Student, Alumnus Aims to 'Inspire and Empower' Through His Studies at AUC Rasheed Idou ‘14 a master’s student under a Writing Center Graduate Fellowship, says his experiences at AUC have inspired in him a dedication to “invest in people.”
Opening Doors for Potential: Scholarship Students Reflect on AUC Experience "There are many things that make us really unique in Egypt, and, I would say, even in the world. One of the things that make us really special is our scholarship program,” said President Francis J.
Second Cohort of Al Ghurair STEM Scholars Set to be Change Makers When war broke out in Yemen in 2015, Mohammed Al-Sabri’s family stayed at their home in Taiz city for as long as possible.
October 16, 2017 Access to Knowledge for Development: Community Impact Through Research Bringing together regional and global scholars to discuss new trends and innovations in the fast-paced fields of open data, makerspaces and mobile telephones, the annual Access to Knowledge for Development (A2K4D) Center's workshop focused on promoting social responsibility and meeting the needs
October 16, 2017 Los Angeles World Affairs Council: 'It's Safe to Visit Egypt' Taking a break from wandering through the streets of Old Cairo during their recent visit to Egypt, a delegation from the Los Angeles World Affairs Council (LAWAC) spent an afternoon at AUC New Cairo Sunday, exploring the campus and engaging in discussions with students, faculty and staff at a lun
October 15, 2017 Alumna, Husband First Married Couple to Win U.S. Open Squash Championship on Same Day Nour El Tayeb '16, an economics graduate, and her husband Ali Farag, who spent his freshman year at AUC before transferring to Harvard University, where he graduated with a degree in engineering sciences, just became the first married couple to win championships at the U.S.
Mohamed Farid Initiates Reform as New Chair of Egyptian Exchange Not sure exactly what goes on in the stock market?You’re not alone, says new chair of the Egyptian Exchange -- Egypt’s stock exchange -- Mohamed Farid Saleh, adjunct faculty in the Department of Management.
October 12, 2017 New Chief Financial Officer: ‘Our Primary Goal is to Support the AUC Community’ For Gordon Handke, the newly appointed associate vice president for finance and chief financial officer (CFO), the finance area’s key mission is to support the AUC community. “We’re here to support students, faculty and staff,” he said.
October 12, 2017 ‘Connecting Dots’: Student Blends Academic Interests For Sarah Seif, a senior majoring in integrated marketing communication and minoring in theatre and development, AUC has provided a space to combine diverse academic and extracurricular passions into one transformative education.
January 1, 2018 School of Humanities and Social Sciences Receives $1 Million Grant to Promote the Humanities in Egypt Widely recognized as a hub for cultural and artistic expression, AUC’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences (HUSS) recently received a three-year, $1 million grant from the Andrew W.
October 10, 2017 AUCians Represent Egypt, Achieve Victory in Arab Rugby Tournament Four AUC alumni and one student represented Egypt as part of its national team in the third annual Arab Rugby 7s Championship, where they came in second out of eight competing countries. The winning AUC team members are:
October 10, 2017 New Associate Vice President for Advancement Kim Jackson Back Home at AUC Kim Jackson '84 claims to be naturally shy. However, the new associate vice president for advancement’s effortless conversational style and warm personality tell another story.
From AUC to Facebook: Alumnus Reflects on Eye-Opening AUC Experience Ahmed Gaballa ‘05, who graduated from AUC with a bachelor’s in computer science and a minor in business administration, is product manager for strategic growth at Facebook in Menlo Park, California.
October 9, 2017 Salima Ikram Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Visiting Professor at Yale Salima Ikram, distinguished University professor of Egyptology and international archaeologist, was recently elected to the renowned American Academy of Arts and Sciences, whose fellows include more than 250 Nobel laureates and 60 Pulitzer Prize winners.
Accreditation Committee Discusses University Growth, Engages Community at Forum Among AUC's strengths cited at the recent community forum on accreditation were the revision of the University's mission statement, development of clearly stated policies, a shift to primarily need-based financial aid, implementation of transparent grievance procedures, student support&
