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Fanta Aw testifies at Senate hearing on campus free speech

By Haley Samsel | June 22

University official says free speech ‘comes with responsibility and accountability’

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Fanta Aw to testify in front of Senate committee Tuesday

By Haley Samsel | June 19

University official to deliver viewpoint on campus free speech

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Taylor Dumpson reflects on her first month in office

By Lydia Calitri | June 19

Student government president talks about hate crime and what comes next

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SOC professor alleges she was unfairly denied tenure

By Brianna Crummy | June 16

Carolyn Brown says provost is punishing her for activism on race and gender issues

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Public Safety building will be demolished in June

By Haley Samsel | June 1

World War I munitions are likely buried beneath the building

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Anti-racist research and policy center coming to AU

By Anna Donohue | May 27

Acclaimed historian Ibram X. Kendi to lead center

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U.S. Attorney’s Office now involved in hate crime investigation

By Gabe Bichinho | May 24

President's memo states D.C. branch will join other law enforcement agencies in investigation

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The Russia-AU connection: University's Russian cultural institute stirs controversy

By Katherine Saltzman | May 23

Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak — a key player in the investigation into the president's national security adviser, Michael Flynn — is an honorary co-chair of a CAS institute. 

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Straight from print: AU is leader in Peace Corps participation

By Sarah Katherine Dolezal | May 9

AU alumna Katherin Sibel spends her days speaking Guarani, the national language of Paraguay. That’s where she’s stationed as a Peace Corps volunteer, managing several women’s agribusiness projects and social development programs within the Latin American community.

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American University student protesters block traffic in Bender tunnel to demand support for students of color

By Haley Samsel and Maria Carrasco | May 6

Student demonstrators blocked traffic in the tunnel of Bender Arena on Friday to demand that the University take specific actions to support people of color after the May 1 hate crime that targeted Taylor Dumpson and AU’s chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. The demonstrators demanded ...

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American University Student Government hosts town hall on Monday's hate crime

By Maria Carrasco and Nora Turner | May 5

The American University Student Government held a standing room only town hall and press conference on Thursday afternoon to discuss action steps in response to the hate crime on Monday that targeted the historically African-American sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. Student Government President Taylor Dumpson led the two hour town hall.

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University hosts Facebook livestream about strategies for cybersecurity

By Nora Turner | May 5

University is trying new ways of communicating with students

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Law enforcement dispatched to protect SG president

By Ellie Hartleb and Courtney Rozen | May 5

The University dispatched AU police officers yesterday to protect Student Government President Taylor Dumpson after a white supremacist group encouraged its followers to troll her online, Vice President for Communication Teresa Flannery announced in an email to the University Friday morning.

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“More action is required” on racial climate, AU administration says

By Haley Samsel and Nora Turner | May 3

AU administrators are grappling with new student criticism of AU’s racial climate following a hate crime on Monday that targeted members of the historically African-American Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.

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Workshop for American University community tackles recent hate crime and campus race issues

By Sarah Katherine Dolezal | May 3

Students, faculty and staff gathered in a packed room in Mary Graydon Center on Wednesday morning for the workshop, “Anti-racism and Allyship: A Campus Conversation.” This discussion was created as a way for the AU community to talk about their frustrations toward the hate crime on May 1 and the fall incidents where African-American female students were targeted by having bananas thrown at them or left outside their dorm room door.

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American University police release videos showing person of interest in hate crime

By Haley Samsel | May 2

Police department is offering a $1,000 reward for information on the subject

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Alpha Kappa Alpha national headquarters responds to racist incident

By Courtney Rozen | May 2

The historically African-American sorority has nine members at AU

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