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Water advisory lifted from AU campus

The D.C. Water and Sewer Authority advised D.C. residents to boil their tap water for drinking and cooking as a precaution in certain D.C. areas.

How would AU react in an active shooter situation? AU police outline protocol

AUPD began introducing students to active shooter protocol in 2016

Wellness Center rebranding to Health Promotion and Advocacy Center

Name change intended to clarify services the center offer

Senior vice provost Mary Clark appointed interim provost

Clark will take over in July following departure of Scott Bass

Christine BN Chin named dean of SIS

Chin has served as interim dean since August

The perfect storm

Asian-American Student Union launches new 'family program' to build community

Bigs provide mentorship and friendship for littles

One year later, Blackprint staff reflects on covering the May 2017 banana incident

When someone strung bananas from nooses on American University’s campus last May, Lauren Lumpkin first heard about it from friends at The Blackprint. At the time, the publication was new to AU.

Sophomore selected to represent AU community on advisory neighborhood commission

Taylor Berlin represents AU on advisory neighborhood commission

Burwell: ‘All credible leads have been exhausted’ in May 2017 banana incident investigation

Announcement comes nearly a year since hate crime rocked American University

Emma Sulkowicz discusses art and activism on college campuses

Artist known for Mattress Carrying performance art visits AU

AU achieves carbon neutrality goal two years ahead of schedule

University attributes achievement to solar panel farm, campus-wide efforts

Search committee, timeline announced for selection of next provost

Committee will begin meeting in May

AUPD arrest person for unlawful entry, assaulting a police officer Saturday night

Individual arrested was previously banned from campus

SPA professor to launch project on civil discourse this fall

Project aims to help students become “architects of their own speech”

American University accepts 29 percent of applicants for the class of 2022

The acceptance rate stayed steady with last year’s rate

SIS students hoping to concentrate studies on South Asia frustrated

When Fatima Tariq, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of International Service, approached her academic counselor with questions about pursuing a regional focus of South Asia in SIS, she left the office disappointed. Tariq spoke to her counselor in the hopes of expanding the course offerings for the South Asia focus by adding more religion classes, to which she was turned down.