Matt, Tricia, and Truman Gephardt with SOC Dean Marnel Niles Goins.

In the Community ·

AU Parents Drive Community—Starting at Home

Fueled by their belief in higher education, Tricia and Matt Gephardt hosted an AU gathering in Atlanta last spring to foster connections among fellow Eagle families.
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Felicity Chapman

Communications ·

Redefining Belonging Through Disability Advocacy

Felicity Chapman builds global impact, from leading a youth group at 15 to earning the Obama-Chesky Scholarship.
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Brynne Radin filming underwater

Communications ·

Environmental Film Project Highlights SOC Professional Network

For her latest film series, Professor Maggie Stogner is leveraging alumni and student talent.
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President Obama and Governor-Elect Abigail Spanberger

Communications ·

Through the Lens of Election 2025: AU Students Reflect on Battleground Virginia

A collection of student photo reflections capturing what it was like to report on the ground during Virginia’s historic 2025 election.
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AU PRSSA.

Communications ·

AU PRSSA Cohosts National Conference

The 50-year-old chapter on campus had a hand in the success of ICON 2025, the largest annual gathering of communications, marketing, and public relations students and professionals last month.
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AU Community Voice Lab

Communications ·

American University and WETA to Premiere New Documentary Series  Elevating DC Community Stories

The partnership reflects the AU Community Voice Lab’s mission to use community-based storytelling to foster a more empathetic, generous and just society.
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Sherri Williams, left, and Eunice Kim, right

Communications ·

Taking Back Media Power with Associate Professor Sherri Williams

Williams reflects on the shifting dynamics of online engagement since Twitter’s transformation and the impact of digital communities that refuse to be silenced.
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Professor Jane Hall, left, Dan Merica, SOC/MA '11, right. Credit: Elizabeth Hopper/THE EAGLE

Communications ·

Reporter Dan Merica Shares Insights on Journalism with AU Students

AU Alumnus credits school for getting to CNN
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PRSSA ICON Conference at the Washington Hilton

Communications ·

AU PRSSA Brings ICON 2025 to DC

Co-hosting the national PRSSA conference spotlights collaboration, confidence, and connection.
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Negro slaves 1862 Edisto Island, S.C. (plantation of James Hopkinson)

Journalism ·

Unearthing Broken Promises

“40 Acres and a Lie,” produced in partnership with AU’s Investigative Reporting Workshop, has garnered awards and accolades in 2025
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