School of Humanities and Social Sciences News

The inaugural Amelia Peabody Endowed Professorship was awarded to Distinguished University Professor Salima Ikram, providing her with the funds to continue researching Egypt's past to better understand its future.

A faculty member is part of a collective historical narrative on Arab women designers.

Learning Arabic through CASA@AUC, Aleksandar Columby brings his love of music, heritage and the arts to AUC Tahrir Square.

From internships to study abroad, Perihan Elsheikh's time at AUC is preparing her for a future in human rights law.

The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab MENA at AUC is helping people living in extreme poverty build a better life.

AUC is preserving and digitizing a rare collection of newly acquired Arabic and Islamic manuscripts.

Discover how ancient Egypt’s simple, local diet still shapes staples on Egyptian tables today.

Exciting new programs are now being offered at AUC: a restructured music major, a sustainable energy minor and a biology specialization in genomics.

A warm welcome to all our new faculty! With research interests including everything from sustainable transitions to American counterculture, we are thrilled to have incoming faculty this fall who are experts in a range of disciplines.

From a card game mimicking the Egyptian tante (طنط) to a book translating Amazigh tattoos to a jingle that teaches children about dyslexia, this year's graphic design student projects creatively navigated Arab culture by focusing on social impact and cultural awareness. News@AUC spoke with the artists behind two of the projects.