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What's next for AU after US colleges reckoned with racism amid BLM protests

By Fariha Rahman and Nina Heller | March 22

Students, community reflect on AU’s past and future when it comes to race

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AU students, faculty protest new Board of Trustees member

By Abbie Veitch and Nina Heller | March 16

Wesley Bush under scrutiny for ties to defense industry

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Coronavirus

AU’s first confirmed COVID-19 cluster emerges on campus

By Skye Witley | March 15

Four related cases in Nebraska Hall prompted the University to send a cautionary email to students

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Sarah McBride, Delaware state senator and AU alumna, to speak at virtual event

By Sophie Austin | March 15

McBride will discuss making history as the first openly transgender state senator in the U.S.

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Up close and from afar, AU students from Texas face effects of winter storm

By Sophia Solano | March 12

“We didn’t know when we’d get heat back,” student says

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Clare Mulroy named The Eagle’s 2021-22 editor-in-chief

By Sophie Austin | March 10

Mulroy is The Eagle’s current life managing editor

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Coronavirus

AU hopes to hold both online and in-person spring graduate recognition

By Thomas Recchio | March 8

Plan depends on permission from D.C. government

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At community forum, AU leadership talks fall reopening

By Olivia Higgins | March 5

Plans include commencement, contact tracing and more in-person summer classes

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SOC sophomore passes away in DC residence, AU says

By Sophie Austin and Kelsey Carolan | March 4

Professors remember Eli Weinstock as talented and thoughtful

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Canceled flights and heightened fears: AU international students reflect on Capitol insurrection

By Sarah Fahn | March 4

“Is this a sign that I shouldn't go back?”

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Petition to cancel classes during Wellness Week grows in signatures

By Kelsey Carolan | March 2

Over 1,700 students signed the petition

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Ana Navarro, GOP political strategist and TV analyst, to speak at virtual event

By Dan Papscun | March 1

KPU and SOC will co-host the CNN analyst

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Features

Today’s Trailblazers: Black student activists at AU reflect on accomplishments, goals

By Daniella Ignacio | February 28

Learn more about BlackList, Black Girls Vote and Bring The Fire

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Trailblazers: Meet the Black members of the AU community who made history

By Grace Newton | February 26

Learn more about AU’s Black history through the eyes of those who shaped it

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Two years after presenting findings, AU working group on slavery revived, Aw says

By Fariha Rahman and Nina Heller | February 25

With additional focus on Indigenous people, AU’s working group on ties to slavery hopes to continue work

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University changes pass/fail policy for spring 2021

By Nina Heller | February 24

University offers more flexibility on courses students can take as pass/fail

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Coronavirus

BREAKING: University announces new COVID-19 testing collaboration with DMV universities

By Skye Witley | February 24

The collaboration will result in faster turnaround times and cheaper tests, AU says

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