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AU professor and civil rights activist Julian Bond dies at 75

By Chloe Johnson | August 16

Bond was former head of NAACP, scheduled to teach a class on civil rights movement this fall.

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Former Kogod Dean Herbert Striner dies

By Chloe Johnson | August 11

Striner expanded postgraduate programs in the school, donated over 8,000 photos to University

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Obama offers a deal or a war in speech at SIS

By Suzanne Gaber | August 5

The president visits AU for the third time in his administration, takes aim at critics during speech

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Instant reaction: AU community sounds off on presidential speech

By Chloe Johnson | August 5

The historic Iranian nuclear accord was outlined in a speech over an hour long at AU on Wednesday.

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Obama to speak at AU on Iranian nuclear accord

By Suzanne Gaber | July 31

President Obama will speak at the University on Aug. 5 about the agreement.

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Two new scholarships created to honor Kevin Sutherland

By Kim Szarmach | July 25

Awards will be available to AU students and interns on Capitol Hill.

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg to attend Washington College of Law ribbon cutting

By David Lim | July 10

Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be participating in the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the American University Washington College of Law on Friday, February 12, according to an memo WCL Dean Claudio Grossman wrote to the WCL community July 2. The ceremony for WCL follows the delayed opening of the new Tenley campus, slated for completion before the Fall 2015 semester.

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SPA alumnus dies from stabbing incident in Metro

By Kim Szarmach | July 6

Kevin Sutherland, pictured far right, was active in SG, graduated in 2013.

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SOC senior and Sigma Chi brother dies in motorcycle accident

By Kim Szarmach | June 29

Mark Bevilacqua, a rising senior in the School of Communications and Sigma Chi brother died in a motorcycle accident on Saturday, June 27, on Long Island, according to a close friend.

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Pedestrian injured in Tenleytown car accident

By Zach Ewell | June 11

One adult male pedestrian was injured Wednesday night while walking across a crosswalk between Wisconsin Avenue and Veazey Street in Tenleytown. The man remains hospitalized, according to the Gwendolyn Crump, a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police Department.

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$500 gift cards offered to students to cancel housing assignments

By Katherine Saltzman | June 7

Second round of incentives appears as demand for fall on-campus housing grows

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Student allegedly assaulted in Jacobs Fitness Center

By Kim Szarmach | May 18

Public Safety issues a Crime Alert for the May 16 incident

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University exploring plans to expand student space in MGC

By Cuneyt Dil | May 1

President Neil Kerwin has decided to move forward with plans of converting the third floor into student space.

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AU Yik Yak forum focuses on online anonymity

By Brooke Evans | April 27

The popular social media ap Yik Yak came under fire from students and at event in the Perch on April 15

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Public Safety seeks information on incident with alleged members of EI

By Sam Bermas-Dawes | April 27

Public Safety has launched an investigation into the April 16 incident on the quad involving several alleged members of Epsilon Iota. Campus police distributed pamphlets around campus to students last week calling for witnesses or information regarding the incident in front of MGC.

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AU’s acceptance rate drops over 10 points

By Kim Szarmach | April 27

Acceptance to the University becomes more difficult as the applicant pool grows by 11 percent

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WCL professor launches bid for Congress

By Cuneyt Dil | April 27

Maryland State Sen. and Washington College of Law professor Jamie B. Raskin announced he would run for the Maryland 8th congressional district.

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