School of Humanities and Social Sciences News
- January 8, 2020AUC 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
- December 3, 2019
Mariam Ibrahim '19 Designs Hospital Gowns to Track Patient Health, Featured on CNN
University NewsMariam Ibrahim '19, a graphic design graduate, was featured on CNN and at the Global Grad Sh
- November 12, 2019
Fayza Haikal Receives Special Award of Excellence from International Association of Egyptologists
The International Association of Egyptologists awarded Fayza Haikal
- November 12, 2019
RiseUp summit is Coming to AUC
University NewsFor the first time, AUC will be the main partner and host of RiseUp Summit, the one-stop-shop event
- 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
- 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 Squar
- October 7, 2019
AUC Theatre Students Work at Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre
AUC theatre students were involved in over 20 different plays and workshops brought to Cairo from around the world as part of the 26th annual Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Exper