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American University releases budget plan for fiscal years 2023 and 2024

By Mina Allen | April 14

Plan includes focuses on increased financial aid, compensation and new faculty and staff hires

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Coronavirus

COVID-19 testing site closures impact some students involved in athletics, performing arts

By Zoe Bell | April 14

Temporary closures pose challenges for some students who rely on regular testing

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Adjuncts, graduate student workers and staff protest ‘Change Can’t Wait’ event at the Kennedy Center

By Abigail Pritchard | April 13

Union workers continue contract negotiations in the wake of the fundraising event

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University mishandled multiple disability accommodations, students allege

By Alisha Chhangani | April 12

‘It felt like I was being dismissed’

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Coronavirus

BREAKING: American University to reinstate indoor mask mandate in all campus buildings Tuesday

By Zoe Bell | April 11

Officials cite increase in levels of COVID-19 transmission in DC region in decision

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News

Disabled students raise concerns about ADA violations on AU shuttle bus, campus buildings

By Zoe Bell | April 11

Service dog handlers and wheelchair users cite inadequate administration response

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Over a year in the making, SPA is launching a race, justice and politics minor

By Grace Harman | April 8

The new minor is the first of its kind in the US and will be available this fall

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Burwell nominated for election to board of directors of paper product company Kimberly-Clark

By Nina Heller | April 8

If elected, Burwell expected to receive about $290,000 in various annual compensation

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Rep. Adam Schiff discusses the state of American politics, offers advice for aspiring public servants

By Vera Tsang | April 7

Event is latest installment of the Thurber Dialogues on Democracy

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Nebraska Avenue sidewalk will soon expand between AU and Tenleytown

By Gabe Castro-Root | April 6

The project aims to give cyclists and pedestrians enough space to share the sidewalk and stay out of the road

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Spring Valley shuttle bus stop moves locations

By Mackenzie Konjoyan | April 6

Moving from the 48th Street to Massachusetts Avenue, the bus will share the stop with metro buses

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BREAKING: Chyna Brodie elected to second term as student government president

By Abigail Turner | April 4

Undergraduate Senate reverses decision after CSI involvement, certifies the presidential race

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Student activists call on The Bridge Cafe to return to cultural hub for BIPOC community

By Zoe Bell | April 4

Members of The Bridge Takeover host sit-in to resurrect ‘graveyard of Black pride’ in the space

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DC teachers, students react to wave of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation amid Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’

By Clare Mulroy and Abigail Pritchard | April 1

‘I think of my prospective classroom as one that’s a safe space for all my students,’ education majors say

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Student government referendum finds 1,100 voting students do not support presence of social Greek life

By Abigail Turner | March 31

Majority of voters expressed support for more community-building alternatives to social Greek life

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BREAKING: Student government presidential election decertified by undergraduate senate

By Abigail Turner and Vera Tsang | March 30

Durham, Maxwell and Galimi elected to executive board, elections commission to hold new election for president

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Sports

Analysis: Even after an NCAA Tournament appearance, the AU women's basketball team has more to look forward to

By Alex Walulik | March 30

The women’s basketball team is already preparing for what’s next

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