Our students have settled in and are getting into the rhythm of classes. Now is a great time for them to reach out to their professors if they have any concerns. Your Eagle can use this handy email template for reference.

The amount of daylight is gradually increasing as we make our way toward spring. You may notice an improvement in your Eagle’s spirit. Know that students also have access to personalized wellness platforms like You@American and the My SSP App to continue to support their emotional wellbeing. They can also check out Treat Yourself! A Self-Care and Wellbeing Event for some Valentine's Day self-care and fun.

It's not too early to plan ahead for the Fall. If your student wants to live on campus, please know that the 2024 - 2025 housing reapplication process is underway, and information has been emailed to students.

Is your student looking for their 1098T?

Reapplication process for current AU students to select housing for the 2024 - 2025 academic year is now open

3/10 - 3/17: Spring break; no classes, university offices open Monday through Friday

3/25: Deadline to apply for spring graduation

3/27: Spring Job and Internship Fair

5/1: Deadline for current (continuing) AU students to submit the FAFSA

5/2 - 5/8: Spring final examinations (exam schedules may differ from class schedules)

5/10 - 5/12: Commencement Weekend Activities

AU offers a comprehensive array of resources, programs, and services to assist students and graduates with their career development. There's so much more here than resume critiques and job listings! In this session, we'll hear from experts in our Career Center as well as our business and international service schools to talk about our resources for students, how we cultivate relationships with employers, and how families can best support their students. Some of the trends we're spotting might surprise you - join us to learn more! In advance of this session, you may find it helpful to review the range of resources available through the Career Center.

We invite you to submit questions with your registration or email to [email protected].

Supporting Your Student in the Job and Internship Search
     Thursday, February 15
     7 - 8 p.m. ET

Studying abroad can be a transformative experience on so many levels. Between picking the “right” program and thriving in a new culture, it seems like there are countless decisions to make. In this session, the AU Abroad team shares how you can help your student choose a program, finance their studies, and access health and student services while overseas. Before participating in this session, you may find it helpful to visit the AU Abroad website.

We invite you to submit questions with your registration or email to [email protected].

AU Abroad: A Family Webinar
     Thursday, February 22
     7 - 8 p.m. ET

We have created a new email address that represents all our amazing families, parents, and supporters of our Eagles. You can reach out to us at [email protected].

The 2024–25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form became available on Dec. 31, 2023—with some big changes for students and families. Make sure to check out the Financial Aid Office's homepage for the most up to date information, and tune in for our Filing the FAFSA webinar for families on March 7! Registration and additional details are also available on our website.

A Black History Month panel discussion shared little-known details of how AU integrated DC college basketball in 1956—nearly a decade before any other school in the Washington area. The panel was co-sponsored by AU Athletics, WCL’s Sport and Society Initiative, and the Kogod School of Business.

Legendary hip-hop artist Jay-Z is known worldwide for his many accolades, his discography spanning decades, and his trailblazing career in the music industry. The rapper’s life is a focus of an undergraduate class at SIS, “Jay-Z and Historical Biography,” taught by SIS professor Omekongo Dibinga. In honor of this year’s Black History Month theme celebrating artists, we sat down with Dibinga to learn more about the inspiration for his undergraduate class and get a taste of what students learn.

Alison Thomas, CAS/MFA ’06, assistant dean for academic integrity, detailed the advantages and limitations of the digital-assistant tool, Grammarly, during the Center for Teaching, Research, and Learning’s 35th annual Ann Ferren Conference, January 11–12. Her session, “Personalized AI, Everywhere You Write: Thinking Critically About Grammarly,” prepared faculty attendees to identify use cases for their courses and brief students on the AI’s functionality.

Throughout 2023, College of Arts and Sciences faculty have published volumes of work, from Altissima, a baroque album directed by the Department of Performing Arts’ Dan Abraham; to Panzer Herz, poetic compilation of a lived and inherited masculinity by the Department of Literature’s Kyle Dargan; to Black Ball: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Spencer Haywood, and the Generation that Saved the Soul of the NBA by Theresa Runstedtler, scholar of African American history. Read on for a sampling of works published by our faculty in 2023.