Mary Beth Tinker When the Weight of the World Won't Wait

Announcement ·

American University Hosts: A Conversation with advocate Mary Beth Tinker on youth bearing the "Weight of the World"

Join us for an event featuring Mary Beth Tinker and explore stories of teen and young adult resilience and activism throughout history and today through the "When the Weight of the World Won’t Wait" exhibit, presented by MoCAT and American University
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Bronté Burleigh-Jones (AU CFO), Edwin Santos (President AUSG), and Marcus Neil (President RHA) with Clawed at the Tunnel ribbon-cutting

Buildings ·

AU Delivers Summer 2023 Transformations in Leonard Hall, the Tunnel, and Mary Graydon Center

Student Thriving Project kicks into high gear with Tunnel, Mary Graydon Center, and Leonard Hall improvements designed to enable students’ success.
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AU's Model UN Team at the 2024 McMun conference in Montreal, Quebec. Photo courtesy of AUMUN.

International ·

AU’s Model UN Team is No. 1—Again

The team, backed by financial support from SIS, helps students learn about diplomacy and international relations and find community at AU.
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students play Connect Four in the residence hall

On Campus ·

Building a Nest for Students to Thrive and Fly

For the first time at AU, all first-year students will be living on campus together as part of new residency requirement
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AU students stop by Kay for a cupcake. Photo by Jeff Watts.

On Campus ·

Cupcakes Are Just the Icing on Top

Tea Time from 2–3 p.m. every Tuesday draws more than 100 students for a communal gathering over sweet treats at the Kay Spiritual Life Center.
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Hannah Busing

On Campus ·

Disability, Health, and Bodies: How We View Each Other

An interview with Senior Professorial Lecturer Tanja Aho about AU’s new certificate in “Disability, Health, and Bodies”
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Shamira James. Graphic by Jaylene Arnold.

On Campus ·

Eagle Tales: IRL Content Creator

AU boasts about 1,900 dedicated staff members. Meet one here: Shamira James, marketing and communications coordinator for Housing and Residence Life.
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Snack aisle in supermarket

Research ·

Healthy Food Scarce in Underserved DC Wards, Student Researchers Find

Public health and data science students expose DC health inequities in study funded by DC Health
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AU health students.

On Campus ·

How to Stay Healthy, Be Your Best in 2024

Health Studies students share their best tips for a happy and healthy new year
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a hand holding out a grocery bag filled with canned goods and produce

Student Life ·

How You Can Help Stock the Market’s Shelves

AU’s free food pantry for Eagles experiencing food insecurity served 240-plus students this fall
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