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In Memory of John Rodenbeck, Professor Emeritus of English and Comparative Literature
Former Study-Abroad Student at AUC: 'It Was a Deeply Rewarding Experience'
Six Feet Apart to Six Feet Together: AUC's Pandemic and Post-Pandemic Research and Innovation Initiative
Changing Cultures and Promoting Policies: A Virtual Discussion on Combating Sexual Harassment with Maya Morsy
AUC in Motion
An inspiring story reflecting the biography of Chef May Yacoubi, a master graduate from the American University in Cairo (AUC)
August 4, She explained how she mixed her passion to media and cooking together to achieve her lifetime dreams and the challenges she faced. May’s kitchen at Fatafeat channel was the cherry on top across her career, she finished her first season and she is working on the second one. She was not only the chef presenting the program she went through all the fine details of the program.
AUCTV Speaks to Hani Henry on the Psychological Impact of Sexual Harassment
July 28, AUCTV spoke to Hani Henry, associate professor of psychology and associate dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, about what defines harassment, psychological disorders that can arise from it, how to help victims and more.
AUC TV speaks to Dr. Ola Morsy, Chief clinical counsellor, center For students Well-Being.
July 26, Ola Morsy, a chief clinical counselor at AUC's Center for Student Well-Being, highlights how sexual harassment cases are given priority at the center in a "safe, confidential and trustworthy environment" and encourages victims of sexual harassment to file a formal complaint and speak up.
#AUCSpeakUp: Virtual Discussion with Maya Morsy '95
July 21, In this virtual discussion, we have a national conversation on preventing and combating sexual harassment with President of Egypt's National Council for Women Maya Morsy '95 and AUC President Francis Ricciardone. The discussion is moderated by Amina Khairy '87 writer, columnist and feature editor at Independent Arabia. #AUCSpeakUp
What is Title IX?
July 19, AUCTV spoke to Reem El-Mograby '09 about what Title IX means, her role in receiving reported harassment and discrimination cases and responding to them, and how community members can formally file a complaint.
Amal Mowafy, USAID Scholars Activity chief of party, appeared on Sabah El Kheir Ya Masr to talk about who can qualify for a USAID scholarship and how to apply
July 17, Watch the full interview in Arabic. This $36 million scholarship will cover the full tuition of 700 students from across Egypt's 27 governorates to study at AUC or one of its partner universities in the country.
Virtual Campus Conversation - #AUCSpeakUp
July 16, In this virtual campus conversation, we have a candid discussion on sexual harassment, what measures AUC is taking to combat it and how community members can report any incidents.
AUCTV speaks to AUC General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer on Sexual Harassment Policy
July 14, How do I file a sexual harassment report? What will AUC do once a case is filed? What does Title IX mean? How will I be protected when reporting a case? Sunanda Holmes, AUC's general counsel and chief compliance officer, answers all these questions and more in this AUCTV interview.
Virtual Campus Conversation - Back to Fall
July 9, Watch last Thursday's campus conversation to learn about AUC's zero-tolerance sexual harassment policy and Fall 2020 plans for courses, student activities, campus operations, and more.
#MAKINGAUCPROUD
Mariam Ayad '94, associate professor of Egyptology, has been appointed a research associate at the Women's Studies in Religion Program of the Harvard Divinity School for the 2020-2021 academic year. Ayad is the second Egyptologist to take up this position since the program's inception almost 50 years ago.
"My biggest dream is to really see this country on top of the world. ... Being where I am today is a dream come true, and I owe it all to AUC."
Five months ago, Sarah Seif '18 landed a job at Egypt's Ministry of State for Information through AUC's Career Center. Today, she is the crisis communications and media monitoring manager at the ministry, making her one of the youngest managers there at age 23.
Being, a short film by Malak El Araby, a graduating senior majoring in film, was one of 10 short films selected for the African Women in the Time of COVID-19 Short Film Competition. El Araby was the only Egyptian woman to win.
Nouran Gohar, construction engineering major and recipient of the Wadi Degla Endowed Scholarship for Student Athletes, has claimed the Women's World No. 1 ranking in squash.
Congratulations to AUC's Society of Petroleum Engineers for receiving the Student Chapter Excellence Award, recognizing top SPE student chapters worldwide.
Competing among 129 teams from around Egypt, AUC students won second place in the Shell: Imagine the Future competition.
People of AUC
Staff from the Center for Applied Research on the Environment and Sustainability occasionally come into work to care for the experiments on campus. Here's a shot from the recent Swiss chard harvest, weighing and data recording to save the efforts of the entire season.
