University News

AUC Professor on the Rising Power of Bloggers

With the rise of the social media movement, Professor Said Sadek describes Egyptian bloggers as revolutionaries. "The only tool in their hands is their fingertips. And the keyboard," he said.
Blogging and Tweeting, Egyptians Push for Change
NPR

AUC Alumnus and Pulitzer Prize Winner Makes it to the Big Screen

My Trip to Al-Qaeda, a play by former AUC professor and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Lawrence Wright, hits the screen on HBO on Tuesday, September 7. The film documents Wright’s experience researching the best-selling book The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11, featuring narrative, interview footage and photographs depicting the rise of Islamic radicalism and Wright’s experience working to maintain journalistic objectivity.
HBO Documentary ‘My Trip to al-Qaeda‘ Debuts Sept. 7
TV by the Numbers


Events

Provost's Lecture Series

Ali Hadi, professor of mathematics and actuarial science, will deliver the first lecture in the fall series, "Visualizing Data Beyond Three-Dimensions: An Introduction to the Visualization of Massive, High-Dimensional Data," in September. The lecture is non-technical and will introduce efficient and effective graphs for the visualization of massive, high-dimensional data.
Conference and Visitor Center Lecture Hall, P007
September 27
4:00 pm

Discussion Panel on Opportunities for Women Entrepreneurs

The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women Entrepreneurship and Leadership Center at AUC is organizing a panel to discuss programs and organizations that offer support and services to women entrepreneurs in areas including marketing, funding and technology. Panelists participating come from several organizations, including the Social Fund for Development, the National Council for Women, Souq.com, Alashanek ya Balady, as well as entrepreneurs who will share best practices and success stories.
Mary Cross Lecture Hall, AUC New Cairo
October 31
9:30 am - 12:30 pm