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BREAKING: University to remove mask requirement in classrooms starting next week

By Olivia Alafriz | September 21

Mask usage will be optional and encouraged, officials said

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American University will no longer provide isolation housing for students living on campus

By Jordan Young and Isabella Brown | September 1

Students residing in on-campus housing expected to isolate in place

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Following weeklong strike, University and Staff Union come to an agreement on contract

By Nina Heller , Sarah Mattalian , Ben Johansen , Zoe Bell , Kate Corliss and Abigail Turner | August 29

AU community responds to Staff Union's strike during Welcome Week

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University will no longer publish weekly COVID-19 case numbers

By Nina Heller | August 29

Dashboard no longer a “critical tool” in pandemic management

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Students walk out of convocation in support of Staff Union strike

By Sarah Mattalian and Abigail Turner | August 26

Students left Bender Arena as Burwell spoke

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As union members strike, frustrations with contract and wage increases causes tension with University

By Sarah Mattalian and Abigail Turner | August 23

Union members, University unable to agree on contract

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American University launches the Center for Well-Being Programs and Psychological Services

By Sarah Mattalian | August 18

The new center will combine the services of the Counseling Center and the Health Promotion and Advocacy Center 

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AU’s staff union announces strike ahead of first week of classes

By Sarah Mattalian and Ben Johansen | August 11

‘We are at the end of the rope with the administration’

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American University announces COVID-19 protocols for fall semester

By Nina Heller | August 11

Masks will be required in classes, COVID-19 tests to be distributed by vending machines

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First presumptive cases of monkeypox identified in AU community

By Ben Johansen | August 9

Risk of on campus transmission is low, officials said

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Student email accounts to transition to outlook starting next week

By Grace Harman | July 29

OIT plans to provide resources and support for students

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University receives $10M donation for new athletic center

By Kate Corliss | July 26

Second-largest naming gift in AU history is part of “Change Can’t Wait” fundraising campaign

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American University names David Marchick as new dean of Kogod School of Business

By Ben Johansen | July 18

Marchick will assume the position August 15

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American University opens investigation into eight Washington College of Law students, concerning free speech advocates

By Weslan Hansen | July 11

At least one student cleared after students investigated for sentiments expressed about Roe v. Wade in class group chat

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Prospective educators prepare to teach amid country’s mass shooting crisis

By Eliza Schloss | July 6

‘I'm an educator, I understand all of what that involves’

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DC shows support for abortion rights after Supreme Court decision

By Nina Heller and Olivia Alafriz | June 28

‘I’m here in rage’

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DC community rallies at March for Our Lives event

By Ben Johansen | June 22

 Gun control activists and politicians spoke out against recent shootings and gun violence

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