ICYMI: 👏 Congratulations to professors Nate Harshman, Mary Frances Giandrea, Sarah Trembath, and Daniel R. Kerr for receiving 2026 American University Awards for excellence in teaching, scholarship, and inclusive impact! www.american.edu/cas/news/cas...
TONIGHT, 5:30-7:30 p.m. in MGSC 128, "Anarchitecture After Everything." The Bishop Hurst Philosophy Lecture features author and Columbia University Professor Jack Halberstam, one of the leading experts on discourses around gender, sexuality, and queerness. www.american.edu/cas/philrel/...
Laura Beers, Professor of History at American University, published a new article in The Conversation: "Thousands of AI‑written, edited or ‘polished’ books are being sold – an eerie echo of Orwell’s ‘novel‑writing machines’" theconversation.com/thousands-of...
Explore boundary-pushing art from AU Studio Art’s MFA Program. “If That Makes Sense,” the graduating cohort's thesis exhibition, opens Saturday at the AU Museum ✨. On view 4/18-5/17.
Learn more about the artists: bit.ly/4vB9IMh
📷: Lia Latty
🎉 Congratulations to the 2026 Mathias Conference winners! AU’s 36th annual student research conference showcased the creativity, curiosity, and ambition of 200+ CAS students across disciplines. Meet the winners and explore their work: www.american.edu/cas/news/mat...
ICYMI: It was an extraordinary week for space travel, and American University students were part of it! 🚀 See how Professor Robinson breaks down the math powering Artemis II’s mission: www.american.edu/cas/news/mat...
👏 Congratulations to professors Nate Harshman, Mary Frances Giandrea, Sarah Trembath, and Daniel R. Kerr for receiving 2026 American University Awards for excellence in teaching, scholarship, and inclusive impact! bit.ly/4vwsuUS
ICYMI: AU Music strikes a vibrant note this season with a dynamic series of vocal and instrumental concerts, offering something for every listener! 🎶
🎟️ Check out our lineup and get your tickets. $10-$15 and free for AU students: www.american.edu/arts/spring-...
📷: Ethan Kauffman
ICYMI: Congrats to PhD candidate Luke Fiore for bringing The Economics of Baseball to life at AU ⚾
From salaries to inequality, the course uses baseball to make complex economic ideas engaging, practical, & fun—showing how curiosity-driven learning really sticks. www.american.edu/cas/news/bus...
It's an extraordinary week for space travel, and American University students are part of it! 🚀 See how Professor Robinson breaks down the math powering Artemis II’s mission: www.american.edu/cas/news/mat...
AU Music strikes a vibrant note this season with a dynamic series of vocal and instrumental concerts, offering something for every listener! 🎶
🎟️ Check out our lineup and get your tickets. $10-$15 and free for AU students: www.american.edu/arts/spring-...
📷: Ethan Kauffman
AU Music strikes a vibrant note this season with a dynamic series of vocal and instrumental concerts, offering something for every listener! 🎶
🎟️ Check out our lineup and get your tickets. $10-$15 and free for AU students: www.american.edu/arts/spring-...
📷: Ethan Kauffman
Big congrats to PhD candidate Luke Fiore for bringing The Economics of Baseball to life at AU ⚾
From salaries to inequality, the course uses baseball to make complex economic ideas engaging, practical, and fun—showing how curiosity-driven learning really sticks. www.american.edu/cas/news/bus...
Good luck to the 200 students presenting at the Mathias Student Research Conference tomorrow! 👏 It isn't too late to sign up to attend and support our students. Check out the schedule of presentations: www.american.edu/cas/src/inde...
ICYMI: Congratulations to AU physics students Abby Fisher, Henry Gray, Makaena Hewitt, Isabella Jones, and Simona Sotiri, who presented research at the annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society. Shoutout to Henry Gray—recognized in the Chambliss Poster Competition. bit.ly/4cTO1Ak
Considering grad school at AU?
Join upcoming online info sessions, AMAs, and program spotlights in March or April.
