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November 2014

AUC Social Research Center Releases Latest Findings on Harassment

November 24, 2014, Cairo – A baseline study conducted by the Social Research Center (SRC) at the American University in Cairo (AUC) in three urban low-income neighborhoods in Egypt revealed that at least 80 percent of the women reported verbal harassment –– including winks, whistles and inappropriat

AUC Tops Qs World University Rankings in Egypt

ovember 20, 2014, Cairo – The American University in Cairo (AUC) was ranked as the top university in Egypt and the fourth in the region, according to the recently released 2014 – 2015 QS World University Rankings.

AUC Professor Develops, with a Team from Ain Shams University, Novel Solar Panels To Brighten Alleyways And Narrow Streets

November 11, 2014, Cairo – Khaled Nassar, associate professor of construction and architectural engineering at The American University in Cairo (AUC), is working with a team of graduate students and professors from Ain Shams University on the design of plastic panels that improve lighting of dim are

Launch of Arab Human Development Report At AUC

November 3, 2014, Cairo – The American University in Cairo (AUC) is hosting today, on Tahrir Square campus, a two-day conference on the launch of the “Arab Human Development in the 21st Century: The Primacy of Empowerment” report, organized by the AUC Forum .

Recipient of Al Alfi Foundation Sustainable Development Fellowship Advocates Environmental Awareness in Estabel Antar

November 2, 2014, Cairo –Mennatallah Sabry, a second year graduate student in the Center for Sustainable Development (CSD) at The American University in Cairo (AUC) and recipient of the Al Alfi Foundation Sustainable Development Fellowship, developed a passion for environmentalism during her undergr

October 2014

Adopt-A-Plot Brings AUC Community Together Through Organic Gardening

October 23, 2014, Cairo – The Research Institute for a Sustainable Environment (RISE) at The American University in Cairo (AUC) has initiated Adopt-a-Plot program, which encourages the AUC community members to cultivate and harvest their own vegetable plots on campus.

In An Interview In Cairo Review Today: Former Bush State Department Insider: Iraq, Afghanistan Are U.S. Defeats

October 21, 2014, Cairo, Egypt— Lawrence Wilkerson, the former army colonel who served as chief of staff to Secretary of State of Colin Powell, says that the United States is headed for defeats in Iraq and Afghanistan.

AUC Welcomes New Faculty

October 20, 2014, Cairo – Committed to bring qualified diversified academics and professionals who find innovative ways to meet students’ educational needs, The American University in Cairo (AUC) has welcomed 26 new faculty members for the 2014-2015 academic year who vary in their backgrounds, and r

AUC Launches New Master’s in Educational Leadership

October 16, 2014, Cairo – In response to the increasing demand for educational leaders who can serve as pioneers of change across Egypt and the region, The Graduate School of Education at the American University in Cairo (AUC) has introduced the new Master of Arts in educational leadership for the F