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Coronavirus

University reports 202 cases during the final week of the semester

By Dan Papscun | December 21

Increase comes as the Omicron variant spreads through the district

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BREAKING: AU announces booster shot requirement as Omicron variant spreads in region

By Nina Heller | December 15

Boosters are required by Feb. 10 regardless of on-campus presence

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University fails to meet allotted on-campus housing requirement, prompting increased scrutiny from ANC

By Sophia Solano | December 10

‘The campus plan is very specific in some areas, but it also can’t happen again’

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BREAKING: University announces plans for in-person spring semester

By Abigail Turner and Jake Schlanger | December 8

Mask requirement remains indoors and information regarding guest policy to come later this week

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BREAKING: Kogod Dean John Delaney to step down in June

By Nina Heller | December 7

Departure is latest in changes to University leadership

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Tenleytown businesses begin to heal with the return of AU students

By Sophia Solano | December 7

Pandemic closures and losses ease with the University’s in-person re-opening

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AUPD reports armed robbery involving AU student near Nebraska Hall

By Clare Mulroy | December 6

MPD is investigating an armed robbery at knifepoint

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AU Decision Makers: What trustees bring to the table

By Abigail Pritchard and Riley Gillis | December 3

Trustees work to balance personal and institutional interests

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BREAKING: CNN’s Abby Phillip announced as American University’s fall 2021 commencement speaker

By Sarah Mattalian | December 1

Phillip will deliver her keynote address in a traditional fully in-person ceremony

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Coronavirus

AU steps up COVID-19 isolation protocol to accommodate return to campus

By Maddie Gerber | December 1

COVID-19 coordinator and students share experiences with hotel isolation

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Alcohol and American University: A broken system

By Natasha LaChac | November 30

‘Students at AU think that we’re not a party school, so they sometimes don’t believe the data’

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Sunrise AU activists fight for the Build Back Better Act with bold action

By Abigail Pritchard and Jenna Schwartz | November 24

From hunger strikes to sit-ins, young activists are working towards climate justice and making strides

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AU community remembers 2019 alum, an aspiring opera singer

By Alisha Chhangani | November 22

'Her death was preventable, and the D.C. government failed to keep her safe,'

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Suspended SIS professor sues University for discrimination

By Abigail Pritchard | November 19

Tenured professor alleges that he was discriminated against for being an older, Chinese professor

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Coronavirus

BREAKING: DC will lift current indoor mask mandate on Nov. 22

By Nina Heller | November 16

Masks still required in certain circumstances

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‘We’ll be back!’: American University staff once again protest for improved wages and working conditions

By Mina Allen | November 12

After October negotiations, staff expressed the necessity for urgent changes

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Video circulates of AU shuttle bus driver closing door on passenger’s arm

By Zoe Bell | November 10

University responds that incident is ‘under review’

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