An 18-month plan envisions long-term sustainability, local buy-in, and community-supported agriculture for the historic 300-acre “island of thought.”
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Professor Mohammed Abu-Nimer carries on the legacy of his late colleague, friend, and peacebuilding pioneer.
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A conversation between Kogod professor Sonya Grier and journalist Kim Quillen, SOC/MA ’93, discussed racial inequities in food marketing and Illinois’ newest food policy initiatives.
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AU Museum’s founding director and curator, Jack Rasmussen, CAS/MFA ’75, MA ’83, PhD ’94, will serve as the inaugural C. Nicholas Keating and Carleen B. Keating Director.
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Derek Jones, CAS/BA ’79, champions impact at AU through student support and Campaign Committee service.
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After months of compiling footage, David Ruck needed an editor. An AU SOC professor connected him with Grace Eggleston, who was seeking a new thesis project.
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Clawed Z. Eagle, part of an AU love story, appears at the wedding of alums Victoria Tinker and Davis Owens.
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AU checked all the boxes for Chloe Leeds, SOE/BA ’24. Now, she's taking all that she's learned at SOE into her own elementary classrooms.
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From undergraduate student, double majoring in Visual Media and Anthropology, to interim Dean, Jayaswal's history with AU SOC embodies a change-maker.
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A conversation among strangers. A story shared around a table. This is often the raw work of peacebuilding. In the eyes of American University professor Mohammed Abu-Nimer, the mechanisms of peace largely comprise these moments of human connection.
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