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Spring 2021 plan leaves students fighting to reinstate spring break

By Gianna Matassa | January 19

AU replaced spring break with “Wellness Week”

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AU launches virtual 2021 Martin Luther King Day of Service Challenge

By Daniella Ignacio | January 18

Program leader and volunteer with the Center for Community Engagement and Service discuss MLK’s legacy, importance of giving back

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AU community calls for reflection and accountability following Capitol insurrection

By Kelsey Carolan , Dan Papscun , Sophia Solano and Ben Johansen | January 18

 “I was worried … that democracy had just died.” 

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Chief Financial Officer Doug Kudravetz to retire after over 35 years at AU

By Fariha Rahman | January 18

Announcement comes as the pandemic presents set of challenges 

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AU selects policy analyst and journalist as new SOC dean

By Sophia Solano and Ben Johansen | January 13

Sam Fulwood III will take over in May

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Coronavirus

AU and WCL move in-person meetings and classes online through Jan. 24

By Dan Papscun | January 12

Officials are concerned about security threats following Capitol insurrection as inauguration nears

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AU advises students to avoid downtown around Inauguration Day

By Sophie Austin | January 11

Fanta Aw warns of the risk of violence and COVID-19 spread

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Burwell calls pro-Trump mob that stormed US Capitol ‘threat to democracy’

By Abbie Veitch , Dan Papscun and Nina Heller | January 6

Mayor Bowser orders curfew following riots

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Winona LaDuke discusses biodiversity and renewable energy at AUSG Women’s Initiative event

By Jordan Young | January 2

The event was co-sponsored by the American University Office of Sustainability, the AU Women & Politics Institute, Fossil Free AU and the AU Department of Critical Race, Gender and Culture Studies

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Coronavirus

BREAKING: AU plans to return to pre-pandemic housing and class operations for fall 2021

By Dan Papscun | December 21

In email to early decision students, University announces next steps

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AU files campus plan with D.C. Zoning Commission. Community critics say plan still needs work.

By Skye Witley | December 21

Nearby residents blame a lack of specificity and transparency in the plan-making process.

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Features

Former AU postdoctoral fellow urges Indigenous recognition beyond Native American Heritage Month

By Sophia Solano | December 21

Elizabeth Rule is the director of Indigenous policy center at GWU

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After virtual semester, KPU looks ahead

By Nina Heller | December 18

Looking back at a semester of high-profile speakers and successful student engagement

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Features

Lonnie Bunch, AU alum and Smithsonian secretary, works to capture tumultuous time in US history

By Sarah Mattalian | December 14

Bunch hopes to find "the right tension between tradition and innovation"

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Despite Senate stall, DC statehood advocates in the AU community continue efforts

By Eliza Schloss | December 9

The House passed a bill in favor of D.C. statehood over the summer

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Features

CAS professor correctly predicts 2020 presidential election

By Ben Johansen | December 7

Allan Lichtman helped create a “13 keys” system to forecast elections

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AUSG encourages students to report professors who require on-camera participation

By Sarah Mattalian and Ben Johansen | December 6

SG president also urges professors to accommodate international students dealing with time differences

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