School of Humanities and Social Sciences News

August 22, 2024

AUC Olympians

News@AUC connected with some of the students and alumni who took part in the Paris 2024 Olympics, capturing their emotions and unforgettable experiences from the event.

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August 5, 2024

History Is in the Cards

Student Lena Boraei teams up with community initiative Athar Lina to engage kids in local history.

July 29, 2024

The Psychology of Music and Focus

If you’ve ever crammed for a final last minute and put on your favorite playlist to keep you focused, you’re not alone. But does listening to music while you work actually help your performance?

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July 16, 2024

The Cultural Significance of Hair in Egypt

Professor Ramy Aly looks to contemporary Egyptian hair culture to give insight into how race functions on a social level in Egypt.

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July 2, 2024

Commencement Winners

Meet our faculty and student awardees who were honored at the 2024 graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremonies for their outstanding achievements.

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May 21, 2024

The Taste of Coptic History

To picture ancient Coptic society, you have to look at how each piece of their daily lives wove together. but for professor Mennat-Allah El Dorry, there is something special about studying something everyone has a deep connection to: food.

May 15, 2024

Graphic Design Senior Showcase

Graphic design seniors are showcasing their graduation projects at the Command X (Cmd X) exhibition, currently on display at the Sharjah Gallery in AUC New Cairo, tackling themes on cultural heritage, gender equality and environmental protection while offering viable solutions through art. This is the 10th class of graphic design students to graduate from AUC since the program’s inception in 2011.

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April 17, 2024

Adam Talib's Poetry Discovery

AUC faculty member has uncovered a “never-before-studied” source on the courtly life of Abbasid Baghdad, told through the eyes of a vizier from Mosul in northern Iraq.

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March 25, 2024

Cairo Through Fiction: Gretchen McCullough

Looking at cross-cultural interactions through the lens of fiction, Shahrazad's Gift dives into the perspectives of the characters.

March 20, 2024

AUC at Cairo Design Week

Cairo Design Week highlighted and celebrated artists through events, competitions and dynamic exhibitions.

March 13, 2024

Beyond Refuge: Graduate Diploma Combines Refugee Studies, Psychology

AUC is relaunching the graduate diploma, Psychosocial Interventions for Forced Migrants and Refugees, set to begin in Fall 2024.

February 21, 2024

Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language: Dalal Abo El Seoud

Effective methods of teaching Arabic as a foreign language (TAFL) incorporate both communication and creativity to address the complexities of the Arabic language.

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February 7, 2024

Egypt's First Experimental Psychology Laboratory

With a specialization in cognitive science, Jacquelyn Berry, assistant professor in the Department of Psychology has launched Egypt’s first experimental psychology laboratory at AUC.

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February 5, 2024

Bernard O'Kane Wins Iran's Book of the Year Award

Bernard O'Kane, professor of Islamic art and architecture, received Iran's World Book of the Year Award –– the most prestigious in the country –– for his rich and exquisitely photographed volume, Studi

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