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Charles and Judy Bush

Alumni ·

AU Changed Their Lives—Now They’re Easing the Way for a New Generation

Alumni couple Judy and Charles Bush carry deeply imprinted connections to American University. In the decades following their graduation, their interest in the world never waned, nor did their connection to AU.
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Charles and Judy Bush

Alumni ·

AU Changed Their Lives—Now They’re Easing the Way for a New Generation

Alumni couple Judy and Charles Bush carry deeply imprinted connections to American University. In the decades following their graduation, their interest in the world never waned, nor did their connection to AU.
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L to R: Michael Carroll (Faculty Director), Matthew Bowers (Senior Finance & Grant Manager), Tumelo Mashabela (LLM student), Michael Palmedo (Post-Doctoral Research Fellow), Tahniat Saulat (Senior Program Coordinator), Christine Haight Farley (Faculty Dir

Law ·

Advancing ‘Right to Research'

In Spring 2021, the Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law has launched three new, exciting initiatives related to access to justice, election monitoring, and public finance.
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Glover Gate POB KSB Quad

Alumni ·

Emergency Funds: Filling in the Financial Gap to Ensure Student Thriving

Unforeseen life events can arise at any given time—for anyone. And for some families, such hardships put into question whether a student will be able to pay their college tuition as planned.
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Glover Gate POB KSB Quad

Alumni ·

A Year of Change: Elevating, Inspiring, and Leading with Impact 

Change Can't Wait
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Sara Clarke Kaplan

Alumni ·

A New Vision for AU’s Antiracism Center

Sara Clarke Kaplan shares her goals as the new executive director of AU’s Antiracist Research and Policy Center—and how philanthropy can help achieve them.
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WCL alumni

Alumni ·

Alumni Can Help Boost WCL

Jason Kanner, SPA/BA ’94, WCL/JD ’97, believes WCL alumni can elevate the school’s reputation by ensuring that skilled students graduate from WCL and go on to top jobs in a range of law specialties.
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Photographer sets up shot across horizon

Announcement ·

Filmmaking as Catalyst for Sustainability Change

One of the world’s leading environmental film programs, CEF advances filmmaking, photography, and media to raise awareness, promote solutions, and mobilize movements to effect change.
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Photographer sets up shot across horizon

Alumni ·

Filmmaking as Catalyst for Sustainability Change

One of the world’s leading environmental film programs, CEF advances filmmaking, photography, and media to raise awareness, promote solutions, and mobilize movements to effect change.
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Class gathering outside

Alumni ·

Matching Gift Challenge: Coming Together to Give Back

A matching gift challenge gave three alumnae the opportunity to honor their AU experiences and create change for future AU students, further amplifying why philanthropy at AU matters.
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