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AU Field Hockey team gathered in a huddle with Coach Jennings.

Alumni ·

New Field Hockey Endowment Champions a Beloved Coach and Program

Former student-athletes, colleagues, and others from the AU field hockey community have created AU Athletics' first sport-specific endowment to honor Head Field Hockey Coach Steve Jennings.
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Community members gathered outside with shovels for ceremonial groundbreaking of the new Meltzer Center

Announcement ·

AU Breaks Ground on a New Chapter in Athletics and Student Thriving

Set for completion in 2026, the Meltzer Center will be the first newly constructed athletics and recreational facility on campus in more than 30 years.
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A "thank you" collage of AU athletes.

Athletics ·

Athletics Celebrates Another Banner Year with Giving Day 2024

Behind the combined support of 1,488 donors, American University Athletics led all departments at the University by raising a total of $322,288 during the annual 36-hour Giving Day on February 26-27.
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A SMIF/REIT student event

Business ·

For Kogod’s Investment Fund Students, Learning is Collaborative

Students in the Kogod School of Business’s SMIF and REIT courses reflect on the inaugural SMIF-REIT Analytical Conference and their experiences in the courses.
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Robert and Virginia Severi

Alumni ·

“Best Friends at the Core:” AU Sweethearts Share Their Local Love Story

A chance meeting in AU’s Mary Graydon Center leads to forty-plus years of marriage and companionship.
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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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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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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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Change Can't Wait logo

Announcement ·

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.

Alumni ·

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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