CAS Success Stories

Success Stories

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  Philosophy major inspires at University College

  Location is what drew Chip Corbett to American University. Four years later, it's all about philosophy—and his foray into the experiential world of the University College.
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  Art Professor Establishes Award for Students to Travel, Explore

  To Carol Bird Ravenal, PhD, travel and study are intertwined. A professor emerita of art at the College of Arts and Sciences, she attributes her painting success to a college trip to Scandinavia and wanted to give art students the same opportunity.
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  Udall Scholar Fishes for Clean Water

  A family tradition steeped in environmental activism led Drew Veysey '10 to AU.
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  Jennings: Acting out

  Award-winning playwright, performer, and AU faculty member Caleen Sinnette Jennings is keeping busy.
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  Cheh: Getting the chemistry right

  Albert Cheh has a way of inspiring students about science—even lit majors whose palms get sweaty at the thought of donning a lab coat.
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  One Man’s Passion Leads
  to A Wider Circle

  Founded in 2001, A Wider Circle began with six interns from AU and was, as Dr. Bergel says, "built on the backs of AU students who choose to use their time to help those in need".