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Mentoring Matters. Photo by Jeff Watts.

On Campus ·

Mentoring Matters for AU Staff

The 2025–26 mentorship program, hosted by the Office of Human Resources, recently wrapped up its yearlong run helping university colleagues build vital personal and professional skills.
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Illustration by Jaylene Arnold.

On Campus ·

Eagle Tales: She’s Got the Beat

AU boasts about 1,700 dedicated staff members. Meet one here: Liz Kan, operations manager for the Investigative Reporting Workshop (IRW) in the School of Communication.
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Lindsay Studer stands in her office. Photo by Jeff Watts.

On Campus ·

Show and Tell: Work and Whimsy

Take a peek inside Office of the President staffer Lindsay Studer’s workspace.
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Jamie Raskin

On Campus ·

“You Are the Hope”: Rep. Jamie Raskin Delivers Message of Resilience and Justice to WCL Class of 2026

Drawing on personal reflections and his father’s wisdom, the veteran lawmaker and former WCL professor urged graduates to bring moral courage and boundless promise to a changing legal landscape.
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Edythe-Anne Cook

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Eagle Tales: A Healthy Love for the Job

AU boasts about 1,700 dedicated staff members. Meet one here: Edythe-Anne Cook, CAS/BA ’02, SPA/MPA ’06, associate director for administrative services at the Student Health Center.
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Generative AI image of US Capitol and circuit board.

On Campus ·

AU to Host Prestigious International Statistics and Data Science Conference 

Ninth International Workshop in Sequential Methodologies (IWSM) will take place June 1–4, 2026 
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Stitt and Moore

On Campus ·

States of the Union: Governors Stitt and Moore Discuss “America’s Next Chapter” at American University

The Sine Institute of Policy and Politics hosted Oklahoma and Maryland’s top executives on May 6 to explore state-led innovation and the future of bipartisan collaboration.
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Social Sciences ·

How to Break Free From Your Phone

Maura McFadden, staff psychologist at AU’s Center for Well-Being, provides actionable tips for a digital detox.
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Ruchel Limbos and friends picnic on the National Mall

Student Life ·

A Letter for the Incoming SIS Student

Ruchel Limbos, SIS/BA ’28, shares her reflections after completing the first year of her SIS undergraduate degree.
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Chandni Ramwani poses outside of the Kogod School of Business. Photo by Jeff Watts.

On Campus ·

A Commencement Nine Years in the Making

After nearly a decade of balancing a full-time career at AU with her studies, Chandni Ramwani, Kogod/BSBA ’26, director of strategic initiatives and special projects in the College of Arts and Sciences, will walk across the graduation stage next week.
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