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Movers remove furniture from First-Year Advising office building Clark Hall on March 31.

First-Year Advising’s final days

As their office closes down, first-year advisors are reassessing their places at AU.
Ben Ackman, Multimedia Producer April 23, 2025

In college, Roshan Abraham decided he could spend the rest of his life studying literature. “Back when I was an undergrad, people didn’t worry as much about the question of ‘What are you going...

Kalea Grant and Demitra Moutoudis

On your feed

American University students and faculty weigh in on the value and implications of unaffiliated campus sources.
Francisco Rodriguez, Staff Writer April 22, 2025

Senior Andy Gardner was meeting with a professor on Feb. 14 when a fellow student and friend of his came into the professor’s office and informed them that an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer...

Federal government has revoked some AU international student visas

Federal government has revoked some AU international student visas

Administrators said they will not be making a statement or announcing further details.
Ben Ackman, Multimedia Producer April 22, 2025

Some international students at American University have had their visas revoked by the federal government, according to Acting Provost Vicky Wilkins. Wilkins first told community members that some student...

Shayna Caruso, left, and Gabriela Rupp read written remarks to a crowd of 40 students in the Katzen rotunda. 20 more audience members watched on Zoom.

Education students feared loss of their school while massive gift was in the works

AU administrators secretly planned a large private donation to the School of Education for months, even as students and the public believed the school could be dissolved.
Ben Ackman and Ava Ramsdale March 3, 2025

On the evening of Nov. 12, 2024, 40 students stood in the Katzen Arts Center rotunda, listening to two juniors in the School of Education read an email the then-SOE Dean Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy sent that...

The Gaza Solidarity Sukkah by the hours

The Gaza Solidarity Sukkah by the hours

The structure, erected by student demonstrators, stood for fewer than four hours before being dismantled.
Ben Ackman and Will Sytsma October 30, 2024

At 9 a.m. on Oct. 23, a small cadre of activists stood over a pile of white PVC pipes and cellophane snack bags by Woods Gate next to Hurst Hall. By 9:15, they had raised a skeletal frame supported by...

How a Community Protests: GW Encampment memories remain after police clearing

How a Community Protests: GW Encampment memories remain after police clearing

While three protestors look back and praise the encampment, advocacy experts compare the encampment’s tactics to GW’s and MPD’s response
Caleb Ogilvie and Kalie Walker September 18, 2024

Editor’s Note: The AP Style Israel-Hamas Topical Guide is “calling the present conflict between Israel and the militant Palestinian group Hamas a war, given the widespread and ongoing nature of military...

AU president search had limited student, late faculty input

AU president search had limited student, late faculty input

President choice crucial in challenging time for universities
Jacob Mittleman, Staff Writer May 10, 2024

After months of deliberation, the American University presidential search committee finished its search for AU’s next president. The decision involved reviewing applicants for someone who is a community...

Potential divestment, disclosure and policy targets following SJP demands

Potential divestment, disclosure and policy targets following SJP demands

An analysis of AU and GW finances, a former defense contractor trustee and student disciplinary policies
Neal Franklin, Editor in Chief May 3, 2024

  Editor's Note: The AP Style Israel-Hamas Topical Guide is “calling the present conflict between Israel and the militant Palestinian group Hamas a war, given the widespread and ongoing nature...

Huron signals change

Huron signals change

Hiring of Huron and other reviews cause concern in faculty and staff
Benjamin Austin and Bailey Bish April 18, 2024

American University hired Huron Consulting Group as part of a wider effort to address structural budget shortfalls at AU. “Our expenses have outpaced our revenue for a series of years,” said Bronté...

Missing medications

Missing medications

Shortages, pharmacies and Student Health Center limit ADHD prescriptions
Catherine Brennan, Staff Writer April 17, 2024

American University students who rely on stimulants to treat a variety of conditions face pharmacy delays, insurance requirements, stigma and a national shortage in getting their prescriptions after transitioning...

On medical leave

On medical leave

Absence requests impact college life for those facing health issues
Lily Tierney, Staff Writer April 17, 2024

Chiara Beyer, an American University sophomore, missed three weeks of classes after being hospitalized for a kidney infection. “It was such a surreal experience,” Beyer said. “When you’re fainting...

Multimedia: Pledges and promises

Multimedia: Pledges and promises

Greek Life’s community experience and student concerns

This semester, AWOL’s multimedia team investigated how students feel about Greek Life on American University’s campus. This investigation comes two years after AU’s Abolish Greek Life movement....

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