Owen Auston-Babcock

3 weeks ago | theeagleonline.com | Owen Auston-Babcock

Student removed for disruption as president outlined his ‘American University dream’ Jonathan Alger was formally installed as American University’s 16th president at an inauguration event March 28 after serving as president officially for nearly nine months. His appointment was announced a little over a year ago, after former President Sylvia Burwell said in August 2023 that she would be stepping down after the 2023-2024 school year. Alger took office July 1, 2024.

1 month ago | theeagleonline.com | Sophie Milner-Gorvine |Maya Cederlund |Owen Auston-Babcock

‘First they came for Mahmoud, tomorrow they come for you’ Around 30 faculty and staff members protested what they saw as American University’s inaction in response to Trump administration policies in front of the School of International Service building Wednesday afternoon.

2 months ago | current.org | Tyler Falk |Owen Auston-Babcock

An analysis of FCC data finds that most station boards fail to represent the racial and ethnic diversity of their communities, undercutting the system’s mission to reflect the people it intends to serve. According to an analysis conducted by Current, fewer than 15% of 205 licensees for which data was available had boards that meet or exceed the diversity of the licensee’s city or state of license. More than 19% of the boards consisted entirely of white members.

2 months ago | theeagleonline.com | Owen Auston-Babcock

University working to implement guidance to protect immigrants, research funding and transgender students American University is responding to President Donald Trump’s executive orders that may affect the University, including plans to carry out mass deportations, potentially dismantle the Education Department and limit the rights of transgender people.

Oct 2, 2024 | theeagleonline.com | Owen Auston-Babcock

Detectives used eagle-secure network connection records in two criminal cases Editor’s note: This story contains descriptions of sexual abuse and may be upsetting to some readers. Please see the bottom of this story for additional resources. In the early hours of Oct. 31, 2022, an American University Wi-Fi database recorded a phone moving through McDowell and Leonard Halls.