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‘Hold Aramark Accountable’ rally pushes students to act

By Jillian O'Donohoe | April 20

Organizer Carlos Vera helped share workers’ stories, urged students to fight for change

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Justice for AU Workers Coalition aims to expand advocacy

By Ivy Kaplan | April 20

Organizers hope increased collaboration will facilitate greater University attention, change

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Queers and Allies holds panel with queer and trans students of color

By Haley Samsel | April 15

Students open up about their experiences at AU and beyond

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Rep. Mark Takano addressed AU students at KPU event

By Theresa Maher | April 14

Takano discussed how learning from the past will be the country’s way forward

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AU evaluates new requirements for degree in Music

By Riddhi Sarkar | April 14

The faculty has been working to develop a new system that is “fully integrated.”

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KPU speaker Ahed Al Hendi talks Syrian crisis and student activism

By Bryan Park | April 13

Al Hendi escaped from Syria himself and wants to help improve the situation in the country

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AU holds annual William K. Reilly Awards for environmental leadership

By Casey Wexler | April 12

The ceremony honored two professionals and two students for their work to fight climate change.

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“Jews of AU” aims to showcase diversity in AU’s Jewish Community

By Deanna Mudry | April 12

The photo project creates an opportunity for all Jewish students at AU to tell their story.

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CAS launches new collaborative with “Black Lives Matter: A Conversation"

By Haley Samsel | April 9

With a crowd that overflowed out of the Battelle atrium, the College of Arts and Sciences celebrated the launch of the Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies Collaborative (GRCG) on April 6 with “Black Lives Matter: A Conversation.” The new initiative strives to become “the hub of socially engaged scholarship at AU,” according to Associate Professor of History and collaborative chair Theresa Runstedtler.

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Anita Hill discusses “Confirmation” and its current relevance to college students

By Ivy Kaplan | April 9

HBO’s new movie brings attention to past and ongoing sexual harassment accusations and misogyny

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AU and Street Sense host Real Talk on Life, Art & Poverty

By Laura Turner | April 9

The conversation centered on the experience of Street Sense vendors and what students can do to help.

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Syrian dissident to speak at AU

By Kate Magill | April 6

Ahed al Hendi will talk on behalf of Help Syria Now on April 11

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Survivor and Title IX activist Wagatwe Wanjuki shares her story at AU

By Anagha Srikanth | April 4

Wanjuki spoke to students in honor of SG Women’s Initiative’s Women’s History Month

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Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte talks U.S.-Europe relations

By Riddhi Sarkar | April 2

Rutte was in the District for the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit

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Anita Hill to speak at AU

By Kate Magill | April 1

Activist Anita Hill will speak at AU on April 7, according to a press release from the Kennedy Political Union.

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Camille A. Nelson to serve as dean of Washington College of Law

By Cuneyt Dil | April 1

She will be the first woman to serve in this position since 1947

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Representatives Roe and McNerney to speak on campus on April 14

By Jillian O'Donohoe | April 1

The Congressmen will talk about veterans affairs as they pertain to AU Vets and ROTC

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