SIS students Josh Eliot, Gabby MacKay, Kevin Farmer, and Grace Roundcount pose with glass trophies after winning the Schuman Challenge.

Achievements ·

AU Notches First Place in Schuman Challenge

On April 5, an AU team of four SIS students won first place in the Schuman Challenge, an annual academic competition hosted by the EU Delegation to the United States.
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Crocus City compex in Moscow showing fire damage after terrorist attack

International ·

Seven Things to Know about ISIS-K and the Moscow Attack

A Q&A with SIS professors Keith Darden and Joe Young about the March 25 terrorist attack in Moscow, ISIS-K, and why Tajikistan is a fertile ground for ISIS-K recruiting.
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NRSD Students Exploring Costa Rica

International ·

Reflecting on Twenty Years of the NRSD Program

SIS is marking the 20th anniversary of the Natural Resources and Sustainable Development (NRSD) master’s program at SIS. To celebrate this milestone, we caught up with some of NRSD’s founders, faculty, and alumni.
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Silhouettes of Women

Research ·

How Does Mobility Impact the Health of Female Sex Workers?

SIS professor Maria De Jesus answers questions related to her research on how mobility impacts HIV care for female sex workers.
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President of the United States Joe Biden

International ·

Biden Steps Up Pressure on Israel

SIS professor Jordan Tama spoke to The Conversation about President Joe Biden's recent threat to place conditions on support for Israel after an Israeli drone strike killed seven aid workers in Gaza.
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Livia Mueller

Alumni ·

SIS Alumna Creates Safer Workplaces for Women

We caught up with Livia Mueller, SIS/BA '10, SIS/MA '13, to discuss her current role, her SIS experience, and how UN Women is setting a precedent—and setting the bar high—for safe workplaces.
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Protest sign reading "Change the Politics, Not the CLimate"

Environment ·

Who Are Today's Climate Activists?

SIS professor Dana R. Fisher explores the truth about three of the big myths being told about climate activism and the climate movement today.
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Rosy Chavez-Martinez sits reading on the steps in the School of International Service atrium at American University.

Alumni ·

Honing a Global Vision

At SIS, Rosy Chavez-Martinez, SIS/BA ’24, a recipient of the Raynard Family and Andrew Juster Family Scholarships, pursues her interest in security and policy in Latin America.
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"Change Can't Wait" displayed in the Morgan Library in New York City

Alumni ·

Last Stop on the Change Can’t Wait Tour: A Return to the Big Apple

Nearly 300 Eagle alumni, faculty, and university leadership gathered for a topic exploration entitled “More Than a Game: The Role of Sports in Society.”
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Graphic of women holding hands.

In the Community ·

Honoring Those Who Came before Us

Female faculty members from each of AU’s schools and colleges talk the women who have helped them along the way
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