School of Humanities and Social Sciences News

February 4, 2020

Class of 2020: The Future Awaits

If you were on campus last Wednesday and Thursday, you would’ve seen crowds of new students eager to begin their lives at AUC wandering among a sea of caps and gowns, graduates ready to start their journeys beyond this campus.

February 4, 2020

Class of 2024 Looks Forward to AUC Experience

AUC's campus is sparkling with energy and hope as new and returning students kick off the Spring 2020 semester.

January 22, 2020

DePauw University Comes to AUC: A Trip Full of 'Pleasant Surprises'

For some students from DePauw University, coming to Egypt was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and with no idea of what to expect coming here, it was the “pleasant surprises” that made the visit worthwhile.

January 14, 2020

Wearing Egypt's Untold Stories

“It’s all about having jackets tell stories,” said Hana Zaher ‘19, graphic design graduate and designer of Daima — a graduation project that turned into to a solid brand to be launched soon in the Egyptian market.

January 8, 2020

AUC, College of Charleston Partner on Student Exchange

AUC and the College of Charleston in South Carolina, both liberal arts institutions with a long legacy in education, have recently partnered on new academic cooperation and student exchange program for both undergraduate and graduate students for a period of five years. Students from AUC and the College of Charleston will receive a scholarship to spend a semester or year abroad at the other institution, providing students with a unique international experience and strengthening East-West cultural ties.

December 31, 2019

Cairo, Inside Out

My article is a manifestation of an underrated travel experience that is often overlooked and ignored.

May 27, 2019

Nesma Mahgoub ’13 A Successful Journey

Nesma Mahgoub '13 was named Best Female Youth Singer by the Middle East Music Awards. Journalism major Mahgoub, who started singing at the age of 10, is currently directing the AUC Pop Ensemble, which performs a range of genres including pop, rock, and gospel.

February 1, 2013

Farah Shash ‘09 ‘12 Transcending the Pain

Farah Shash ‘09 ‘12 the Chair of HarassMap, a volunteer-based organization working to end sexual harassment in Egypt, found her education aligning in powerful ways with contemporary events in Egypt. Having studied psychology as an undergraduate at AUC, she went on to pursue a master's in Community Psychology, which focuses on social, cultural, and economic factors that would help induce a sustainable change in society.

May 27, 2019

Haifaa Al-Mansour ’97 Saudi Arabia’s firm female filmmaker is making big waves regionally and internationally

Haifa al-Mansour, an alumna of AUC, a graduate of ECLT, and first female Saudi film director, is showing her new film, The Perfect Candidate in Venice Film Festival this summer. It is a tale of a woman tackling gender-based obstacles. The movie is one of only two female directors in the 21-strong competition lineup at the Venice Film Festival.

December 10, 2019

RiseUpAtAUC 2019 Recap

For the first time, AUC was the main partner and host of #RiseUpAtAUC, the one-stop-shop event connecting startups in the Middle East and Africa, with more than 20 of AUC’s facul

December 3, 2019

Mariam Ibrahim '19 Designs Hospital Gowns to Track Patient Health, Featured on CNN

Mariam Ibrahim '19, a graphic design graduate, was featured on CNN and at the Global Grad Show in Dubai for her project Hale, a series of hospital garments desig

November 12, 2019

Fayza Haikal Receives Special Award of Excellence from International Association of Egyptologists

The International Association of Egyptologists awarded Fayza Haikal, professor of Egyptology at AUC, an Honora

November 12, 2019

RiseUp summit is Coming to AUC

For the first time, AUC will be the main partner and host of RiseUp Summit, the one-stop-shop event connecting startups in the Middle East and Africa.

November 11, 2019

Atta Gebril, Mona Amer '98 Receive Elsevier 2019 Scopus Researcher Awards

Atta Gebril, associate professor in the Department of Applied Linguistics, and Mona Amer '98, associate prof

October 22, 2019

Women in Ancient Egypt Current Research and Historical Trends

International scholars and Egyptologists from Egypt, the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Spain, Switzerland, France, Germany and a host of other countries will be at AUC Tahrir Square from October 31 to November 2 for the Women in Ancient Egypt: Current Research