School of Humanities and Social Sciences News
March 10, 2018Crossing 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.
July 22, 2018'One-Person Show': Integrating Art and Performance in Teaching
Business“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, 2018Community 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.
July 22, 2018'Catfishing in the Nile' Award-Winning Documentary Explores Online Blackmailing
Student ExperienceThey’re uncomfortable to talk about and scary to think they could happen to everyone, but they do: catfishing, sexploitation, sextortion and blackmailing.
July 22, 2018Islamic Architecture at AUC: 'Harmonizing Cultural Heritage with Modernity'
BusinessIt 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 --
January 1, 2018School of Humanities and Social Sciences Receives $1 Million Grant to Promote the Humanities in Egypt
Student ExperienceWidely 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, 2017Fresh Philosophy Graduate Joins Harvard Law School
Student ExperienceMohammed 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 Harv
April 5, 2016Faculty Awarded for Distinguished Contributions
BusinessRecognized 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 S
May 14, 2015AUC’s George T. Scanlon: “Keep the Faith”
Student Experience“When you think about Islamic archaeology and archaeology in Cairo, you think of George Scanlon,” noted one of Scanlon’s former students and archaeologist Gregory Williams (MA) ’13, who is currentl
July 22, 2018Nadia Niazi Mostafa: Preserving the Past, Educating the Future
Surrounded by great monuments, scholars and researchers studying in Cairo have an unparalleled opportunity to unveil the creativity of Islamic art and architecture.
