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AU Alumni Preserving Black History at the Smithsonian
American alumni work to highlight Black history through the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
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SIS Launches New Global Equity and Inclusion Concentration for Graduate Students
The Global Equity and Inclusion concentration prepares SIS grad students with knowledge and skills to create more just and equitable institutions in their careers.
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Research ·
AU Alumna Becca Peixotto Part of Team to Recover Child Remains of Human Ancestor Homo naledi
The team of researchers published research on the remains recovered from the Rising Star cave complex, a child's skull and teeth from around 250,000 years ago.
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Orisanmi Burton Named 2021 Freedom Scholar
Annual award from Marguerite Casey Foundation and Group Health Foundation provides $1.5 million for scholars whose work supports social movements
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New Cohort of Sine Institute of Policy & Politics Fellows and Distinguished Lecturers Brings Unique Experience and Innovation to American University
Sine Institute of Policy & Politics Announced New Cohort of Fellows and Distinguished Lecturers
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New SPA Research Addresses Environmental Justice
SPA researchers find that homeowners in lower-income neighborhoods are more likely than wealthier residents to suffer the harmful effects of lead in their drinking water.
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CNN’s Abby Phillip Announced as Fall 2021 Commencement Speaker
Phillip will deliver keynote address in first fully traditional in-person ceremony since the onset of pandemic
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Research ·
Aquatic Foods Offer Great Untapped Potential for Providing More Sustainable Diets, Finds New Research
First assessment of its kind produces environmental profiles for the full range of aquatic, or blue foods, to help guide more sustainable food production and diets.
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2021 Films Across Borders Film Festival Presents Stories in A Changing World
2021 Films Across Borders Film Festival Presents Stories in A Changing World
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AU Among Peace Corps’ Top-Enrolling Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program Institutions
The Peace Corps has named AU No. 1 among the top 10 Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program institutions for the 2020–21 academic year, ranked by enrollment.
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