University Installs Inaugural Trone Family Eminent Scholar Chair
AU installed Terry Davidson—a pathbreaking researcher in the effects of diet on the brain and its influence on addiction and other cognitive disorders—as the Trone Family Eminent Scholar Chair, advancing AU’s groundbreaking work in neuroscience. Full Story
Alumni ·
Equity-based Giving on the Rise at AU
Gifts to funds that help create an equitable and inclusive American University are growing at a rate of 43 percent year over year. Learn why these funds are at the core of the Change Can’t Wait campaign and how you can get involved. Full Story
Announcement ·
Center for Media & Social Impact Announces More than $1 Million in New Grants
At AU’s Washington College of Law, adjunct faculty members wanted to do more than teach their students—so they established a scholarship to help more students access a WCL education. Full Story
Law ·
Adjunct Faculty Put a New Spin on “Back to School”
At AU’s Washington College of Law, adjunct faculty members wanted to do more than teach their students—so they established a scholarship to help more students access a WCL education. Full Story
Alumni ·
Adjunct Faculty Put a New Spin on “Back to School”
At AU’s Washington College of Law, adjunct faculty members wanted to do more than teach their students—so they established a scholarship to help more students access a WCL education. Full Story
Alumni ·
Center for Media & Social Impact Announces More than $1 Million in New Grants
The funding will support initiatives at CMSI’s core intersection of creative culture, entertainment, and social justice and equity. Full Story
Alumni ·
Helping Students Carry the Hidden Costs of Law School
Law students face many small but essential expenses during their education, including travel for career-expanding opportunities. WCL alumnus Chris White created a fund to help more WCL students access these types of experiences. Full Story
Alumni ·
Helping Students Carry the Hidden Costs of Law School
Law students face many small but essential expenses during their education, including travel for career-expanding opportunities. WCL alumnus Chris White created a fund to help more WCL students access these types of experiences. Full Story
Alumni ·
Three Undergraduate Students Win Black Alumni Alliance Book Awards
Meet the recipients of the scholarships and learn how this and other alumni-funded awards help to promote a diverse and inclusive environment. Full Story
Alumni ·
Lectureship Advances Civility in Public Discourse
Pamela Deese, SPA/BS ’80, WCL/JD ’83—a member of the American University Board of Trustees, adjunct WCL faculty member, and AU parent—has deep and continuing connections to the university. Full Story