Arab Spring Lecture Today Brings Together History, Political Science

Through a collaborative initiative by the history and political science departments, AUC President Lisa Anderson will deliver a lecture today titled  "Outcomes of the Arab Spring in Tunisia and

Science Building Removal to Give Iconic Tahrir Campus Facelift

The tearing down of the nearly 50-year-old Science Building at AUC Tahrir Square –– the six-story building on the corner of Kasr El Aini and Mohamed Mahmoud Streets that once housed AUC’s well-regarded science departments –– will make way for more gardens and green space on the downtown campus an

Anderson at Forum: We Are Trending in the Right Direction

At the first University Forum for the 2015 – 2016 academic year, AUC President Lisa Anderson relayed positive news about the University including turning the corner on the austerity budget, welcoming an “exceptionally strong” incoming class this fall and AUC being on par with the top 100 universi

AUC's Green Campus: Global Exemplar of Sustainability in UN Universities Toolkit

AUC’s sustainable campus practices have been featured in the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Greening Universities Toolkit as a global example of a green, low-carbon institution. AUC is one of only two universities from Africa featured in the toolkit.

Engineering Enthusiast Awarded Scholarship at AUC

Ahmed Aboutaleb from Cairo is the first recipient of the Omnia Abdullah Bakhsh ’98 Scholarship. Aboutaleb lived in the United Arab Emirates for 12 years and studied sciences in high school, where he discovered his passion for math and physics.

New Faculty: Creative, Innovative Ideas Welcome

As new and returning students start fall classes, incoming faculty members at AUC are also settling into life on campus. This year, AUC welcomes 14 new professors in disciplines ranging from Egyptology to engineering.

Alum Shares Bicultural Experience of Living in Cairo

Public Policy, Administration First in Region to Receive Global NASPAA Accreditation

AUC’s Master of Public Administration and the Master of Public Policy are the first two graduate programs in the Middle East and the third outside the United States to receive accreditation from the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs and Administration (NASPAA).

Ronnie Close: Photographs Memorialize History, Films Give a Sense of Life

When Ronnie Close, assistant professor of journalism and mass communication, began photography in his youth, he recalls the sense of uncertainty, and trust, that went into every photograph he took.

Provost Sherif Sedky: Education for Citizenship is Our Key Focus

With strategic enrollment, recruitment and retention of students as his main goals, Provost Sherif Sedky is keen on addressing issues pertaining to advising, course registration and major declaration; providing a rich mentoring program to enrich the learning experience; updating curricula with th

AUC Welcomes Class of 2019

The New Cairo campus is bustling, as Fall 2015 classes begin today for nearly 941 new undergraduate students and 230 graduate students. 

AUC Offers Harvard Distance Learning Course in Copyright Law

AUC students had the opportunity to interact and collaborate online with professors and peers from around the world through an innovative course on U.S. copyright laws, CopyrightX, that was created at Harvard University.

Faculty Insights on World Economy, China's Woes and Oil Prices

With China’s economic slowdown and the turbulence in global stock markets, oil prices and world stocks have gone down, and panic has spread among investors who fear the beginning of a new financial crisis. 

Faculty Merit Awardees Enhance Teaching, Service and Research

The three faculty members who received the Spring 2015 faculty merit awards are driven by a common sense of purpose: to enrich the student experience and be of service to the AUC community.

Student Orientation Week Begins; Mobile App, Peer Sessions Introduced

With orientation week beginning today for incoming freshmen, the campus will be buzzing with activity, from a student engagement fair to campus tours and sports competitions. New features of the student orientation this year include peer-to-peer sessions and a free mobile app.