We examined 15 years of the institution's financial records to see why it went south after the president took over.

Don't miss an evening with PEN/Malamud Award winner, Elizabeth McCracken, in conversation with Yiyun Li!

The neuroscience major shares how one biotechnology class led to a paid internship, hands-on science, and a career path he never expected

Public History grad student Catherine Wise turned an AU connection into a summer working behind the scenes at the National Museum of American History

New degree gives students hands-on experience and access to R1 research from their first year, with industry connections and opportunities across Washington, DC

Fall season opens September 5 with Korean contemporary art, DC street photography, Islamic calligraphy, feminist digital art, large-scale photography, and more

AU’s Scholar/Teacher of the Year welcomed new Eagles with a lesson in joy, curiosity, and the value of the unexpected

FY26 support from NASA, leading foundations, and other partners expands hands-on research, learning, and career opportunities for students

AU faculty are among 48 artists selected from 1,500 submissions for The Phillips Collection's 2026 juried exhibition

Working in tandem with DDOT, American University is helping to cool down DC's hottest neighborhoods in the summer heat.

Angst over America’s economy and its place in the world is casting a shadow on the nation’s 250th anniversary celebration. That’s not new; similar concerns also hovered over the bicentennial in 1976.

Scenic designer created innovative set for “Bad Books” last spring at Round House Theatre

Student winners share advice, lessons, and the unexpected benefits of presenting their work

All art collections are personal.  They reflect a collector’s taste and imagination.  Some are very consistent, focusing on one region, period or even on one artist.  Others are quite eclectic, with very different styles, periods or cultures represented. Of the two, the Weber Collection, now exhibited in part at the American University Museum at the… <a class="more-link" href="https://www.eastcityart.com/reviews/webercollection/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">East City Art Reviews—<i>The Humanist Touch: Works from the Weber Collection</i> at American University Museum Katzen Arts Center</span></a>

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From the Underworld to the Sky: A Conversation with Joan Danziger - Sculpture

Anthropology taught me how to translate human experience into knowledge institutions can act on.

2026 University Awards awarded to Professors Nate Harshman, Mary Frances Giandrea, Dan Kerr, and Sarah Trembath

In ‘1984,’ George Orwell envisaged a world in which books were a mass-produced commodity no different from ‘jam and bootlaces.’

American University’s 36th Annual Robyn Rafferty Mathias Student Research Conference continues momentum with growing student participation

Mathematics and Statistics Professor Michael Robinson explains how curves, calculations, and a bit of wonder are guiding Artemis II’s incredible journey