2021

In the United States, 40 percent of all food produced is never eaten, resulting in lost resources, economic costs to businesses and households, decreased food security and negative climate impacts. As the U.S. moves toward an ambitious…

The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) and the Center for University Excellence at American University (AU CUE) today released a new report, Academic Year 2021–2022: Are College Campuses Ready?, that explores…

Although many Americans favor expanding background checks for gun purchases, gun-control measures in Congress have failed to garner enough votes to pass. In contrast, some state legislatures have enacted measures to reduce gun violence in…

The instructional models that are used to train police officers across the U.S. at the academy, in-service, mid-rank, and leadership levels are in many cases antiquated, inadequate, and in critical need of immediate transformation,…

American University School of Education and CityTutor DC are partnering to bring high-impact tutoring to D.C. elementary school students at Perry Street Preparatory Public Charter School in Northeast D.C.Over the past month, American…

The Peace Corps announced today American University ranked No. 1 among the top 10 Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program institutions for the 2020–21 academic year, ranked by enrollment. The graduate fellowship program offers, through the…

Dr. Becca Peixotto, an American University alumna and anthropology instructor in the College of Arts and Sciences, has again contributed to a major scientific finding involving the human ancestor Homo naledi. Peixotto is part of an…

The American University School of Communication is pleased to announce that Antoine Sanfuentes, an alumnus of the College of Arts and Sciences and Vice President and Managing Editor of CNN’s Washington bureau, has been named a…

The Sine Institute of Policy & Politics at American University, one of the nation’s premier forums for the study and discussion of the most urgent challenges of the 21st century, today welcomed its fourth cohort of Spring Fellows,…

Abby Phillip, CNN senior political correspondent and anchor of Inside Politics Sunday, will deliver American University’s keynote address for its fall commencement on Sunday, Dec. 19. She will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters…