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October 30, 2024

Halloween at AUC, Through the Archives

In 1979, AUC had its first annual Halloween Party, launching a long tradition that would dominate the AUCian Halloween scene for decades to come. News@AUC dove into the digital archives and dug up old issues of The Caravan that reveal an unmatched world of spooky celebration.

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October 21, 2024

Architecture Student Develops Floating City Prototype to Save Coastal Cities

Nayer Rizkallah proposed a floating city prototype to accommodate displaced citizens and preserve cultural identity.

Maysem Alagamy sitting behind a mini Egyptian flag and placard

October 16, 2024

AUC Junior Represents Egypt at Youth Meeting in Jordan

Maysem Alagamy, a junior at AUC, was selected to represent Egypt at the Arab Capitals Youth Meeting by the Ministry of Youth and Sports.

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October 16, 2024

10 Takeaways from Rashid Khalidi’s Talk on Palestine

Rashid Khalidi shares ideas about the inevitability of resistance, the need for Arab states to take more action, and the recent birth of a Western narrative for the Palestinian cause.

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October 14, 2024

Reporting in Conflict Zones

AUC faculty and alumni interviewed 18 Palestinian journalists in Gaza to produce an award-winning research paper on war reporting.

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October 9, 2024

Faculty on Gaza: Tough Questions About the Future

One year into the war in Gaza, an AUC faculty panel addressed the humanitarian crisis and the future of Gaza. Moderated by Khaled Ezzelarab, the event featured Rabab El Mahdi, Karim Haggag, and Hani Sayed.

A group of international students from the CASA@AUC program are walking and smiling together in the historic palace at AUC Tahrir Square.

October 7, 2024

CASA@AUC in the Palace

Students in the Center for Arabic Student Abroad (CASA@AUC) program are back to taking classes in AUC’s oldest building, the historic palace.

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October 3, 2024

AUC Wins First Place, 81 Medals in All Africa University Games

AUC athletes won first place and a total of 81 medals in the 11th All Africa University Games held in Lagos, Nigeria.

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October 3, 2024

Class of 2028: By the Numbers

In the most competitive application cycle in the last three years, applications were up by 8% with an acceptance rate of 28% versus 32% two years ago.

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September 30, 2024

Lebanon in Crisis: Faculty Insights

In Lebanon, more than 1,000 people have been killed and 6,300 injured by Israeli strikes in an expansion of the war in Gaza. We asked AUC faculty members who study the region to share their thoughts.

September 29, 2024

Egypt’s Best Thanawiya Amma Performers Come to AUC

This fall, seven of Egypt's top 10 thanawiya amma students joined our student body.

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September 25, 2024

Classmates from Columbia

Three Columbia University graduate students decided to spend a semester abroad at AUC. Find out what brought them from New York to Cairo.

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September 23, 2024

AUC Students Discuss the Future of AI on University Campuses

In a panel discussion titled “What are students’ expectations of digital universities?” AUC students shared their thoughts on topics such as the use of AI and online learning platforms. Here’s what they had to say.

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September 23, 2024

New AUC Press Director

Since finding his start in selling books, Willshire has acquired vast experience in book publishing, most recently working at Cambridge University Press as head of sales, retail and wholesale accounts for the Americas.

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September 9, 2024

Youth for Impact

Political science senior Ibrahim Elsharkawy was part of the official delegation representing Egypt at the High-Level Global Forum on Youth Peace and Security in Amman, Jordan.