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Achievements ·

Gilman Scholarship Opens the World to AU Students

As the March 5 application deadline approaches, recent recipients share how the prestigious award is funding life-changing global experiences and building career-ready confidence.
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An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent with his back toward the camera in a vest that says "POLICE ICE"

Research ·

ICE Immigration Tactics Shock Americans as Border Operations Move North

SIS professor Nicholas Micinski and co-author Kelsey Norman examine how recent shifts in immigration enforcement are impacting public perception of deportation tactics.
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The Eagle statue on campus surrounded by green trees.

Alumni ·

Welcoming the Newest Alumni Board Members

Meet the seven new members joining the AU Alumni Board in 2026.
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TikTok app logo on a white dice

Technology ·

New Year, New TikTok?

SIS professor and Director of Research at the Center for Security, Innovation, and New Technology William Akoto discusses the future of TikTok operations in the United States.
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US and China flags with a crack in between them

International ·

Two Superpowers, One Playbook: Why Chinese and US Bureaucrats Think and Act Alike

2025 has not been a great year for US-China relations, but the officials who shape the governmental work aren't all that different.
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Agustina Giraudy Research Highlight

Research ·

How One Scholar Is Transforming Research on Subnational Politics in Latin America

SIS professor Agustina Giraudy answers a few questions about her new data visualization tool, the Subnational Politics Project
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Mohammed Abu-Nimer Research Highlight

Research ·

Can Education on Forgiveness Transform Approaches to Conflict in the Arab World?

SIS professor and Abdul Aziz Said Chair in International Peace and Conflict Resolution Mohammed Abu-Nimer answers a few questions about his research on forgiveness and reconciliation in the Arab education system.
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SIS professor Stephanie Fischer and students in the Philanthropy Lab class pose with Interim Dean Robinson and President Alger

Student Life ·

SIS Students Award $46,000 to Nonprofits in Philanthropy Capstone

SIS undergraduate students in Philanthropy Lab finished their capstone not with a paper but by distributing $46,000 in funds.
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Ruchel Limbos reads to a crowd into a microphone from an open notebook

Student Life ·

An SIS Student's Digital Scrapbook: The First Fall Semester in Review

Ruchel Limbos, SIS/BA '28, incorporates a mix of tankas, prose, and photos to represent her first semester at American University.
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Layma Murtaza, SIS/MS ’25

Student Life ·

One Student’s International Career Journey to SIS

We spoke to Layma Murtaza, SIS/MS ’25, about her international work experience and her journey to SIS.
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