SOC Success Stories

Success Stories

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  AU Experiences Helped Drawbaugh, 'BA ’82, Break Into Business Journalism

  Drawbaugh was appointed deputy Washington Editor for Reuters Professional News where he’ll be sharing in the running of a new team reporting on tax and accounting in the United States and legal issues in Washington.
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  Taking a Stand for Education and Paying Forward the AU Spirit

  Alumnus Nick Banovetz, SPA/BA ’03, SOC/MA ’06, applies his AU experiences in a new professional endeavor and still finds time to pay it forward as a volunteer for AU.
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  AMC Hit Series Rely on Alum Gold's Touch

  "Don’t be afraid of anything." That's alum Jason Gold's advice to film students. He works on AMC hits including The Walking Dead, Mad Men and Breaking Bad.
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  Alumna Recalls Admissions Process, Early Decision, and Legacy Connections

  Alumna Erika Johnson, SOC/BA ’10, reflects upon her decision to apply through AU’s Early Decision admission plan and follow in the footsteps of her mother and brother.
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  Journalism Grad Boosts Latin American Reporters' Digital Skills

  The Journalism and Public Affairs Master’s program at SOC has always taken an innovative approach to journalism, and some of its stars, like Claritza Jimenez, MA ’10, are using their education to a forge new career paths.
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  Al-Ghabra Takes Skills to Prime Minister's Office in Kuwait

  SOC alumna Haneen Al-Ghabra has used her education to create a space for women as equal partners in the Arab world, and says that communication is a vital industry in society, particularly in her native Kuwait.