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Jonathan Alger

Announcement ·

American University Selects Jonathan Alger as 16th President

Lauded as “one of America’s great university presidents,” the higher education scholar—who has led James Madison University for 12 years—will join the AU community on July 1
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Russian President Vladimir Putin

International ·

Five Questions After Russia’s Presidential Election

SIS professor Keith Darden answers a few questions about Russia’s 2024 presidential election, during which President Vladimir Putin secured a fifth term and faced no serious competition.
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AU Campus Sign

Announcement ·

Jonathan Alger, Experienced and Visionary Higher Education Leader, Named 16th President of American University

Nationally recognized higher education policy scholar led James Madison University for 12 years, transforming the institution’s academic, community, and athletic profile
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Nana Boakye Yiadom and the first cohort of students at Stand Together Ghana

Education ·

AU Econ PhD Student Creates Foundation to Support Ghanaian Students

Nana Boakye Yiadom fulfilling his dream to help students in Ghana stay in school and succeed against great odds
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A Nowruz table is set with apples, sprouts, garlic, candles, spices, books, and goldfish

International ·

Happy Nowruz! Five Facts About the Persian New Year

SIS professor Shadi Mokhtari, CAS professor Zohreh Mirsharif, and Barzani Scholar-in-Residence at SIS Yerevan Saeed discuss key facts about Nowruz, the Persian New Year.
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McKinley Building

Announcement ·

Prestigious Dow Jones News Fund Names American University’s School of Communication as Training Site

High-profile new training program for business reporting puts American University’s School of Communication on the Dow Jones News Fund map
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AU School of Communication's McKinley Building

Communications ·

Prestigious Dow Jones News Fund Names American University’s School of Communication as Training Site

High-profile new training program for business reporting puts AU SOC on the Dow Jones News Fund map
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Kermit Moyer

In Remembrance ·

In Memoriam: Former Professor Kermit Moyer 1943-2024

Author, former professor, department chair, and director of AU’s MFA Creative Writing Program
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Research ·

Angela Pashayan, Political trust in the age of coronavirus: experiences in Mukuru, Nairobi, Kenya

Angela Pashayan's new article in Frontiers in Political Science examines declining political trust at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in the informal settlements of Mukuru, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Thomas Zeitzoff & Grace Gold

Research ·

What Happened to the Radical Environmental Movement?

In collaboration with undergraduate Grace Gold, SPA Associate Professor Thomas Zeitzoff published an article on attitudes towards cyber tactics in eco-activism.
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