out — meaning students ...
AUSG voted to pass its first Artificial Intelligence-related resolution on Saturday, April 11. Resolution-21-012 demands Eagle Service show how much AI use will be permitted in a course, by both students and professors. This resolution comes shortly after the University issued new guidelines on ...
A group of American University students banded together to track the Artemis II as it made its 10-day crewed journey around the moon from April 2-11. The students, led by mathematics professor Michael Robinson, constructed equipment at the University’s Airlie Farm in Warrenton, Va. that helped them ...
The third national No Kings Day brought numerous protests to the greater Washington, D.C. area. From the Frederick Douglass Bridge to Fort McNair, protestors came together with family members, pets, street bands and dancing frogs alike, carrying cries to free D.C. and fight back against authoritarianism. The ...
Conservative speaker Erika Kirk and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt kick-started the “This is the Turning Point Tour” at George Washington University’s Lisner Auditorium on April 2, bringing a mix of attendees — hesitant and enthusiastic. This event was part of Turning Point ...
Student volunteers and organizations joined American University’s Grounds team for the annual Campus Beautification Day on April 7, planting new greenery, painting campus walls and more. To prepare for the highly anticipated, day-long event, facilities management and student volunteers pre-dug areas ...
American University community members observed a display of Israeli and Palestinian children’s drawings of home as part of a collaborative exhibit event hosted by the Project on Civic Dialogue and Innocent Knowledge in McDowell Formal Lounge on April 13. The Innocent Knowledge project was created ...
American University’s chapter of Amnesty International won the 2026 “Leading Change! Student Group of Year Award” in March, an accolade for student groups whose work and dedication have furthered Amnesty International USA’s mission. The award was created in 2019 by the AIUSA Youth Collective ...
The UN has reported that American women comprise only 7 percent of the 12 million jobs in STEM fields, and in North America and Europe, women represent just 37 percent of officials in local deliberative governing bodies. In Washington, D.C., women across the city are working to remedy these statistics. Though ...
After the sighting of a man impersonating an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent on campus in February 2025 and the recent surge in ICE enforcement activity in the broader Washington, D.C., area, American University Staff Union Representative David Kaib said staff and faculty were put on edge. Rather ...
With the Middle Eastern North African Student Association frozen last semester because previous leaders graduated, Jude Kamme and Hammoudeh Qandeel found themselves looking for a new place to celebrate their Arab culture. Qandeel lived in Palestine for 18 years and said he missed practicing his culture. ...
American University launched its Campus Climate Action Response Team two years ago with no official announcement. With the program now on hiatus, some students and staff remain confused. Following several protests regarding the Israel-Hamas war, CART launched in 2024 with the Office of Inclusive ...
In April 2024, the general managers of WVAU told then-Rebbeca Haghnegahdar and other club members that they likely wouldn’t have a studio next year. Haghnegahdar, an e-board member and DJ, would have no studio, no media space and no communication from American University administration moving ...
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