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Undergraduate Commencement: Students Celebrate Milestone, Al Ghurair Receives Honorary Degree
Yesterday’s undergraduate commencement ceremony saw the graduation of a total of 634 students, of whom 108 were distinguished as cum laude, 114 as magna cum laude, and 130 as summa cum laude. His Excellency Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair, CEO of Mashreq Group and chairman of the board of trustees of the...
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Seven Students with Disabilities Graduate, Share Inspiring Stories of Success
This past weekend, AUC saw off another outstanding graduating class. Among this year’s class of graduates are seven remarkable individuals who have had to overcome challenges due to various physical, psychological or learning disabilities. These students, with their significant academic and...
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Bahia Shehab First Arab Woman to Win UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture
Bahia Shehab (MA ’09), associate professor of professional practice in the Department of the Arts, has become the first Arab woman to ever receive the UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture . Both Shehab --- and her fellow recipient, prominent French-Tunisian artist eL Seed --- were awarded for...
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Magda Mostafa's Global Autism Index: 'True Architecture for Everyone'
When Magda Mostafa, associate professor in the Department of Architecture, was asked to design Egypt’s first educational facility for children with autism 15 years ago, she found no existing architectural guidelines for designing such buildings and decided to create her own. This work eventually...
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David Miliband: Education is About Helping People Thrive, Not Just Survive
David Miliband, president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters at the 2017 graduate commencement ceremony. News@AUC spoke with Miliband to learn more about his work in alleviating global humanitarian crises and his advice for graduates. What...
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AUC Trustee, CEO & Co-founder of Affectiva
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