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Julia Zhang painting

Arts ·

Studio Art MFAs Present Thesis Exhibition “TRANSIT”

Opening at the American University Museum on April 19
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Megan Nguyen Rummler

Alumni ·

Amplifying API Voices Through Digital Storytelling

From strategic communications to launching her own podcast, American University Alumni Board Member Megan Nguyen Rummler, SOC/MA ‘19, uses storytelling to center advocacy and identity.
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close up of the leavened flatbread, roti on a plate with a checkered napkin

International ·

How Roti Helps Us Understand Gender, Identity, and Heritage

SIS professor Mariam Durrani answers a few questions about her collaborative research initiative, The Roti Collective.
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Ainsley Ghaman sits on the edge of the concrete sign for School of International Service

Student Life ·

From LA to DC: My First Year at American University

SIS student Ainsley Ghaman, SIS/BA ’28, reflects on her first year at college and what she's learned living in the nation's capital.
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Professor Cynthia Miller-Idriss

Announcement ·

American U. Professor Awarded Carnegie Fellowship for Research in Political Polarization and Violence

Cynthia Miller-Idriss, Chief Vision Officer and Founding Director of the Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab at American University, has received Carnegie Fellowship, a prestigious grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
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Elementary school student with cap superimposed

Education ·

Upholding Educational Equity: The School of Education Remains Steadfast Amid Change

In a time of shifting educational policies and executive orders, the American University School of Education (SOE) continues its unwavering commitment to breaking down barriers and providing equitable education for all students.
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Ribbon cutting for the Mary Graydon Student Center. Photo by Jeff Watts.

On Campus ·

A True Center For Student Life

An iconic AU building has a new look—and a new name.
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An AU community member holds up a trash bag on the quad. Photo by Jeff Watts.

Environment ·

Digging Through Trash is Not a Waste

AU boasts a current waste diversion rate of 41 percent—up from 30 percent in 2023—thanks in part to regular audits conducted by the Zero Waste Office.
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Graphic by Jaylene Arnold.

On Campus ·

Eagle Tales: Adventurous Yogi

AU boasts about 1,900 dedicated staff members. Meet one here: Khouri Lassiter, assistant director of education and support programming for LGBTQIA+ in CDI.
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Student tour group at the International Spy Museum's Cold War artifacts.

International ·

Smokescreens and Stereotypes: Spies in the Cold War

Smokescreens and Stereotypes - how spies and the popular image of Cold War spying shaped world perceptions, both in history and Hollywood.
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