Technology ·
AU Alumni Launch Startup Offering Hope for Critically Ill Patients
FindMyClinicalTrial, a startup launched by recent AU alum, empowers patients to access lifesaving clinical trials
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Humanities ·
The First Pride Was a Riot: The Origins of Pride Month
AU’s K. Tyler Christensen weighs in on history and importance of Pride Month
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Government & Politics ·
The Penny is Going Away: A CAS Conversation with Gabriel Mathy
AU Economics Professor takes a deep dive into the penny, its fascinating history, and its impending demise
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Science ·
Mya Williams ’25 Soars in Smithsonian Bird House Internship
Graduate student spends semester training two species of giant flightless birds
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Literature ·
Nine Summer Reads by American University Creative Writing Faculty
Recently published books by AU faculty members are must-reads for summer break
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Arts ·
A Lawyer Becomes an Artist
WCL alumnus and staff member Andrés Izquierdo harnessed his love of painting in AU’s studio art MFA program.
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Achievements ·
Poetry and the Eternal City: David Keplinger Wins Prestigious Rome Prize
As recipient of the 2025 Joseph Brodsky Rome Prize in Literature, Keplinger will spend five months in Rome
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Achievements ·
Top Ten Student Highlights from a Standout CAS Semester
CAS students excelled in research, art, innovation, creativity, and performance
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Announcement ·
CAS Student Commencement Speakers Taraji Ellington and Sidney Murray
Meet Taraji and Sidney, chosen to speak at American University’s College of Arts and Sciences 2025 commencement
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Achievements ·
Laura Beers’s “Orwell’s Ghosts” Wins LA Times Book Prize
Book inspired by American University history class wins 45th Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography
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