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Spring 2021 Plan Released
Operations Update: Spring 2021 will feature select opportunities for in-person classes. Read the Spring 2021 announcement.
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News & Events
Getting Creative: Teaching at AU in a Pandemic
Faculty members find imaginative ways to keep students engaged
What Will the World Look Like in a Biden-Harris Administration?
College of Arts and Sciences faculty weigh in
2020 Student STEM Magazine Now Online
Catalyst features latest STEM news and projects by AU students
CAS Achievements
Joanne Allen (art history) gave her professional opinion in The Lily about the controversy a nude statue of Mary Wollstonecraft is causing, including critics taping a T-shirt and masks to the statue. November 2020
Stefano Costanzi (chemistry) will speak at a webinar called “The Resurgent Chemical Weapons Threat: Current Challenges to the Chemical Weapons Convention.” The event is free and open to the public. Registration required. November 2020
Environmental Science and Geology Classes Move Outdoors
Students see region’s geology in local hikes.
AU College: The Faculty Experts’ Corner
Faculty scholars from American University’s College of Arts and Sciences share their research and expertise on the pressing issues of the day, including the many aspects of COVID-19 and their far-reaching consequences.
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Growing Passion, Reducing Impact
Matilda Kitabwalla, CAS/BS ‘20
Being able to be part of this is just an incredible feeling.
AU becoming carbon neutral instills me with such a feeling of pride. I've worked on so many different aspects of sustainability-social media promotion, sustainability-themed trivia night, and the Waste Race, a competition between residence halls to divert trash away from landfill and into compost and recycling-so reaching this milestone still gives me goosebumps.
Learn more about ways to
get involved with Sustainability at AU.
Why the College of Arts & Sciences?
Students and alumni discuss distinctive features of the College, why they chose their particular degrees, and program opportunities they pursued.