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Five artists from the American University community will be featured in The Phillips Collection's juried exhibit, Tomorrow the Sun Will Rise, opening August 1! www.american.edu/cas/news/au-...
Five AU Artists Chosen for Phillips Collection Exhibition Opening August 1
AU faculty are among 48 artists selected from 1,500 submissions for The Phillips Collection's 2026 juried exhibition
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Working in tandem with DDOT, Professor Mike Alonzo is helping to cool down DC’s hottest neighborhoods in the summer heat. Check out this feature by WUSA9: www.wusa9.com/video/weathe...
American University assists Ivy City in mitigating extreme urban heat
Working in tandem with DDOT, American University is helping to cool down DC's hottest neighborhoods in the summer heat.
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The next generation of economists is spending the summer at AU. Through the prestigious AEA Summer Training and Scholarship Program, 40 students are conducting research, building quantitative skills, and connecting with leading economists and policy institutions across DC. bit.ly/4frEFLE
Les Whitehead, CAS/MA ’25, collections assistant at the Betsy Ross House, explores the myth and history behind Betsy Ross, the first American flag, and the everyday people who shaped the American Revolution: www.american.edu/magazine/art...
At the AU Museum, Gail Rebhan’s "What Questions Do We Ask?" uses 11 American flag prints to trace US Census questions from 1790 to 2020, revealing how America’s ideas of identity and belonging have changed over time. On view through August 9. www.american.edu/magazine/art...
🎉 Congratulations to Interim President Dave Marchick! We're cheering you on as you bike through the Pyrenees Mountains to raise money for AU students #SummitForScholarships! We look forward to welcoming you to our theatres, studios, labs, & classrooms to cheer on our incredible students & faculty
Five years. Thirteen student co-authors. One scientific first. AU student researchers in Professor John Bracht’s biology lab helped produce the first successful zebra finch germline organoids and publish the work in Scientific Reports. This is R1 research the AU way. bit.ly/44iZrIb
As the United States celebrates the 250th anniversary of its founding, PoliFact takes a look back five decades to 1976 — the year of the nation’s bicentennial — and finds notable similarities with today. AU history professor M.J. Rymsza-Pawlowska weighs in: www.politifact.com/article/2026...
America’s 250th anniversary compared with its 200th
Angst over America’s economy and its place in the world is casting a shadow on the nation’s 250th anniversary celebration. That’s not new; similar concerns also hovered over the bicentennial in 1976.
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Literature professors spend their careers reading and writing. So, what books are they picking up when they're on vacation or reading purely for pleasure? We asked the AU Department of Literaturefaculty what they’re reading right now: www.american.edu/cas/news/fac...
Before Pride became a celebration, it was an act of resistance. AU’s K. Tyler Christensen reflects on the Stonewall uprising, the importance of reclaiming LGBTQ+ history, and the fight that continues today. Read the full story: www.american.edu/cas/news/the...
Biochemistry grad and dancer Ali Kirschbaum (CAS '26) found a way to unite her two passions, using dance choreography as a means of communication to share her ornithology research with a broader audience. 🐦 🩰 Read the story: www.american.edu/cas/news/pai...
What makes a great beach read? 📚☀️ AU professor Marianne Noble says the best books are both page-turners and life changers. Her popular summer Beach Reads course is helping students reconnect with reading and deeper thinking. Read the full story: bit.ly/4uMfY31
A quieter campus, a little more sunshine, and plenty to look forward to this summer. Happy weekend from the College of Arts and Sciences! ☀️ 📸: Elyn Zimmerman’s Sudama
Congrats to AU Theatre Prof. Meghan Raham for winning a Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Set Design! 👏 Raham's rotating set design allowed Round House Theatre’s world premiere of Sharyn Rothstein’s play "Bad Books" to be seen from every angle last spring. 🏆 Read more: bit.ly/4dwImQz
Professor Meghan Raham Wins Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Set Design
Scenic designer created innovative set for “Bad Books” last spring at Round House Theatre
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We asked the award winners from this year's Mathias Student Research Conference to share tips and words of wisdom to help inspire future participants. One message stood out above all: Don’t let fear stop you from sharing your work. bit.ly/492wVNX
“Just Go For It”: Advice from 2026 Mathias Conference Student Award Winners
Student winners share advice, lessons, and the unexpected benefits of presenting their work
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Only a few more days to see the AU Museum's spring exhibitions! ⏳ 5 exhibitions close on May 17. Visit Wed.-Sun., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Learn more & plan your visit: www.american.edu/cas/museum/ 🎨 Sheila Godlock 📷: Greg Staley
AU is hosting a prestigious international conference bringing leading researchers in statistics, AI, cybersecurity, and data science to campus this summer. Learn more: www.american.edu/cas/news/au-...
