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Media Releases
AUC’s New Data Science Major, First in Egypt and Arab World
The American University in Cairo (AUC) is introducing an undergraduate da
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
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CASA Alum Seth McCombie: "I Feel Privileged to Have Studied Here'
For more than five decades, AUC's Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA) has served as the world's premier full-immersion Arabic language learning program, having trained more than 1,500 upper-level undergraduates, graduates and professors who complete the program gaining a greater understanding of Egypt and the Arab world. For Seth McCombie (CASA '§9), applying to CASA program stemmed from his love of the Middle East and Arabic. "Studying as a CASA student has been a dream of mine for years, and I wasn't disappointed," McCombie said.
New Scholarships, Increased Opportunity
AUC is offering new scholarships for undergraduate Egyptian and international students applying for Fall 2019, including the Undergraduate Scholarship in Liberal Arts Education and the AUC Centennial Scholarship Fund. In addition, during Fall 2018, 574 students received scholarships and more than 1,700 students received financial aid.
Summer@AUC Launching Summer 2019
With the majority of students heading home at the end of the spring semester, college campuses tend to quiet down in the summer. This summer, however, AUC’s campus will be bustling with a community of learners for the new Summer@AUC program.
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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