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AU graduates at graduation.

Alumni ·

You’ve Graduated—Here’s How AU Is by Your Side for Your Next Chapter

AU's alumni network, career resources, and lifelong learning opportunities are yours to leverage.
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Barack Levitt

Achievements ·

SIS Alumnus Named 2025 Yenching Scholar

Barak Levitt, SIS/BA ’24, has been named a 2025 Yenching Scholar at Peking University, a highly selective master’s program in China.
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Pamela Cheryl Higgins Harris at Commencement

Alumni ·

“Learning Is Not Restricted by Age”: 75-Year-Old Triple Eagle Reflects on Earning Doctorate

Pamela Higgins Harris said the decision to return to school after 50 years “was a 70th birthday gift sent from above.”
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Alumni Awards Recipients pose with AU President Jonathan Alger

Alumni ·

AU Honors Five Outstanding Alumni

The Alumni Awards are the highest honors presented by the Alumni Association.
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Patty Caballero poses on campus

Alumni ·

Greetings from Patty Caballero

A monthly message to AU alumni from Alumni Association President Patty Caballero
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Photo by Jeff Watts.

Achievements ·

What AU’s Class of 2025 Needed to Know

Inspiration from an actor, president and CEO of Capital Area Food Bank, and the publisher of The Wall Street Journal headlined AU’s 149th commencement.
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St Peter's Basilica viewed from the Tiber River

Achievements ·

Poetry and the Eternal City: David Keplinger Wins Prestigious Rome Prize

As recipient of the 2025 Joseph Brodsky Rome Prize in Literature, Keplinger will spend five months in Rome
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Ridgeline International

Achievements ·

AU SPA Partners with Ridgeline International to Develop AI Solutions for National Security Challenges

Faculty and students in the Terrorism and Homeland Security Policy (THSP) Program partner with data privacy firm Ridgeline International to develop new AI-driven solutions to support the homeland security enterprise.
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women in Tanzania who worked with Peace Corps volunteers

Achievements ·

At Your Service: New Rankings Reflect AU’s Long-Standing Peace Corps Ties

AU has been a top three volunteer-producing institution since 2012.
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SIS Awards 2025

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SIS Awards 2025

See this year's student, faculty, and staff award recipients across SIS and the university.
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