💻 Connect with faculty + get your questions answered. www.american.edu/cas/admissio...
ICYMI: Earlier this month, Bill Irwin visited AU while performing "On Beckett" at Shakespeare Theatre Company, leading a workshop for emerging theater artists. He shared insights on acting, movement, and comedy, guided a physical exercise, and took student questions.
Read the story: bit.ly/4sVgWIX
Varsity swim captain Daniel Coughlin (MS Biology ’26) starts his days in the pool—and brings that drive to the lab. As co-author in Bioelectrochemistry, he helped achieve real-time detection of endorphins, advancing research on the science behind a runner’s high. www.american.edu/cas/news/dan...
Last chance to sign up to attend the Mathias Student Research Conference!
📅 March 28
📍 DMTI
Support CAS student research and be part of a day full of ideas and innovation.
More info + RSVP: www.american.edu/cas/src/inde...
Last chance: Nicholas Boggs (CAS/MFA ’09), author of Baldwin: A Love Story, in conversation with AU President Jonathan Alger.
📅 Mar 25 | 5:30 PM
📍 Katzen Arts Center
Register: bit.ly/4rZCDHTe
📸 Check out the photos from last week's opening reception for THOUGHTSPACE, a new exhibition opportunity created by the CAS Dean’s Office and the Student Advisory Council! Entry was open to all CAS students. Stop by Battelle-Tompkins before the end of April and get inspired!
New AU Health Studies HealthSnaps podcast episodes are live 🎙️
Topics include community partnerships, maternal health, veteran health, nutrition, and postpartum mental health.
Listen now: bit.ly/4805F1M
Less than a week until the Mathias Conference 👀
Join us March 28 at DMTI for a full day of student research, a keynote on AI, and a record number of presenters.
Come support AU students and see what they’ve been working on 🔥 bit.ly/4qzN6bm
Join President Alger and CAS Dean Aldoory for the Bishop C. C. McCabe Lecture with AU alum Nicholas Boggs, author of Baldwin: A Love Story.
📅 March 25 | 5:30 p.m.
📍 Katzen Arts Center
First 30 attendees receive a signed copy. In-person only. www.american.edu/cas/bishopmc...
Clowning Around: Lessons from actor Bill Irwin
Earlier this month, Bill Irwin visited AU while performing "On Beckett" at Shakespeare Theatre Company, leading a workshop for emerging theater artists. He shared insights on acting, movement, and comedy, guided a physical exercise, and took student questions.
Read the story: bit.ly/4sVgWIX
ICYMI: What happens when AI reads for us? 📚🤖
In Reader Bot, AU linguistics professor emerita Naomi Baron explores what we gain—and what we risk losing—when algorithms do the reading.
Because reading isn’t just about the plot. It’s about experiencing the human story. bit.ly/4ulSZvX
Next week: Nicholas Boggs (CAS/MFA ’09), author of Baldwin: A Love Story, in conversation with AU President Jonathan Alger.
📅 Mar 25 | 5:30 PM
📍 Katzen Arts Center
Register: www.american.edu/cas/bishopmc...
ICYMI: Congrats to Prof. Dolen Perkins-Valdez!
Her novel Happy Land has won the 2026 Fiction category of the Southern Book Prize, selected by Southern indie booksellers and readers. A powerful story about ancestry, community, and history in the North Carolina mountains. 📚 bit.ly/4bivXgv
Congratulations to AU physics students Abby Fisher, Henry Gray, Makaena Hewitt, Isabella Jones, and Simona Sotiri, who presented research at the annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society. Shoutout to Henry Gray—recognized in the Chambliss Poster Competition. bit.ly/4cTO1Ak
ICYMI: From AU to painting city streets 🎨
Alum Samantha Hamilton (CAS-SPA/BA ’22) is a lead muralist at DC public art company Chalk Riot, creating colorful pavement murals that make cities more vibrant—and even safer for pedestrians. www.american.edu/magazine/cur... @auartsdc.bsky.social