March 2020

Spring 2020 issue of American magazine

Meet Alice Paul, AU’s trailblazing suffragette; join the fight with a Syrian activist; hop on the Metro to Anacostia; and get to know two of the Eagles who call Silicon Valley home. Also in the March 2020 issue: a racial chasm in Charm City, coyotes in the District, budding reporters in New Hampshire, mental health stigma in women’s soccer, and Washington in color.

Perspectives

This I Know: Renewal

Tackling climate change, planting an urban garden, securing memberships, measuring the impact of gentrification 

Play

Wrestling with Family 

Tanner Harvey is a rare combination in college athletics: father, husband, and Division I wrestler 

Insights and Impact

Home Free 

Activist Deyaa Alrwishdi was forced to flee Syria in 2012—but he still proudly fights for his people

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Devil's Advocate

Devil worm's DNA offers clues to how organisms adapt to lethal environmental conditions

Giving

State of the Arts

AU is home to an extraordinary treasure: the Corcoran Legacy Collection