School of Humanities and Social Sciences News

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.

'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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