Jack Frederick

North Carolina

full-time cat owner and husband to @bfreds22 ❤️ | @UNCHussman alumnus | Past: @TheWilsonTimes, @DTHsports | Black Lives Matter

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Articles

Snapshots from Inauguration Week

3 weeks ago | american.edu | Jack Frederick

There was a celebratory mood across the American University campus last week, as the community hosted nearly 30 inauguration events in the leadup to President Jon Alger’s installation on March 28. Here are some snapshots from the events, which marked a new era for the university under Alger’s leadership.
AU Honored as a Top Fulbright Producing Institution in 2024-25

1 month ago | american.edu | Jack Frederick

American University has this week been named a top producer of Fulbright US students and Fulbright US scholars for 2024–25 by the US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. AU is one of just 19 institutions across the country—and only 13 doctoral universities—that earned both distinctions, recognizing the university for having 12 students and six senior scholars selected for the US government’s flagship international academic exchange program.
Continuing the Conversation on Community

2 months ago | american.edu | Jack Frederick

At the start of a two-hour brainstorming session last week, American University faculty, staff, students, and university leaders were asked to jot down ideas about how to promote dialogue and foster relationships between people who disagree. “Building an understanding,” one participant wrote on a sticky note that became part of a makeshift wall of ideas. “You don’t have to agree, but you can have an understanding of a person’s perspective.”“Talk less,” another wrote.
AU Community Unites to Celebrate Service

2 months ago | american.edu | Jack Frederick

“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’”On January 21, a day after President Donald Trump’s second inauguration—and on what would have marked Martin Luther King Jr.’s 96th birthday—American University president Jon Alger recited those 13 words delivered by the civil rights leader in a 1957 sermon.
SPA Alumnus Lands AU’s First-Ever Schwarzman Scholarship

Jan 21, 2025 | american.edu | Jack Frederick

Edozie Umunna, SPA/BA ’24, has never been to China before—or even Asia for that matter. But later this year, the political science graduate will immerse himself in one of the world’s superpowers as one of just 150 recipients of the prestigious Schwarzman Scholarship.
The Hype Man for Flo Milli

Oct 21, 2024 | american.edu | Jack Frederick

Before he takes the Bender Arena stage at 8 p.m. on Thursday to open for Flo Milli, Rayyan Al Romaih, Kogod/BS ’25 expects he’ll feel what he does two hours before any gig—butterflies. “I’ll usually get a little nervous before my sets,” the DJ who goes by Rayyan said. “But the second I click play, I lock in all of it goes away.”Rayyan has performed around the globe, from Mykonos, Greece, to Madrid, Spain, and London, to Saudia Arabia, where he grew up.
Learning from Disagreement

Oct 21, 2024 | american.edu | Jack Frederick

American University president Jon Alger asked a crowd of more than 100 people packed into the Hall of Science on October 21 for the launch of the Civic Life to look around at the faces gathered in the room. “All of us have important roles in developing an environment in which everyone feels welcome and included,” Alger said.
Modeling What it Means to be a Diverse Community

Sep 23, 2024 | american.edu | Jack Frederick

Last week’s launch of the Perspectives on the Civic Life Presidential Speaker Series offered a window into President Jon Alger’s vision for establishing American University as a national leader in civic engagement. “This is an incredibly diverse institution with people from all over the nation and the globe [who have] different backgrounds, perspectives, and beliefs. That diversity is a strength. We all have much to contribute, and we all have much to learn,” Alger said.
How Optimistic Are Young Americans?

Sep 16, 2024 | american.edu | Jack Frederick

While young Americans remain hopeful about their own future, they don’t have the same confidence in the direction the nation is headed, according to new research from AU’s Sine Institute of Policy and Politics. Sine’s third annual survey—released on September 17—revealed an “optimism gap” among the 1,214 respondents, ages 18–34.
Serving up Caffeine and Community: The Bridge Offers Extra Shot of Ambiance

Sep 16, 2024 | american.edu | Jack Frederick

Whether iced or hot, with cream and sugar or not, Americans love coffee a latte. According to a Drive Research survey released earlier this year, roughly half of people in the US frequent a coffee shop at least once per week. At AU, faculty, staff, and students can get their fix from a trio of rivaling java joints—the Bridge Café, Starbucks, and the Davenport Lounge—located no more than a three-minute walk from one another.