Five student leaders, committed to multidimensional excellence and interested in pursuing social justice careers, have been named Frederick Douglass Distinguished Scholars.
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SPA students Nancy Erickson, Matthew Hufford, and Isabel Taylor have won this year’s Best MPA Capstone Poster Award with a research project entitled "Maternal Health Outcomes in D.C."
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Shawn Richardson, chair of the Pride Alumni Alliance, shares highlights from his volunteer experience.
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I always seek to find words that represent us all. To share words we can all get behind, sentiments that illuminate our commonalities, our shared experiences, and our collective responsibilities.
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We write today with a message of unqualified support for American University’s Black alumni, faculty, staff, and students.
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Mitch Berliner, Kogod/BS ’70, a Maryland Food Industry Hall of Fame inductee, has forged an innovative career at the forefront of the food industry. His businesses have undergone tremendous changes to meet the challenges of COVID-19.
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Meet the high-achieving students from Washington, DC’s public and public charter high schools who have received full scholarships as part of the AU District Scholars Award.
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Maryland’s first lady Yumi Hogan, CAS/MFA ’10, is a bridge-builder using the creative and empathetic thinking she developed at AU. Recently, she has been focusing her efforts on COVID-19 resources and recovery to keep Marylanders healthy and safe.
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After graduating in May, Mac Kenna Rogers, SIS/BA ‘20, takes a moment to reflect on her time at AU and the experiences she had abroad in Nairobi, Kenya this past spring before it was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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