East City Art's Claudia Rousseau reviews "The Humanist Touch: Works from the Weber Collection" on view now through 5/17 at the AU Museum. Read the review 👉 www.eastcityart.com/reviews/webe...
East City Art Reviews—The Humanist Touch: Works from the Weber Collection at American University Museum Katzen Arts Center - East City Art
All art collections are personal. They reflect a collector’s taste and imagination. Some are very consistent, focusing on one region, period or even on one artist. Others are quite eclectic, with very different styles, periods or cultures represented. Of the two, the Weber Collection, now exhibited in part at the American University Museum at the… <a class="more-link" href="https://www.eastcityart.com/reviews/webercollection/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">East City Art Reviews—<i>The Humanist Touch: Works from the Weber Collection</i> at American University Museum Katzen Arts Center</span></a>
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STEM at AU is helping DC area high school students design, build, and launch rockets while gaining hands on experience in engineering and problem solving. Learn more: www.american.edu/research/new...
Art History Professor Joanne Allen’s Katzen Arts Center exhibition "Constantinople/Istanbul" was reviewed by AU’s student newspaper The Eagle in “Istanbul, Constantinople Collage inspires at Katzen Arts Center.” Read the story 👉 www.theeagleonline.com/article/2026...
Istanbul, Constantinople Collage inspires at Katzen Arts Center - The Eagle
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Read Sculpture Magazine's conversation with Joan Danziger, who has two exhibitions on view now at the AU Museum. 🐞 sculpturemagazine.art/from-the-und...
From the Underworld to the Sky: A Conversation with Joan Danziger - Sculpture
From the Underworld to the Sky: A Conversation with Joan Danziger - Sculpture
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Two students. Two paths. One stage. 🎓 #2026AUGrad Rebecca Morris blended musical theatre and pre-med. Danny Tapp used data to improve systems that support students. Now, they’re stepping up as 2026 CAS student commencement speakers. Read the full story: www.american.edu/cas/news/202...
Nine years. Full-time job. One goal. Chandni Ramwani, who has helped run commencement at AU for years, is finally crossing the stage herself as a member of the Class of 2026—becoming the first in her family to graduate: bit.ly/4cTecW9
The AU Songwriters' Hub transforms experimentation and collaboration into published music. This course provides an outlet for students to explore popular genres, find their sound, and grow alongside fellow musicians. 🎧 Learn more about our talented students & listen to their music: bit.ly/4mUbzb4
What if anthropology is exactly what today’s world needs? AU Prof. @thurka149.bsky.social writes in The Washington Post about how the field shaped her career, and why understanding human experience is critical in an age of algorithms & big data. Read more: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | This degree changed my life. And it’s essential to a changing America.
Anthropology taught me how to translate human experience into knowledge institutions can act on.
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ICYMI: 👏 Congratulations to professors Nate Harshman, Mary Frances Giandrea, Sarah Trembath, and Daniel R. Kerr for receiving 2026 American University Awards for excellence in teaching, scholarship, and inclusive impact! www.american.edu/cas/news/cas...
CAS Faculty Recognized for Excellence in Teaching, Scholarship, and Inclusion
2026 University Awards awarded to Professors Nate Harshman, Mary Frances Giandrea, Dan Kerr, and Sarah Trembath
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TONIGHT, 5:30-7:30 p.m. in MGSC 128, "Anarchitecture After Everything." The Bishop Hurst Philosophy Lecture features author and Columbia University Professor Jack Halberstam, one of the leading experts on discourses around gender, sexuality, and queerness. www.american.edu/cas/philrel/...
Laura Beers, Professor of History at American University, published a new article in The Conversation: "Thousands of AI‑written, edited or ‘polished’ books are being sold – an eerie echo of Orwell’s ‘novel‑writing machines’" theconversation.com/thousands-of...
Thousands of AI-written, edited or ‘polished’ books are being sold – an eerie echo of Orwell’s ‘novel-writing machines’
In ‘1984,’ George Orwell envisaged a world in which books were a mass-produced commodity no different from ‘jam and bootlaces.’
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