FACULTY PUBLICATIONS

Eman Morgan, assistant director of special projects in the Rare Books and Special Collections Library, guides scholars and students through the past with her expertise in historical texts. Every person at AUC has a story to tell. 

Have you heard about Tasneem Elaidy? The performance and music technology senior is making waves with her incredible voice and impressive songwriting skills. Check out what she has to say about her journey and studying music at AUC.

Lonnie Bunch, the first African American and historian secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, shares his excitement at getting a close-up look at Egypt’s past and present and AUC’s impressive, nontraditional approach to education.

Professor and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies Jillian Campana gives a remarkable rundown of the AUC experience to prospective students at Open Day. Her presentation covered everything from the diverse academic programs to the dynamic campus life, unique internship opportunities, study-abroad semesters and more.

If you didn't understand what AUC's liberal arts education was about before, you definitely will after you watch this! Students take to the stage for Open Day and break down the Western higher education system — unique to Egypt’s leading University — through an entertaining theatre performance.

Mark Lehner '75 climbed and mapped the Sphinx more than 40 years ago. Since then, he has founded Ancient Egypt Research Associate, an archeological training center that prepares Egyptian and international scientists to preserve the past in order to enrich the future.

Visiting students from The George Washington University and Oberlin College in the United States share highlights from their unique journey through Cairo with AUC's Faculty-Led Program. Hear what they had to say about the knowledge they gained at AUC, our welcoming student body and the culturally immersive trips they went on.

Students from Oberlin College and Conservatory explored the museums and sights of Cairo to learn more about the history and politics of Egypt during winter courses at AUC.

In her new book, A Landscape of War: Ecologies of Resistance and Survival in South Lebanon, Assistant Professor Munira Khayyat depicts conflict as a setting where life must carry on.

Professor of Practice Bahia Shehab (MA '09) presents her experiential artwork, Heaven & Hell in the Anthropocene, in the heart of the Green Zone at COP27. The installation interactively shows viewers potential outcomes for humanity depending on how we choose to treat the environment.

The holiday celebration featured performances by A CaPop choir, led by Nesma Maghoub '13, in addition to an alumni bazaar, games and activities.

Hear how the education for the youth and adolescents course prepares students to give back to their communities through hands-on experience ranging from educating farmers on water conservation to providing middle school teachers with an online teaching plan on sustainability.

Climate scientists, activists, health professionals, artists and students from AUC, the University of Exeter and multiple organizations come together in an emotion-evoking, 12-part performance on climate change. The play humanizes the climate crisis in an attempt to spur necessary discussions and action among its audience.

Adam Marple Assistant Professor of Directing, Department of the Arts The American University in Cairo

The Earth Turns is a Climate-Inspired bilingual (Arabic and English) performance for the lead-up to the COP27 Climate Conference. Adapted from We Still Have a Chance- 12 Stories for 12 Days of COP27, an anthology of micro-stories created by Climate Activists, Scientists, Health Professionals, Students, and Artists from The University of Exeter, Met Office, Ain Shams University, Banlastic, The American University in Cairo, and other organizations, these stories and this performance were created with the express purpose of humanizing this global problem.