The 58,000 square-foot Center for Athletic Performance will propel teams and coaches to new levels of excellence and help their student fans achieve mind and body health and wellness. Full Story
Alumni ·
Working Together Toward AU's Future
The Â鶹´«Ã½ community is known for vision, generosity, and teamwork—and nowhere is that more apparent or vital than in our donors’ response to annual giving. Full Story
In the Community ·
The Power and Responsibility of Free Speech
The Project on Civil Discourse helps students learn to respectfully balance competing ideas in an increasingly polarized society. Full Story
In the Community ·
Working Together Toward AU's Future
The Â鶹´«Ã½ community is known for vision, generosity, and teamwork—and nowhere is that more apparent or vital than in our donors’ response to annual giving. Full Story
Research ·
Understanding and Interrupting Extremism
Domestic terrorism incidents have soared to new highs in the United States. Â鶹´«Ã½'s Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab (PERIL) is devising new ways to explore, understand, and counteract this escalating challenge. Full Story
Science ·
Forward-Looking Gift Helps Create Space for Global Solutions
In October 2020, during a pandemic, on time, and under budget, AU’s new Hall of Science opened its doors, providing our faculty and staff with innovative spaces to support their groundbreaking work. Full Story
In the Community ·
Improving Educational Outcomes in DC
The AU/DCPS Teacher Pipeline Project seeks to impact two issues: a shortage of highly qualified teachers in DC and the need for a diverse, antiracist, and culturally responsive teaching pool. Full Story
Announcement ·
Center for Israel Studies Receives Two Major Matching-Challenge Gifts
Meltzer and Trone families donate to $10 million fundraising initiative for Center for Israel Studies Full Story
Law ·
Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law Receives Funding to Launch Three New Initiatives to Promote Human Rights
In Spring 2021, the Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law has launched three new, exciting initiatives related to access to justice, election monitoring, and public finance. Full Story
Athletics ·
Trustee Stephanie M. Bennett-Smith Donates $1.5 Million to the AU Eagles Leadership Academy
The Stephanie M. Bennett-Smith AU Eagles Life Skills and Leadership Academy prepares student-athletes for life after graduation. Full Story