May 7, 2015 Four AUC Alumnae Among 100 Most Powerful Arab Women in 2015 Four AUC alumnae have been named among CEO Middle East 's 100 most powerful women in the Arab world for 2015.
May 7, 2015 AUC Became the Proud Owner of a Life-Sized "Cairo Peace Donkey" Intrigued by the love of art and culture, an anonymous benefactor provided AUC’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences (HUSS) with a life-sized "Cairo Peace Donkey" painted by Austrian artist Sonja Moser.
May 7, 2015 Vodafone Public School Scholarship Alumna: "I Want to Show the World What a Well-Educated Muslim Woman Can Do" Nada Abdel Ghani ’13, recipient of the Vodafone Public School Scholarship, has always had a dream to own her own multinational manufacturing company based in Egypt. After studying business administration at AUC, her aspirations for her future career increased.
May 7, 2015 Infatuated with Feminism and the Arab Spring Passionate about feminism, Sara Verderi, the first recipient of the Cynthia Nelson Endowed Fellowship in Gender and Women’s Studies, has been always fascinated with leading female figures with specific emphasis on women activists during the Arab Spring.
May 7, 2015 How My AUC Experience Cemented my Commitment to Support the University Testimony from former study-abroad student, Eduardo J. Lopez-Reyes, who came to study Arabic at AUC in 2005 and 2006.
Hats Off to the Graduating Class of February 2015 On a festive day full of joy and excitement for a new journey soon to begin, AUC awarded bachelor’s and master’s degrees to 409 and 187 students respectively.
AUC: A Small Version of the World Diversity, creativity, innovation and civic engagement are some of the characteristics that distinguish AUC from other universities, and they are traits that surely shape the students’ characters to prepare them well after graduation.
May 7, 2015 Passion to Serve Immigrants and Refugees Around 51.2 million people are reported to be forcibly displaced worldwide, including 16.7 million refugees at the end of 2013, 11.7 million of which are under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Computer Science Researcher Earning International Recognition Karim Ali ’07, Shell Endowed Scholarship alumnus and postdoctorate researcher at Technische Universität Darmstadt (UT) in Germany, has studied his way around the globe, completing advanced degrees in computer science and earning international recognition for his achievements.
May 7, 2015 Teaching Refugees and Studying Gender with a Passion for Anthropology The Cynthia Nelson Endowed Fellowship in Gender and Women’s Studies reinforces one the American University in Cairo’s main goals — to promote diversity on campus and to cater to students from all walks of life — by supporting students from as far as Italy, all the way to Columbia.
May 7, 2015 Getting the Most from AUC After four years of an exciting and fruitful journey at The American University in Cairo (AUC), Zeinab Abd El Aziz, the first Molly Bartlett Endowed Scholarship recipient, reflects on the impact AUC has had on her character and world view.
May 7, 2015 Awarding Creative Talent Creative expression, fiction writing, imagination and creativity are unique talents that AUC nurtures, supports and recognizes.
May 7, 2015 Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone AUC encourages its students to study abroad for myriad reasons: experiencing a new culture, immersion in a different language and the independence of living alone abroad all contribute to the benefits of the study abroad experience.
May 7, 2015 The Physics Challenge Oil painting, playing tennis, swimming and of course reading are some of the hobbies of Yumna Moussa, second recipient of the Joseph Van Vleck Endowed Scholarship. After joining AUC in Spring 2015, Moussa started to develop new interests.
May 4, 2015 Three Years of Measuring AUC's Carbon Footprint: First-Time Trends Over the past three years, AUC has reduced its carbon dioxide emissions by nearly 4.25 percent.
