Inside the Beltway Life in the 202

Inside the Beltway

A Congress of Eagles

With over 300 alumni working on Capitol Hill, AU’s founding vision of training future civic leaders is on full display

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A Work in Progress

Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III, CAS/BA ’74, MA ’76, champions history of, by, and for the people

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Audacious Eagle: Capital Gains 

Rachel Koretsky, Kogod/BA ’14 is fueling the District’s startup boom through the power of communal support

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Capitolist: A Writer’s Retreat

Marisa Klein, CAS/MA ’13, shares her five favorite places to put pen to paper

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Curb Appeal 

Samantha Hamilton, CAS-SPA/BA ’22, is transforming drab city asphalt into vibrant, life-saving public art

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Marvelous Mrs. Easel 

The first survey of female visual artists working across the DC area recently brought 60 local "firebrands" to the AU Museum

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Bit by Brick 

Joseph DeNavas, CAS/BS ’26, is transforming the National Cathedral’s massive Lego replica into a digital twin, bridging plastic architecture with immersive virtual play

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Democracy’s Lab Partner

Even after 32 years in the “alphabet soup” of DC politics, Washington still captivates Amy K. Dacey, SPA/MA ’95 

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Rooted in Resilience

CAS professor Stacey Snelling is rewriting the recipe for a healthy DC—one tomato, one truck, and one farm at a time

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Next Stop: Merriment

At Metrobar, local spirits and community connection are always on time