Achievements ·
Philanthropy Activates Campus-Wide Opportunities
Alumni and donors enabled AU to exceed its goal and raise over $61 million in FY26 for vital student support, faculty excellence, and campus initiatives.
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Communications ·
Alumni Support Unlocks Opportunities for SOC Students
Supportive gifts from alumni create invaluable hands-on learning experiences for SOC students.
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Communications ·
POV: Making a Career Pivot to Strategic Communication
The skills Júlia Riera built working as a journalist gave her a head start when she shifted her career path.
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Alumni ·
The Power of Showing Up
How Clarence J. Fluker, SOC/MA '02, transformed personal self-acceptance into a lifetime of advocacy, community building, and leadership in Washington’s LGBTQIA+ community.
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Alumni ·
Becoming the Voice Behind the Camera
How the Michael Forman and Bonnie Brae Forman Endowed Scholarship helped one AU student reframe his future.
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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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Communications ·
American University’s Aufderheide Honored by National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
University Professor Patricia Aufderheide has been recognized by NATAS as a 2026 News & Documentary Silver Circle Honor Society inductee.
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Alumni ·
To the Class of 2026, You Don't Walk This Path Alone
AU Alumni Board President Patty Caballero's Commencement Address
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Communications ·
Uncovering Coded Antisemitism Online Takes Both Human Expertise and AI Automation
The Unmasking Antisemitism project at American University uses artificial intelligence, qualitative analysis and survey experiments to develop studies and tools to detect overt and coded hate speech.
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Achievements ·
Ambition, Empathy, and Authenticity: Distinguished Speakers Inspire Class of 2026
Nearly 2,700 graduates embraced the charge to lead with curiosity and find meaning in service during American University’s 151st commencement in Bender Arena
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