You are here: American University Provost Office of Graduate & Professional Studies Graduate Studies News

Back to top

A group of 2022 graduates exemplify AU's changemaking efforts.

On Campus ·

Making Meaningful Change at AU

A distinguished group of changemakers reflect on their time at AU before they graduate.
Full Story

Wattrelos, FRANCE - November 6, 2015 : Marine le Pen from Front National during her speech for Regionales 2015. Photo credit: magicinfoto / Shutterstock.com

International ·

How Marine Le Pen Managed to Gain Ground with Youth Voters—and Why Her Success Isn’t Being Replicated by the US Right

While Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National has engaged in a decade-long campaign to rehabilitate its image with youth voters, the GOP is moving in the opposite direction.
Full Story

A man pulls luggage and holds a small boy's hand as they walk toward the camera. In the background, other refugees do similarly.

International ·

NATO Membership, Proxy Wars, and the Nuclear Threat: Six Current Questions about the War in Ukraine

Three SIS professors answer pressing questions about the war in Ukraine, including possible NATO expansion and stepped-up rhetoric from both US and Russian officials.
Full Story

Jane Palmer

Research ·

Reconsidering Objectivity in the Quest for Social Justice

SPA professor explores the inherent biases in research methods and recommends practices that better capture the experiences of marginalized groups.
Full Story

Meghann Seril is one of the research fellows and teaches at Broadway Elementary School in California. She is looking forward to the SOE coursework. Photo courtesy Teach Plus.

Announcement ·

Training Teachers in Education Policy and Research: Teach Plus and American University Launch Fellowship to Enhance Teachers’ Skills

Teach Plus and American University's School of Education have launched a new program to train teachers in education policy, practice, and research.
Full Story

Laurie Bayet

Achievements ·

Laurie Bayet Named Rising Star by Association for Psychological Science

Award recognizes outstanding APS members in early stages of research careers
Full Story

Salone Monet

Communications ·

From Public Relations to Pumps: How Alumna Salone Monet Is Creating Her Own Path

Salone Monet is the founder and creative director of the color-inclusive shoewear brand, Salone Monet.
Full Story

Prof. Katie Holton

Research ·

The Power of the Diet

CAS Professor Katie Holton awarded $6.4 million grant for clinical trial researching dietary intervention in U.S. veterans suffering from Gulf War Illness
Full Story

X-ray solar image of the Sun, taken by the Hinode satellite. The halo is the super-hot solar corona and the white patches on the disk are active regions, the regions of concentrated magnetic field that produce solar flares.

Research ·

New Research Highlights Role of Magnetic Flux in Radiation Emission Signatures of Ultra-Hot Gas in Sun-like Stars

Physics Professor and NASA Scientist Vladimir Airapetian contributed to findings
Full Story

The words "food prices are high" spelled out in beans on background of flour

International ·

Food Price Inflation is Endangering Global Food Security

In this Q&A, SIS professor Johanna Mendelson Forman answers questions about the causes and impacts of higher food prices on people worldwide.
Full Story