Taher Family: A Legacy of Changing Lives at AUC When Ruba Kharbatli ’07 came to AUC in 2002 as one of the first recipients of the Nashwa A. H. Taher Scholarship, she dreamed of empowering her fellow Palestinians to become global leaders.
March 7, 2016 Women at AUC by the Numbers International Women's Day (March 8) has been observed since the early 1900s to acknowledge the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women and bring attention to the ongoing challenges that women face to this day.
Francis J. Ricciardone Named President of the American University in Cairo Following an extensive international search, Francis J. Ricciardone has been named by the Board of Trustees as AUC’s 12th president. He assumes office on July 1, 2016.
March 3, 2016 Benefit Dinner Raises Scholarship Funds, Honors Alumni Social Entrepreneurs At the fifth annual benefit dinner held in New York City under the theme Trailblazers in Global Business: Responsible Leadership and Social Impact, the University raised nearly $700,000, with net proceeds being used to support student scholarships. To watch the benefit dinner,
March 3, 2016 Super Tuesday: What Do U.S. Primaries Say About the Next American President? On March 1, Americans in 12 states voted in Super Tuesday primaries and caucuses in what is considered a critical day in the U.S. presidential nominating process.
March 1, 2016 Sustainability Rising: AUC Moves Up in UI GreenMetric World University Ranking AUC has moved up in the Universitas Indonesia (UI) GreenMetric World University Ranking, placing 81 out of 407 institutions worldwide, up from 105 out of 360 last year.
Keeping the Entrepreneurial Spirit Alive Through Competitions For Ahmed Mousa, a computer science graduate student, national and international competitions keep him on his toes in today’s fast-paced startup market.
Freshman Dorm Residents Draw a Smile on Orphans’ Faces What started as a small community service initiative with five freshman volunteers from the University Residences has grown to include 15 dorm students volunteering every two weeks at an orphanage in Cairo.
February 25, 2016 Egyptian Sons Documentary Breaks Down Stereotypes, Builds Bridges The opening scenes of the documentary Egyptian Sons begin with the hazy Cairo skyline while the standard jingle of the city’s English pop music station plays out. A young boy greets his golden retriever, helps carry tea and gets scolded for his dirty room.
Bird View of AUC: First Aerial Cinematography Exhibition in Egypt Bird View Aerials, the newest exhibition at the Photographic Gallery, is taking Egypt’s art scene to new heights.
Palestine Through the Lens of an Engineering Student Yasser Khaldi, architecture engineering major and recipient of the Palestinian Scholarship Fund at AUC, has already published three books and he hasn’t even graduated yet. His books stimulate awareness for the world to discover his country, Palestine, through photography.
February 22, 2016 Mohamed Hassanein Heikal: Egyptian Legacy, Distinguished Visitor at AUC The late Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, leading Egyptian journalist and a respected commentator on Arab affairs for almost six decades, is remembered primarily for his journalistic passion and chronicling of Egyptian history.
February 22, 2016 New Blended Learning Format in Educational Leadership Master's Starting Fall 2016, AUC’s Master of Arts in educational leadership will combine classroom and online instruction, making it the first master’s program at the University to be offered in blended format and giving more flexibility to mid-career professionals who want to pursue a higher educati
Alumni Parliamentarians Highlight Development, Education Reform for Egypt Egypt’s newly elected parliament includes eight AUC alumni, whose goals range from education reform to solving pressing social and economic issues. AUC alumni in parliament are:
February 18, 2016 Rare Books Collection Commemorates Boutros-Ghali's Diplomatic Career The first Arab and African to serve as secretary-general of the United Nations from 1992 to 1997, the late Boutros Boutros-Ghali donated his published works and more than 13,000 of his personal book collection to AUC’s Rare Books and Special Collections Library in 2015.
