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AU students go viral on TikTok as ban threat looms

By Eliza Schloss | November 3

Creators and users worried about future of the app

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Former SG President is set to become a Delaware state senator

By Nina Heller | October 13

Sarah McBride would be the first openly transgender state senator in the U.S.

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LGBTQ+ Activist Spotlight: How Alexis Arrington turned her favorite topic of conversation into an educational web series

By Clare Mulroy | October 12

“Everyone’s Gay: A Look into Queer History” tells the story of LGBTQ+ icons across decades

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After first year at Sine Institute, Amy Dacey looks toward future

By Nina Heller | September 30

More diverse programming, new fellows both goals for moving forward

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Students launch organization to advocate against child marriage in the US

By Asher Weinstein | September 29

Student Against Child Marriage was created in the spring

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Study finds that young Black voters hold less trust in political establishment than older Black voters

By Kelsey Carolan | September 23

Black voters under the age of 30 are less enthusiastic to vote this November

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Coronavirus

Burwell draws on HHS experience at AU to deal with COVID-19

By Nina Heller | September 17

“Pandemic more challenging in a university setting,” Burwell says

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Activist Spotlight: “Color of Music Collective” amplifies BIPOC and LGBTQ voices in the music industry

By Clare Mulroy | September 9

Free panels, networking, job opportunities for aspiring music executives

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CAS professor predicts Biden will beat Trump in November

By Sophia Solano | August 19

Since the ‘80s, Allan Lichtman has received international media attention for his predictions

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Journalists who attended AU shed light on BLM protests

By Asher Weinstein | August 14

D.C.-based AU alumni documented historic racial tensions

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LGBTQ+ Activist Spotlight: Intersectional Ally Network gives space for discussion of LGBTQ+ BIPOC experiences

By Clare Mulroy | August 12

Alumna creates social media network for advocacy and dialogue

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AU senior raises over $10,000 for BLM with virtual 5K

By Ayelet Sheffey | July 21

Over 400 people signed up for the event on Facebook

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AU alumnus offers advice to struggling students and financial support to interns

By Sophia Solano | June 19

Pay Our Interns is providing funds to students economically impacted by the pandemic

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AU alumni describe lack of closure, struggles after being evacuated from the Peace Corps

By Nina Heller | June 19

‘It was a lot of painful goodbyes and soul searching’

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Coronavirus

First-generation students looked forward to graduation for years. Then the pandemic hit.

By Kelsey Carolan | June 2

‘I am paving the way for both of us’

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Basketball

You reach, I teach: how Kaitlyn Marenyi’s role in the classroom impacts her play on the court

By Spencer Nusbaum | March 4

Marenyi balances books and basketballs to step up as a leader in her final season

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Students from the Muslim Student Association, AU Dems say the Women’s March has failed to be inclusive

By Dan Papscun | February 14

Members of communities explain their decisions not to attend the fourth year of the March

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