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May 7-8, 2008

Fourth Annual AUC Conference for Excellence in Undergraduate Research, Entrepreneurship and Creative Achievement

The undergraduate research conference gives students the opportunity to present their oral and visual academic research in a professional setting, explore issues of contemporary interest, and exchange perspectives with colleagues, faculty and noted professionals. More.

May 29, 2008

Co-author of "The Israel Lobby" Stephen Walt to Speak at AUC

Stephen Walt, co-author of the "The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy" will be delivering a lecture at AUC titled "The Israel Lobby in the United States." The lecture is co-sponsored by the Heikal Foundation for Arab Journalism. More.

Until May 27

"Egypt: Metamorphoses" Photography Exhibition

The Sony Gallery for Photography, in association with the Czech Institute of Egyptology and the Embassy of the Czech Republic, present an exhibition of black and white photographs by Dale Osborn and Kamil Vodera. The photographs span 40 years and document the changing character of the Egyptian desert, Nile riverside, downtown Cairo, and villages swallowed by the sprawling city.

April 24, 2008

Op-ed by President David Arnold on Education

President David Arnold discusses the role of American education in the Middle East.
A U.S. Export that could Lift the Middle East: Education
(USA Today)

April 17, 2008

Former U.S. President Shares Hopes for Middle East

Former U.S. President and Nobel prize winner Jimmy Carter delivered a lecture at AUC during his time in Cairo as part of a trip to the Middle East to help ease tension in the region.
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter Shares Hopes for Peace in Middle East at AUC
(AUC News and Events)

April 15, 2008

New AUC Provost Announced

Professor Lisa Anderson, a specialist on politics in the Middle East and North Africa, has been appointed the university’s new provost.
Columbia Professor Lisa Anderson Named AUC Provost
(AUC News and Events)