Graphic Design Students Create Social Impact
From a card game mimicking the Egyptian tante (طنط) to a book translating Amazigh tattoos to a jingle that teaches children about dyslexia, ...
Welcome to AUC School of Humanities and Social Sciences
The diverse programs that make up HUSS equip students with the knowledge and skills that will define the next generation of talent. Studies in Applied Linguistics, Visual Arts, Film, Design, Music, Theatre, Educational Studies, English and Comparative Literature, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, Egyptology, History, Philosophy, Political Science, and Arab and Islamic Civilizations.
HUSS News
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Leaving Egypt to Discover Egypt: The Unexpected Lessons of a Study Abroad
When junior Marwan Shawwara moved to France to study at Sciences Po, he was prepared to step outside of his comfort zone and experience a ty...
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Da Zanbokom: An AUC Climate Play About Egypt
As major climate issues continue to affect people across Egypt’s diverse regions, Jillian Campana, professor and associate dean for undergra...
Graphic Design Students Create Social Impact
From a card game mimicking the Egyptian tante (طنط) to a book translating Amazigh tattoos to a jingle that teaches children about dyslexia, ...
Leaving Egypt to Discover Egypt: The Unexpected Lessons of a Study Abroad
When junior Marwan Shawwara moved to France to study at Sciences Po, he was prepared to step outside of his comfort zone and experience a ty...
Da Zanbokom: An AUC Climate Play About Egypt
As major climate issues continue to affect people across Egypt’s diverse regions, Jillian Campana, professor and associate dean for undergra...
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AUC Driven: The Faces Behind the Impact
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Student Spotlight: Yasser Atef
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Meet the Advocate: Jasmine Moussa ’03, ’05
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Expert Express : Nermine Said
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Meet the Storyteller: Hanan Kholoussy (YAB ’97, CASA ’00)
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Meet the Achiever: Farida El Matary
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Alumni Spotlight: Nehal Leheta '02
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AUC Trailblazers: Tarek El Ganainy '01
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AUC Student Club: Political Science Students' Association
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Inspiring Stories on International Day of Persons with Disabilities
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Mariam Mohsen: 'I Can Do Even More'
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Faculty at the Forefront: Nour Zaki '12 '15
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Expert Express: Wael El Mahallawy
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Expert Express: John Hoey
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#PeopleOfAUC: Student Creates Award-Winning Podcast Through Audio Production Class
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Students in History Class Explore Cairo's Multifaceted, Rich Heritage
Upcoming Events
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13AugEmpty Cages: A Virtual Book Discussion
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24SepHistory Hash Outs: The Italian Renaissance and Its Legacies in a Global Perspective
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1OctHistory Hash Outs: Egyptian Radio: Before State Broadcasting, 1925-1934
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8OctHistory Hash Outs: Deadly Beauty Fades
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15OctHistory Hash Outs: Skeletons in the Closet and Other Things in the Rare Books and Special Collections Library
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22OctHistory Hash Outs: Scale and Literary History: Some Thoughts on Method
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29OctHistory Hash Outs: Disrupting the Flow: Subverting Gender, Class, and Power through Egyptian Hip Hop Culture
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15NovManuscripts and Materiality: Reflections on Where Our Field Stands
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22NovCrusaders and Books: What Happened to the Legendary Banu Ammar Library of Tripoli?
6:00 pm- 8:00 pmAUC Tahrir Square
About HUSS at AUC
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"I'm grateful for my experience as an undergraduate at AUC, it helped me distinguish myself and use that experience to make an impact in the intellectual community at Harvard."
Dalia Abbas '13
Political Science and History Graduate
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At a Glance
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HUSS Publications
Alif: Journal of Comparative Poetics
Alif is an international peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal that appears annually in the spring and publishes critical scholarship in Arabic, English and French.
Cairo Papers in Social Science
Cairo Papers in Social Science has been in existence since 1977 and became an e-journal in 2015. It is a monograph series that publishes material related to development in the Middle East and to issues and problems of concern to the region.
Khamasin
Intended to serve as a forum for learning and dialogue within the AUC community and beyond, Khamasin responds to a desire voiced by both students and faculty to encourage a community of exchange at the departmental and school levels and to reach out to a larger readership on contemporary issues of social and political importance.