Op-Ed
Letter to the Editor: Our universities are a national tragedy
By Howard Sachs | 12/06/2016I comment with deep respect for our young people. I was saddened, but not surprised by what I heard.
Delivering American University's news and views since 1925 | Tuesday, December 6, 2022
I comment with deep respect for our young people. I was saddened, but not surprised by what I heard.
Post-election attitudes have been loud, fear driven and have divided the country more than healed it.
Hayley Cormack advocates for more "productive" discussion around national issues
Nov. 9, 2016 will go down in infamy as a day of mourning. For college students nationwide, who overwhelmingly voted for Hillary Clinton, the wound of this election is very fresh.
Following the U.S. elections on November 8th, a protest which included a flag burning, occurred on our campus the following day.
Dear AU Students, As you are aware, members of university communities across the country have already been targeted with physical violence and racist or otherwise hateful speech in the wake of the U.S.
When I last wrote, I implored fellow African-Americans to claim their Blackness and argued that doing so was the blueprint to the temples of tomorrow, a testament to the many giants that walked before us.
“All friends, enemies, and the mountains shall know that the Turk is the master of this country.
Veteran Michael Andersen discusses the recent flag-burning on campus
It is clear now more than ever that the landscape on college campuses is changing. Students are challenging each other to embrace discomfort and seek growth.
Shawn Bond explains that now more than ever, your vote matters.
Naomi Tamura is done with empty promises and ready for tangible change.
Sarah Everett believes our country deserves better.
Zach Ewell urges voters who are discontent with the presidential nominees to vote third party.
This is a reprint of an article that first appeared in The Blackprint on Oct. 11. The original post can be viewed here. Nate Parker’s film Birth of a Nation, about Nat Turner’s 1800s slave rebellion, was released nationwide on Friday.
I believe it is appropriate, and even ironic due to the fact we attend American University, to discuss America.
Yael Shamouilian asks us to look at Israel’s message of “human kindness”
When I heard that students of color on campus were degraded because of race, I shared the disgust of the entire AU community.
Krista Chavez offers some solutions to promoting love and kindness
As graduate students gain the right to unionize, many in AU’s graduate community urge others to join them in collective bargaining
