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Students rally at Department of Education amid cuts from federal government

By Kadie Fishman and Sophia Cooper | April 10

‘Money for schools and education, not for wars and deportation’

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Campus

BREAKING: American University spring 2025 commencement speakers include Colman Domingo, Gloria Allred, Almar Latour

By Penelope Jennings | April 9

Elhadj As Sy, Orlando Bravo, Radha Muthiah will also address graduates

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Campus

AU Hillel honors Holocaust victims in a 24-hour name reading

By Kadie Fishman | April 9

Students, administration show support for Holocaust Remembrance Week

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Local

Weaving resistance and remembrance: ‘We Gather at the Edge’ at the Renwick Gallery

By Neil Lazurus | April 8

‘These quilts remind us of what we were told to forget and inspire us to imagine new worlds’

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Sports

Duane Simpkins extended as Eagles men’s basketball coach

By Penelope Jennings | April 4

Patriot League-winning coach is now under contract through 2029-2030

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Campus

Jonathan Alger formally inaugurated as AU’s 16th president

By Owen Auston-Babcock | April 1

Student removed for disruption as president outlined his ‘American University dream’

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Sports

Irreplaceable: Lincoln Ball’s lasting impact on AU basketball

By Delaney Hoke | April 1

The graduate guard leaves behind more than stats — he leaves a standard

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News

Faculty, staff demand AU administrators do more to protect students from Trump administration policies

By Sophie Milner-Gorvine , Maya Cederlund and Owen Auston-Babcock | March 27

‘First they came for Mahmoud, tomorrow they come for you’

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News

Walker Whalen named 2025-2026 editor-in-chief of The Eagle

By Abigail Turner | March 21

Whalen is The Eagle’s current investigations and data editor

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Sports

American falls short against Mount St. Mary’s in the First Four

By Matthias Jaylen Sandoval | March 21

Simpkins vows Eagles return: “We’ll be back”

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News

BREAKING: U.S. Department of Education to open civil rights investigation into American University

By Cara Halford | March 20

The department will investigate complaints of antisemitism filed by the Brandeis Center, Jewish on Campus

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Sports

PREVIEW: The Eagles to dance against the Mount Saint Mary’s Mountaineers

By Matthias Jaylen Sandoval | March 17

American’s men’s basketball team will play in the First Four as a No. 16 seed

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News

Department of Education warns AU, 59 other colleges and universities of federal action over alleged antisemitism

By Kyle Galvin | March 14

Education Secretary McMahon condemns ‘antisemitic eruptions’ on campuses

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Sports

Men’s basketball captures Patriot League crown, ending 11-year drought

By Matthias Jaylen Sandoval | March 13

American punches ticket to the NCAA tournament behind Matt Rogers’ 25 points

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Sports

Men’s basketball punches ticket to Patriot League Championship

By Matthias Jaylen Sandoval | March 12

The American University men’s basketball team (21-12) defeated the Colgate Raiders (14-19) 72-62 on March 9 in the Patriot League Tournament semifinal in Bender Arena. This was an all-around strong team performance for the Eagles. Five different players scored in double-digits to lift American over ...

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Sports

Men’s basketball title dreams alive after dramatic comeback win against Lafayette

By Matthias Jaylen Sandoval | March 7

Greg Jones leads team scoring with 17 points as Eagles rumble to PL semifinals

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News

DC’s Go-Go Museum & Café officially opens to public

By Soumya Sahay | March 7

SOC Professor Natalie Hopkinson helps bring local generation of music back to the District

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