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Media Releases
AUC’s New Data Science Major, First in Egypt and Arab World
June 11, 2019, Cairo – The American University in Cairo (AU
Statement on Allegations of Academic Infringement
May 18, 2019, Cairo – The American University in Cairo confirms its unequivocal commitment to bot
AUC Commemorates Egypt’s 1919 Revolution
March 10, 2019, Cairo – The American University in Cairo (AUC
HAPPENING@AUC
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NEWS@AUC
New Hadhramout Foundation Scholarships, Fund to Support Yemeni Students
The Hadhramout Foundation for Human Development recently gave $2 million to AUC to establish the Hadhramout Foundation Scholarship for Yemeni Students, supporting 27 high-achieving Yemeni students —15 undergraduates and 12 graduate students — starting Spring 2020, as well as the Hadhramout Foundation Fund at the School of Continuing Education.
Centennial Commencement: Congrats Grads!
AUC's Centennial Commencement, held this past weekend, witnessed the graduation of 644 bachelor’s degree candidates, 125 master’s degree candidates and two PhD students. The ceremony featured keynote speaker Maggie Michael '00, winner of a Pulitzer Prize for international reporting along with an Associated Press team for covering the war in Yemen.
AUC's Newest Trustees: Thomas Lentz and Johanthan Wolf
Two new members have joined AUC’s Board of Trustees: Thomas W. Lentz, a 1985 graduate of Harvard's doctoral program in art history and a specialist in Persian painting, and Jonathan L. Wolf, founder and president of Wendover Housing Partners, LLC.
Centennial Benefit Dinner Exceeds $1 Million Target for Student Scholarships
AUC in Motion
Centennial Benefit Dinner: Nicholas D. Kristof (ALU '84)
At AUC's eighth annual benefit dinner at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Nicholas D. Kristof (ALU ‘84), op-ed columnist at The New York Times was presented the Global Impact Award.
AUC100 Alumni Interviews: Mohamed Shelbaya
Watch Mohamed Shelbaya, CEO of PepsiCo Egypt, tell us what it’s like to be a student athlete and talk about his “fondest” AUC memories. #AUC100 #MakingAUCProud
Centennial Benefit Dinner: Ghada Wali
At AUC's eighth annual benefit dinner at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Ghada Wali, Egypt's minister of Social Solidarity gave a speech about the significance of AUC and strong higher education institutions in Egypt.
Centennial Benefit Dinner: Radwa Hamed '17 and Mohammad El Shafie '17
At AUC's eighth annual benefit dinner at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Distinguished Alumni Award was presented to Radwa Hamed ‘17, 2019 Knight-Hennessy Scholar at Stanford University and Mohammad El Shafie ‘17, Harvard Law School Candidate for JD ‘20. Listen to their speeches here.
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