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November 2016

AUC’s School of Business Launches Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Report

The School of Business at The American University in Cairo (AUC) launched Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) report, which presents a detailed examination of the behaviors, motivations and attitudes towards entrepreneurship in Egypt.

AUC Accounting Students Dominate EY Tax Competition, Advance to Global Finals

A team of five undergraduate students majoring in accounting at The American University in Cairo (AUC) earned top places in the Young Tax Professional of the Year (YTPY) national competition recently held by EY (formerly Ernst & Young), one of the world’s “Big Four” accounting firms.

AUC Wins 38 Medals in International Sports Tournament in Beirut

The American University in Cairo (AUC) recently won 38 medals, 20 of which were gold, even breaking an Egyptian national record along the way in The American University of Beirut (AUB) President’s Club International Sports Tournament.

AUC Professor Helps Develop a Project to Train Staff Members at NCCM Child Helpline

Taking action to improve the livelihoods of Egyptian children and youth, Carie Forden, professor and director of the counseling and community psychology graduate program at The American University in Cairo (AUC), has helped develop a project to train staff members at the Egypt’s National Council for

The Local and Regional Implications of the U.S Elections Discussed at AUC’s Media Roundtable

Faculty members at The American University in Cairo (AUC) examined the local and regional implications of Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton coming to office yesterday as part of the Behind the Headlines media roundtable series in a panel discussion titled “U.S.

October 2016

Judith Butler in Cairo Review: “I Would Vote For Hillary”

In an interview with the Cairo Review of Global Affairs published today, acclaimed gender theorist Judith Butler criticizes Hillary Clinton’s “limited” feminism and “hawkish” foreign policy, but says she will vote for the Democratic presidential nominee in part because Republican candidate Donald Tr

Atef Eltoukhy Elected Chairman of AUC’s Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees of The American University in Cairo (AUC) elected Atef Eltoukhy ’74, money manager and chairman of Aurum Capital Management in Woodside, California, as its next chairman, succeeding Richard Bartlett, who this October completed his second, three-year term as chairman.

AUC Celebrates the Inauguration of Francis J. Ricciardone as the 12th President of the University

The American University in Cairo (AUC) celebrated the inauguration of Francis J. Ricciardone as the 12th president of the University yesterday at Bassily Auditorium, AUC New Cairo campus.

Hassan El-Fawal Appointed Dean of AUC’s School of Sciences and Engineering

The American University in Cairo (AUC) has appointed Hassan El-Fawal as the new dean of the School of Sciences and Engineering. El-Fawal brings with him not only a wealth of academic knowledge and administrative experience, but is also a living embodiment of the liberal arts philosophy.