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Want Extra Time Off? Volunteer at Commencement
Help guest navigate campus or line up graduates and earn additional leave or performance days.
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Pride in Our Place
American University’s 33rd Campus Beautification Day on April 7 brought together more than 400 staff, students, and faculty for a day of service.
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ABusyU: Landing the Class of 2030
For the more than 70 AU staffers in the Office of Enrollment, spring is a high-stakes race to the May 1 deposit deadline—but securing AU’s future is a shared institutional responsibility that relies on the support of our entire community.
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Record-High Profits Threaten Long-Term Economy, American U. Researchers Find
A new report from the Institute for Macroeconomic and Policy Analysis shows high “excess returns” often reflect weaker competitive pressures, with adverse consequences for long-run growth and the income gap.
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SIS Online Programs Launch New Security & Foreign Policy Concentration
SIS Online programs bring together security and foreign policy into one integrated concentration, preparing MAIR and MIS students for careers at the center of international decision-making.
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Kwame Alexander on the “Life-Giving Breath” of Poetry
The award-winning poet and 250+ at American Sine Institute Fellow reflected on the beauty and resilience of language on April 8.
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Game On: AU Student’s National Cathedral Game Nearing Completion
Computer science student Joseph DeNavas, CAS/BS ’26, is bringing the DC landmark to life in the virtual world, leading a collaborative to launch a Lego-inspired quest through the Gothic church by August 2026.
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Classrooms as “Nurseries” for Citizenship: SPA Faculty Bridge Career Readiness and Civic Life
During the final 250+ at American Lunch and Learn of the spring semester on April 14, panelists discussed scholarship with real-world impact.
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Eagle Tales: A Prescription for Community
Meet Shatina Williams, executive director of the Center for Well-Being Programs and Psychological Services, who shares how she balances leading a team of 60 with finding her own moments of serenity on campus.
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American University Launches National Center to Build College Student Success Through Teaching Excellence
American University Baker School of Education launches Baker School of Education the Advancing College Teaching for Student Success (ACTSS) National Center, with support of Lumina Foundation and ECMC Foundation.
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