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Three silhouettes of women in shades of green with an ivy leaf border.

Literature ·

Celebrate Women's History Month

In partnership with the Center for Student Belonging
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Photo of Vian Hussein and text that says "Art and Culture: Vian Hussein"

Arts ·

Art and Culture: Vian Hussein

Vian Hussein transforms the fragments of war into hauntingly beautiful sculptures, paintings, and textiles that refuse to let memory disappear.  
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The cast of I Lay Awake during rehearsal

Arts ·

Creating Actors with Agency: Devising a Family Drama for the Stage

The new play I Lay Awake runs at Katzen’s Studio Theatre February 26-28
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Ilana Manolson, Luminary, 2018.

Arts ·

Find Contemporary Art That Moves You at the AU Museum

Five New Exhibitions on View at the AU Museum February 7
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Photo of Dara Aram and text that says "Art and Culture, Dara Aram"

Arts ·

Art and Culture: Dara Aram

Dara Aram’s art begins with a life shaped by exile. Born in Sulaymaniyah in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, he trained as a young artist before political upheaval forced him to leave.
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The Blue Mosque (Sultan Amet I Camii), oil on canvas, 2025, Joanne Allen

Arts ·

Joanne Allen’s Art Brings Istanbul to Life in New Katzen Exhibition

“Constantinople/Istanbul: Art and Religion between East and West” on view in the Katzen Arts Center Rotunda through February 8
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AU in Motion on stage, photo by Conny Galvez

Arts ·

Balancing Acts: Meet American University’s Dancer-Scholars

Adela Camposano, Lia De la Rosa Adrian, Ali Kirschbaum, and Anna Roat are pursuing STEM studies as they dance with AU in Motion
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Senior Dance Capstone 2025. Photo: David Dowling.

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AU's Spring 2026 Performing Arts Season

Music, theatre, and dance performances are free for AU students
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Sarai Johnson and her book Grown Women. Headshot courtesy of Laura Metzler Photography

Literature ·

Sarai Johnson’s Novel “Grown Women” Published to Literary Acclaim 

In debut novel, alumna Sarai Johnson explores four generations of Black women navigating love, loss, and the meaning of happiness 
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Photo of Pedram Baldari and text that says "Art and Culture: Pedram Baldari"

Arts ·

Art and Culture: Pedram Baldari

In this interview, Pedram Baldari details his practice, which goes beyond a single discipline, incorporating social research, sound, data, and technology to depict the Kurdish people not only in a sensational way but also with a sense of their reality.
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