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AUC Says Goodbye, Good Luck to Class of 2018

Embracing fear, honoring lost loved ones and pushing ahead to make change in the future were the messages of the weekend, as more than 700 students capped off their AUC experience.

World Bank's Mahmoud Mohieldin, Tourism Minister Rania Al-Mashat to Speak at Spring Commencement

Senior Vice President for the 2030 Development Agenda at the World Bank Group Mahmoud Mohieldin and Egypt’s Minister of Tourism Rania Al-Mashat ’95 will be the keynote speakers at AUC’s upcoming undergraduate and graduate commencement ceremonies, respectively.

June 26, 2018

A Year in Review: Looking Back at 2017-2018 at AUC

As the school year comes to a close, we look back on all the moments that made this year great. Click through the links to read more about what AUC students, faculty and staff accomplished this year on campus.

AUC Venture Lab: Five Years of Changing Egypt's Entrepreneurial Landscape

The AUC Venture Lab, Egypt’s first University-based startup incubator and accelerator, recently celebrated its fifth anniversary.

June 11, 2018

Ramadan Nights: Community Culture Hub at AUC

AUC’s Ramadan Nights last Friday made it clear that although Ramadan is winding down, AUC’s future as a community culture hub is just beginning.

In the Field: Students Explore Career Possibilities through Job Shadowing Program

After participating in job shadowing sessions organized by the Career Center, students Omar El-Maria and Dina Salem walked away motivated by new interests and more confident about their career paths.

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June 4, 2018

Tobacco Use at AUC Survey Results

One of the most astonishing results of the AUC Tobacco Use Survey is a paradox in responses, said Jaime Mendoza, associate professor of practice in the Department of Psychology, and Mervat Abou Oaf, professor of practice in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication.

July 22, 2018

AUC's Centennial Logo: And the Winner Is...

The results of AUC’s 100-Year Logo Competition are in. The logo designed by Raghda Barakat, graphic designer and video editor in Engineering and Science Services, will be the face of AUC’s centennial celebration. Winning Logo

May 29, 2018

Chad-Cameroon Oil Pipeline: Mapping Community Voices

With summer in sight, Amber Murrey-Ndewa, postdoctoral teaching fellow in the Core Curriculum affiliated with the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Egyptology, is gearing up to travel to Cameroon to continue work on a six-year long ethnographic project.

May 27, 2018

A Passion for the Field: Student Pursues Love of American Football

In September 2016, Alia Haytham, mass communications major, and her friends walked past a booth on Bartlett Plaza promoting try-outs for the AUC women’s American football team. When a male friend suggested that American football wasn’t “a girl’s sport,” Haytham immediately felt fired up.

AUC students perform Lysistrata, directed by Jillian Campana

July 22, 2018

'One-Person Show': Integrating Art and Performance in Teaching

“Teaching is like a one-person show,” said Jillian Campana, professor of theatre in the Department of Arts, likening the students to an audience, and a lesson plan to a script.

Jim Bond, Kerri Bartlett and Chairman Richard Bartlett

May 14, 2018

For the Love of CASA: AUC's Benefit Dinner Surpasses $600,000

For the seventh year, AUC hosted its annual Benefit Dinner in New York, raising more than $600,000 to go toward the Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA) Endowment Fund.

Keeping the Tradition Alive: Community Service Clubs Invite All to Join Ramadan Spirit

From expanding distribution across Cairo and different parts of the country and partnering with the community to catering to medical and educational needs and paying off debt, AUC's community service clubs are as active as ever this Ramadan.

May 14, 2018

A Taste of Teaching: Educational Psychology Students Mentor Community Youth

Learning about teaching may seem simple at times. But actually applying what you learn in the classroom is another game entirely.

July 21, 2018

Campus Community Braces for Storm Together

New Cairo bore the brunt of the heavy rains that hit Cairo just over a week ago. The storm caused severe flooding of both streets and buildings, including AUC, leading to power outages, major traffic jams and damage to infrastructure.