In the Community ·
WAMU 88.5: Building a Stronger Community One Story at a Time
WAMU has been connecting Washingtonians with each other and the world for over 60 years through programming and work in the community.
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Technology ·
Building Bridges: Redefining Corporate Social Responsibility Through AI
Kogod School of Business professor Heng Xu is redefining corporate social responsibility through her work in artificial intelligence and more.
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Announcement ·
$10 Million Gift Will Advance Student Thriving and Athletics at American University
The Commitment is Part of a Historic $15 Million Cumulative Gift to Support the Center for Athletic Performance (CAP)
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Alumni ·
Supporting Today’s Student Researchers—Tomorrow’s Agents of Change
Katherine Pringle, SPA/BA ’90, and her husband, John McCormick, believe that young people are the lynchpin in addressing the world’s most challenging problems, from climate change to world hunger to income disparity.
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Alumni ·
AU Changed Their Lives—Now They’re Easing the Way for a New Generation
Alumni couple Judy and Charles Bush carry deeply imprinted connections to American University. In the decades following their graduation, their interest in the world never waned, nor did their connection to AU.
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Alumni ·
Emergency Funds: Filling in the Financial Gap to Ensure Student Thriving
Unforeseen life events can arise at any given time—for anyone. And for some families, such hardships put into question whether a student will be able to pay their college tuition as planned.
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Alumni ·
A Year of Change: Elevating, Inspiring, and Leading with Impact
Change Can't Wait
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Alumni ·
A New Vision for AU’s Antiracism Center
Sara Clarke Kaplan shares her goals as the new executive director of AU’s Antiracist Research and Policy Center—and how philanthropy can help achieve them.
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Alumni ·
Filmmaking as Catalyst for Sustainability Change
One of the world’s leading environmental film programs, CEF advances filmmaking, photography, and media to raise awareness, promote solutions, and mobilize movements to effect change.
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Alumni ·
Energy Policy Leader Gives Second Gift to Support AU Scholarships
Elizabeth (Betsy) Moler, SIS/BA ’71, blazed trails in US energy policy over the course of her long and influential career.
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