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SIS Online Programs Launch New Security & Foreign Policy Concentration

SIS Online programs bring together security and foreign policy into one integrated concentration, preparing MAIR and MIS students for careers at the center of international decision-making.
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On Campus ·

Game On: AU Student’s National Cathedral Game Nearing Completion

Computer science student Joseph DeNavas, CAS/BS ’26, is bringing the DC landmark to life in the virtual world, leading a collaborative to launch a Lego-inspired quest through the Gothic church by August 2026.
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Kwame Alexander

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Kwame Alexander on the “Life-Giving Breath” of Poetry

The award-winning poet and 250+ at American Sine Institute Fellow reflected on the beauty and resilience of language on April 8.
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Shatina Williams

On Campus ·

Eagle Tales: A Prescription for Community

Meet Shatina Williams, executive director of the Center for Well-Being Programs and Psychological Services, who shares how she balances leading a team of 60 with finding her own moments of serenity on campus.
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SPA Lunch and Learn

On Campus ·

Classrooms as “Nurseries” for Citizenship: SPA Faculty Bridge Career Readiness and Civic Life

During the final 250+ at American Lunch and Learn of the spring semester on April 14, panelists discussed scholarship with real-world impact.
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American University Launches National Center to Build College Student Success Through Teaching Excellence

American University Baker School of Education launches Baker School of Education the Advancing College Teaching for Student Success (ACTSS) National Center, with support of Lumina Foundation and ECMC Foundation.
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SPA launches a new model for cultivating national security talent in a challenging era
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Michael Barry

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Bridging Theory and Practice: Michael Barry Named New Dean of WCL

The former president and dean of South Texas College of Law Houston will join AU on July 1.
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Melia Klingler, SIS/BA ’26

On Campus ·

Meet Undergraduate Student Speaker Melia Hawthorne Klingler

Melia Klingler, SIS/BA ’26, shares reflections on her time at SIS ahead of Commencement.
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Wisdom Zotor, SIS/MS ’26

On Campus ·

Meet Graduate Student Speaker Wisdom Zotor

Leading up to the Spring 2026 Commencement, we sat down with Wisdom Zotor, SIS/MS ’26, to hear about his journey to SIS and his career path.
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