School of Humanities and Social Sciences News

March 10, 2018

Crossing Cultures: AUC Students Explore Islamic Civilization in Greece

Eight graduate students from Koc and eight from AUC have attended a summer program in Kavala, Greece, the birthplace of Muhammad Ali Pasha, often referred to as the founder of modern Egypt.

AUC students perform Lysistrata, directed by Jillian Campana

July 22, 2018

'One-Person Show': Integrating Art and Performance in Teaching

“Teaching is like a one-person show,” said Jillian Campana, professor of theatre in the Department of Arts, likening the students to an audience, and a lesson plan to a script.

July 22, 2018

Community Psychology Interventions Can Help Bring Diabetes Under Control

It is estimated that 17 percent of all Egyptian adults have diabetes, according to the 2017 statistics by the World Health Organization’s Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office.

Mostafa Kandil co-founder and CEO of Swvl

July 22, 2018

Mostafa Kandil '15 Achieves Largest Round of Venture Capital Funding in Egypt

Mostafa Kandil '15, co-founder and CEO of Swvl, a mobile app that organizes convenient transportation routes around Egypt at reasonable prices, was recently featured in

Ahmed Hosam Refai '18 on online blackmailing in Egypt: “I focus on women because this does affect women more aggressively and strikingly"

July 22, 2018

'Catfishing in the Nile' Award-Winning Documentary Explores Online Blackmailing

They’re uncomfortable to talk about and scary to think they could happen to everyone, but they do: catfishing, sexploitation, sextortion and blackmailing.

July 22, 2018

Islamic Architecture at AUC: 'Harmonizing Cultural Heritage with Modernity'

It was during his summer holidays as a student that Bernard O’Kane, now professor of Islamic art and architecture, took trips from Ireland to Turkey, Egypt, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Iran -- and “was hooked.”

January 1, 2018

School of Humanities and Social Sciences Receives $1 Million Grant to Promote the Humanities in Egypt

Widely recognized as a hub for cultural and artistic expression, AUC’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences (HUSS) recently received a three-year, $1 million grant from the Andrew W.

June 4, 2017

Fresh Philosophy Graduate Joins Harvard Law School

Mohammed El Shafie ’17, philosophy graduate and recipient of the HSBC Bank Egypt Public School Scholarship, now steps up to a new challenge as he enters his first year at Harvard Law School this fall.

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April 5, 2016

Faculty Awarded for Distinguished Contributions

Recognized for their contributions, two faculty members were honored at the Spring 2016 commencement ceremony: Zeinab Amin, associate professor of the Department of Mathematics and Actuarial Science and director of the actuarial science program, received the Excellence in Academic

August 1, 2014

Three Winners for the Madalyn Lamont Literary Award

The Department of English and Comparative Literature (ECLT) in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences recognized three students at the 2014 Madalyn Lamont Literary Award ceremony for the most creative writing pieces in English.

July 22, 2018

Reem Bassiouney Examines Egyptian Identity Through Language

Language is often viewed as simply a means of communication, a tool for giving directions, delivering speeches or meeting people.

Crossing Cultures: AUC Students Explore Islamic Civilization in Greece

'One-Person Show': Integrating Art and Performance in Teaching

Community Psychology Interventions Can Help Bring Diabetes Under Control

Mostafa Kandil '15 Achieves Largest Round of Venture Capital Funding in Egypt

'Catfishing in the Nile' Award-Winning Documentary Explores Online Blackmailing

Islamic Architecture at AUC: 'Harmonizing Cultural Heritage with Modernity'

School of Humanities and Social Sciences Receives $1 Million Grant to Promote the Humanities in Egypt

Fresh Philosophy Graduate Joins Harvard Law School

Faculty Awarded for Distinguished Contributions

Three Winners for the Madalyn Lamont Literary Award

Reem Bassiouney Examines Egyptian Identity Through Language

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