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Professor Valentina Bruno delivering her inaugural lecture as Kogod Eminent Scholar in Finance.

Announcement ·

AU Installs New Kogod Eminent Scholar Chair in Finance

Professor Valentina Bruno is an innovator within the intersection of macroeconomics and finance. Her appointment marks another milestone in the Kogods’ legacy of philanthropy at AU.
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Asher Raphael and Corey Schiller on stage in front of a crowd of people

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Power CEOs Got Their Start at AU

Former soccer teammates and best friends Corey Schiller and Asher Raphael now run one of the best companies to work for in the US.
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Miss America contestants Star Dahl-Thurston, Kogod/BA ’20, and Jude Maboné, SIS/BA ’18, show their AU spirit.

Alumni ·

Alumnae Share a Crowning Achievement

Miss America contestants Jude Maboné, SIS/BA ’18, and Star Dahl-Thurston, Kogod/BA ’20, discover their unexpected AU connection at the 96th annual competition.
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Change Can't Wait logo

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Final Stretch of Change Can’t Wait – Campaign Progress Update

A Message from Courtney L. Surls, Vice President of University Advancement
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Russell Williams II, SOC/BA ’74, and Barry Josephson, SPA/BA ’78, on stage with  SOC Interim Dean Leena Jayaswal at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.

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Change Can’t Wait on the Road: Los Angeles Highlights

Amidst the buzz of the 2024 film and television awards season, AU hosted a starry evening of its own in LA with a conversation about the power of storytelling in entertainment featuring faculty and alumni experts.
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Eddie Leavy Media in the Mix

Communications ·

A Striking Conversation with Actor Eddie Leavy

Learn about the ins and outs of acting in this recap of Media in the Mix featuring a notable SOC alum.
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SIS Alumnus Will Cooper, Jr., Believes in Giving Back

Will Cooper, Jr., SIS/BA, ’85, has created a scholarship to support the next generation of SIS students interested in making a difference in a global world.
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(From left to right) Kogod School of Business Dean Dave Marchick, Professor Sonya Grier, Acting Provost and Chief Academic Officer Vicky Wilkins

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AU Installs Arlene R. and Robert P. Kogod Eminent Scholar Chair in Marketing

Professor Sonya Grier drives change by examining racial dynamics in the marketplace.
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Aisley Wallace Harper, dressed in graduation regalia, sings the national anthem at the May 2023 College of Arts and Sciences graduation ceremony

Alumni ·

Embracing Passion(s)—Plural—at AU

Aisley Wallace Harper, CAS/BA ’23, SPA/BA ’23, MS ’24, isn’t interested in disciplinary silos. The recipient of the Eleanor Gomolinski Lally Endowed Fund feels as at home onstage as in a counter-terrorism roundtable.
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(left to right) AU Board of Trustees chair Gina Adams, Ambassador Stuart Bernstein, and AU President Sylvia M. Burwell stand together onstage at the 2023 President's Circle Celebration

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2023 President’s Circle Celebrates the AU Changemaking Spirit

Ambassador Stuart A. Bernstein, Kogod/BS '60, was awarded the Cyrus A. Ansary Medal in recognition of his decades of professional leadership and philanthropy at AU.
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