admission - AWOL

Admissions halt casts doubt on anthropology Ph.D. program

Students left in the dark about anthropology doctoral program’s future at AU

Stella Camerlengo, Staff Editor • February 5, 2024

Madison Shomaker, a current master’s student at American University, said that she was seriously considering applying to AU’s anthropology doctorate program, but was taken aback after finding out about...

Admissions on trial

Banning of race-conscious admissions affects diversity on campus

Kalie Walker, Staff Editor • November 29, 2023

When the Supreme Court banned affirmative action, colleges across the U.S. had to ask themselves one question: What comes next? The Supreme Court overturned affirmative action on June 29 in a 6-3 decision...

Ripped from the Wall: Investigating IAP

An exploration of AU’s International Accelerator Program

Helena Milburn, Blake Guterman, Grace Manson, Zoe Kallenekos, Marisa Álvarez, Alexandrea Valerio, Sia Patel, Sofia Borin, and Stella Camerlengo • November 28, 2023

This semester, the Ripped from the Wall podcast team analyzed American University’s International Accelerator Program or IAP. The team looked into whether and how the program helps to support first-year...

An activist for the Latino community, Edwin Santos rises to AUSG role

A profile of the first Latino student body president

Elizabeth García, Staff Writer • November 10, 2023

Within Edwin Santos’ first year on campus he said he decided to start an organization to connect the Latino community. After brainstorming this idea, Santos co-founded Latinos En Acción, LEA, in...