December 18, 2022 In Photos: Mapping Time Exhibition Captures Decade of Experimental Art More than 87 art projects from AUC’s Visual Arts Program are on display now at the archival exhibition Mapping Time, held at Tahrir Cultural Center.
December 19, 2022 AUC Receives $86 Million USAID Grant, Largest in University History, for Scholarships and Training The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded The American University in Cairo (AUC) $86 million for USAID Egyptian Pioneers, a new program that provides scholarships and training to Egyptian students with emphasis on sectors that can advance Egypt’s climate goals.
December 11, 2022 Culture Through Comedy: New Novel from AUC Professor Gretchen McCullough A former expatriate environmentalist accused of cyber terrorism, a Greek dance teacher and a dead body on an art thief’s property in central Texas set the scene of Confessions of a Knig
November 17, 2022 A Comic Book, A Serious Subject: Alumna Haidy Helmy Reflects on Senior Project “A picture is worth a thousand words,” is an oft-repeated adage that shines through the work of Haidy Helmy ‘20.
October 31, 2022 It's Just One Bag, Isn't It? Upcoming AUC "Invisible" Performance at COP27 “All the world’s a stage,”- Shakespeare (As You Like It)
October 18, 2022 Mysteries of the Boy King Why was King Tut buried without a heart? Explore this question and more through National Geographic's podcast interview with
October 24, 2022 The Earth Turns: Upcoming Play Featuring Families in Climate Crises Art connects human experience with climate crisis realities through The Earth Turns, a feature play from Adam
October 24, 2022 Resisting the Regime: Women's Protests in Iran Protests have erupted in Iran after the death of Mahsa Amini
October 18, 2022 Past, Present and Future: Egypt’s Top-Scoring Students Call AUC Home One year ago, Sandy Moaaz and her father passed by AUC on the way to a friend’s home. Looking out the window at the vast campus, Sandy turned to her father and asked him, “Dad, do you ever think I’ll get into this place?”
October 17, 2022 Our Favorite Pieces from the Gazbia Sirry Exhibition An exhibition honoring world-famous painter and former AUC instructor Gazbia Sirry will open on October 23 at Center of Arts (Aisha Fahmy Palace) in Zamalek.
October 4, 2022 A Fresh Point of View on Middle Eastern Diasporas With AUC’s Ramy Aly Ramy Aly, assistant professor and anthropology unit head, has co-edited the newly released Routledge Handbook on Middle Eastern Diasporas.
September 28, 2022 AUC Introduces New Minors, Restructured Majors From the arts to sciences — and the special places where they meet in between — AUC is offering two restructured majors and four new minors this fall.
September 20, 2022 From Abroad or Coming Home, AUC Welcomes New Faculty Coming from abroad or returning to their alma mater, AUC welcomed a new cohort of around 40 faculty members this fall.
September 19, 2022 Upcoming Piece of Mind Festival to Explore Mental Health Through Theatre Launching for the first time in early 2023, AUC’s Piece of Mind festival aims to normalize conversations about mental health by featuring scripts written by members of the AUC c
September 14, 2022 From Queen to King: AUC Faculty Members Share Insight on Royal Transition After 70 years of maintaining the British monarchy’s non-political status, the death of Queen Elizabeth II has raised concerns over how the transfer of power to King Charles III may disrupt the status quo.