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October 13, 2020

‘It Resonates with Me as a Woman’ — Sarrah Abdelrahman ‘11 on Healing from Harassment

Maintaining her Instagram account's good vibes is a goal, but it didn't stop Sarrah Abdelrahman '11 from voicing out her opinion and speaking up for herself, and for sexual harassment victims who've had difficulty healing from their traumas.

October 13, 2020

Kan Yama Kan - Riham Shendy ’98 on a Mission to Enrich Children’s Arabic Colloquial Library

Riham Shendy ’98, a mother of twins residing in New York, acknowledged the struggle of reading to children in Arabic and decided to piece together a solution to overcome it.

October 13, 2020

Accounting Faculty Nermeen Shehata Receives Abdul Hameed Shoman Arab Researchers Award

“I believe that as a qualified scholar, a faculty member should have an impact and engage in the theoretical debate about contemporary issues that are of interest to academics, practitioners and policymakers,” said Nermeen Shehata, associate professor of accounting and

October 12, 2020

Connecting Cultures Through Art

For John Hoey, associate professor of practice in the Department of the Arts, what started as a regular phone call with his parents sparked up a conversation about how people perceive cultures different than theirs, which turned into a decade-long project

October 13, 2020

Aya Abbas, Professional Paralympic Swimming Champ, Finds Her Passion at AUC

“Doctors told my mom I was going to die.

October 6, 2020

"I want to keep the conversation going" — A Personal Note from Nadeen Ashraf, Assault Police Founder

For philosophy senior Nadeen Ashraf, being a full-time student doesn't mean she won't have time to be at the forefront of a movement that's taken the country by storm.

October 6, 2020

Student Podcasts on Family Stories Make it to Broadcast Competition Finals

Journalism and mass communication students Noran Morsi and Mohamed Youssef took some personal family stories to the mainstage with podcasts they submitted to the Broadcast Education Association's On-Location Creative Competition.

October 6, 2020

New Contact Tracing Technology Based on WiFi to Help Curb Spread of COVID-19 on Campus

For the past several months, AUC’s Office of Medical Services has been contact tracing suspected and confirmed cases of COVID-19 to help curb the spread of the virus.

October 5, 2020

Egyptian Team Wins the Regional Finals of Schneider Electric’s Go Green Competition 2020

An Egyptian team of two undergraduate students: Habiba Abdelwahed, construction engineering senior at AUC who is minoring in business, and Abdallah Mohamed from the German University in Cairo, recently won the regional finals of Schneider Electric’s Go Green Competition.

October 4, 2020

The Plethora of Passions of AUC Student Ambassador Catherine Yassa

As an admirer of AUC’s rich cultural and academic history, Catherine Yassa, a mathematics graduating senior minoring in creative writing, joined the

October 4, 2020

$1.3 Million HUSS Grant for the Future of Art at AUC

AUC’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences was recently awarded a grant agreement worth approximately $1.3M over two years from the United States Agency for International Development’s Office of American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (USAID/ASHA)

September 30, 2020

AUC, USAID Launch First Virtual Career Fair for Egyptian Universities

AUC and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched the first Virtual Career Fair for Egyptian Universities (UCCD 2020) on September 28.

September 29, 2020

Tahrir Cultural Center Kicks Off El Gouna in Tahrir

El Gouna in Tahrir is a long-awaited collaboration between AUC's Tahrir Cultural Center and El Gouna Film Festival.

September 29, 2020

AUC Establishes New Anti-Harassment, Non-Discrimination Office of Institutional Equity

With the aim of combating sexual harassment and safeguarding its community, AUC established the Office of Institutional Equity (OIE) on August 1 to handle sexual harassment and discrimination complaints from students, faculty and staff.

September 29, 2020

New Business Majors, MBA Restructured

With the start of Fall 2020, AUC has introduced three new undergraduate business programs to its portfolio: Bachelor of Business and Entrepreneurship, Bachelor of Business in finance, and Bachelor of Business in marketing.

‘It Resonates with Me as a Woman’ — Sarrah Abdelrahman ‘11 on Healing from Harassment

Kan Yama Kan - Riham Shendy ’98 on a Mission to Enrich Children’s Arabic Colloquial Library

Accounting Faculty Nermeen Shehata Receives Abdul Hameed Shoman Arab Researchers Award

Connecting Cultures Through Art

Aya Abbas, Professional Paralympic Swimming Champ, Finds Her Passion at AUC

"I want to keep the conversation going" — A Personal Note from Nadeen Ashraf, Assault Police Founder

Student Podcasts on Family Stories Make it to Broadcast Competition Finals

New Contact Tracing Technology Based on WiFi to Help Curb Spread of COVID-19 on Campus

Egyptian Team Wins the Regional Finals of Schneider Electric’s Go Green Competition 2020

The Plethora of Passions of AUC Student Ambassador Catherine Yassa

$1.3 Million HUSS Grant for the Future of Art at AUC

AUC, USAID Launch First Virtual Career Fair for Egyptian Universities

Tahrir Cultural Center Kicks Off El Gouna in Tahrir

AUC Establishes New Anti-Harassment, Non-Discrimination Office of Institutional Equity

New Business Majors, MBA Restructured

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