White House Correspondents' Association Scholarship recipient Maya Cederlund

Communications ·

White House Correspondents’ Association Scholarship Winner Announced

The award carries a $6,000 scholarship this year, the highest monetary award to date.
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Dounia Benjelloun 30 Under 30

Communications ·

SOC 30 Under 30: A Tradition of Passion and Ambition

Dounia Benjelloun reflects on her journey from Morocco to SOC, paralleling her experiences with those of the "30 Under 30" honorees.
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Officers Danny Hodges and Harry Dunn

Communications ·

January 6, Four Years Later: Reflections on Courage and Accountability

Former officers Danny Hodges and Harry Dunn recount their experiences during the Capitol insurrection and call for continued vigilance against misinformation and extremism.
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Maria Lawson, Hannah Campbell, Lillian Juarez, Grace Apostol and Tayo Ojewunmi-Ojo stand outside on their first full day in Bergen.

Journalism ·

A Student's Investigative Journey Through Norway

Journalism graduate student Maria Lawson's investigative insights into all things Norway.
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A collage of three AU Sweetheart couples

Alumni ·

Eagles in Love: Get to Know Three More AU Sweetheart Couples

Introducing the AU Sweetheart Questionnaire, featuring some quick questions with a trio of Eagle couples who found love through AU. 
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Sherri Williams Black Social Television

Communications ·

Black Twitter Sparked a Representation Revolution on Television

Professor Sherri Williams explores a cultural phenomenon and the community that drove it in her new book.
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Gabe Castro-Root shared about his trip to Antarctica during a campus event in McKinley. Photo courtesy of Claire Sapilewski, SOC-CAS/BA '26.

Communications ·

Adventure to Antarctica

Journalism student Gabe Castro-Root, SOC/BA ’25, spoke at the School of Communication on January 29 about his new polar perspective from a December Space2Sea reporting expedition to Earth’s final frontier.
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SOC Broadcast Journalism student, Jane Caroline Fusco, worked for ABC News, helping correspondents outside the White House.

Journalism ·

SOC Students Shine Behind the Scenes at the Presidential Inauguration

Six American University journalism students partnered with ABC News to gain hands-on experience covering one of the nation’s most historic events.
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30 Under 30 First Honorees

Communications ·

SOC 30 Under 30: Meet the First Five Honorees

David Aldridge, a well-known SOC alum, contrasts his media career beginning in the static 1980s with the dynamic successes of the first-ever "30 Under 30" honorees from American University.
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Professor Jane Hall

Communications ·

SOC Professor Reflects on Interviewing Rosalynn Carter: Insights into a First Lady's Legacy

Professor Jane Hall reflects on the profound impact of the former First Lady's political partnership with President Jimmy Carter.
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