Shai Waisman

Alumni ·

View from the Board: CAS Board of Advisors Member Shai Waisman ’93 Shares Life Lessons

President of Kroll Inc. looks back at friendships, mentors, and experiences at American University that shaped him into the person he is today
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In the Community ·

Honoring Those Who Came before Us

Female faculty members from each of AU’s schools and colleges talk the women who have helped them along the way
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Nana Boakye Yiadom and the first cohort of students at Stand Together Ghana

Education ·

AU Econ PhD Student Creates Foundation to Support Ghanaian Students

Nana Boakye Yiadom fulfilling his dream to help students in Ghana stay in school and succeed against great odds
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Kermit Moyer

In Remembrance ·

In Memoriam: Former Professor Kermit Moyer 1943-2024

Author, former professor, department chair, and director of AU’s MFA Creative Writing Program
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Research ·

Institute for Macroeconomic and Policy Analysis Releases Brief to Inform Tax Bill Debate

Analysis finds repealing clean energy credits would significantly reduce GDP, employment, and wages
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Vintage photo of man on tractor, Photo courtesy of the FSC/LAF Black farmer archives

Government & Politics ·

American University and Federation of Southern Cooperatives Create Toolkit to Promote Racial Justice in US Farm Bill

“Pointing the Farm Bill Toward Racial Justice” developed for farmers, policy advocates, journalists, students, and landowners
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Tim Doud with his Art at Amtrak mural “A Great Public Work”

Research ·

College Faculty Receive 80 Awards Totaling Over $11 Million in 2023

Faculty awards making impacts on issues at local, national, and global levels
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Arts ·

Student Actors Raise Their Swords

Actors in Shakespeare adaptation learn sword fighting from Robb Hunter
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AU Audio Tech alums, from left to right, Jonathan Cornell, Rebeca Lindenfeld, and Liz Grzyb

Arts ·

Hitting the Right Notes: AU Audio Tech Alums Making Their Mark on Industry

Connor Lammas, MA’25, checks in with recent alumni to learn about their successes in the world of audio tech
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To the Point

Government & Politics ·

To the Point: What Are the Implications of Trump’s Shocking NATO Comments?

Distinguished Professor of History Allan J. Lichtman answers our question of the week
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