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International Relations from a Different Country: AU Professors Share Their Story

International Relations from a Different Country: AU Professors Share Their Story

Erin Lockwood April 20, 2011
According to AU professor Dr. Elizabeth Cohn, Ronald Reagan’s presidential legacy has been whitewashed.
Guatemala’s Las Trojes II Mine

Guatemala’s Las Trojes II Mine

Alexandra Gordon April 20, 2011
To reach the indigenous Guatemalan community of Las Trojes II, visitors drive two bumpy hours outside Guatemala City.
Fonkoze in Rural Haiti: A Microcredit Success Story

Fonkoze in Rural Haiti: A Microcredit Success Story

Audrey Van Gilder April 20, 2011
Thousands of independent NGOs operate in Port-au-Prince, but a glance at any mention of Haiti in the news doesn't set much store in their success.
Drugs, Alcohol and Activism

Drugs, Alcohol and Activism

Richard Phillips April 20, 2011
Marijuana is a gateway drug.
Click It or Picket: Activism in the Internet Age

Click It or Picket: Activism in the Internet Age

Zac Deibel April 19, 2011

We’ve all been there: you sign into your Facebook account and see a dozen new invites to groups, events and associations that you have never heard of from people you don’t talk to.

Photos from the VAWA Protest

Photos from the VAWA Protest

AWOL April 4, 2011
Snapshots from the student protest for the VAWA grant, which would put $300,000 in AU's pocket for sexual assault prevention education and tools.

Shut Up and Hate: How Opposing War Can Get You Subpoenaed

Mike Lally February 16, 2011
On June 21, 2010, the Supreme Court ruled in Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project that non-violent assistance to terrorist organizations is illegal.
Peace and Gay Rights Activism After “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

Peace and Gay Rights Activism After “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

Richard Phillips February 16, 2011
The repeal of DADT may represent a major and hard won achievement for the gay rights movement, but it may also be something of a death knell for the counter-recruitment movement on college campuses.
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