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Professor Profile: Kara Reynolds
Professor Profile: Kara Reynolds
In her Taylor Swift economics class, Professor Kara Reynolds saw a trend. Though men fill the seats of many of her classes, she said around 90% of her students in the Fall 2024 class were women. “To have that opportunity to talk about economics in a room full of women is so unique for me...
General AWOL Application for Spring 2026
General AWOL Application for Spring 2026
Design AWOL Application for Spring 2026
Design AWOL Application for Spring 2026
Tracking American University’s Response to Trump’s Higher Education Policies
Tracking American University’s Response to Trump’s Higher Education Policies
Washington wears: exploring the impact of fashion in D.C.
Washington wears: exploring the impact of fashion in D.C.
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A university layoff has left an advanced microscope unused
A university layoff has left an advanced microscope unused
In the basement of American University’s Hall of Science sits an instrument powerful enough to image the inner workings of a single cell. Right now, logbooks show it’s going unused. The device is called a transmission electron microscope, and it’s one of the microscopes in AU’s Microscopy Core. Andrea Blake Brothers was responsible for managing...
Professor’s exit fits national pattern of Title IX falling short
Professor’s exit fits national pattern of Title IX falling short
After two American University professors and one student filed six sexual-misconduct reports about Wesley Lowery, they said they are disappointed with the speed and lack of communication from the Office of Equity and Title IX. The Office dismissed three of the complaints saying they fell outside of the office’s jurisdiction. Lowery, a former AU professor,...
“We are not Afghans:” Protestors of Afghanistan’s diaspora deny responsibility for National Guard shooting
“We are not Afghans:” Protestors of Afghanistan’s diaspora deny responsibility for National Guard shooting
Over 50 Tajiks, Uzbeks and Hazaran immigrants from Afghanistan assembled in Farragut Square on Dec. 3 in solidarity with victims of violence in the National Guard, declaring their distinction from Afghanistan’s dominant ethnic group. They gathered amidst a crackdown on immigration from Afghanistan, seven days after an Afghan national allegedly shot two National Guard members,...
In the weeds
In the weeds
Weeds are a serious problem at the Anacostia Community Boathouse. The boathouse, run by volunteers and a single part-time paid employee, is home to eight rowing clubs who store their boats there in between practices and regattas, according to its website. It sits on the Anacostia River’s western bank, a short distance away from Congressional...
60 miles on C&O
60 miles on C&O
By mile 46, I could recite the sentence that begins the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Trail’s informational signage: “Stretching from Washington, D.C. to Cumberland, Maryland, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal is a 184.5 mile long testament to human ingenuity and our transportation heritage.” It was 9 a.m. on Sept. 28, and I had been on...
Changing the Guard
Changing the Guard
About 100 minutes into Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3D’s Sept. 3 meeting, commissioners began raising parallels between President Donald Trump and Russian and Nazi dictators. The commission was on its 10th item of its agenda, a discussion of Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser’s creation of the Safe and Beautiful Emergency Operations Center, which Bowser proposed to manage...
Their Resistance
Their Resistance
Washington’s vibrant Latino community has deep roots in the district. In the district, a city known for its political activism and cultural diversity, Hispanic and Latino residents make up just over 11% of the district’s total population, according to 2023 Data USA statistics. The district’s Latino community is fast growing, with a 28% increase in...
Waitlisted for well-being
Waitlisted for well-being
Editor’s note: AWOL grants anonymity sparingly for sources with information we cannot get on the record for reasons including concerns on privacy and retribution. A sophomore at American University walked into the Center for Well-Being and Psychological Services on Sept. 24 expecting to undergo their initial consultation. The center turned them away. The sophomore, a...
Off the tenure track
Off the tenure track
This year, American University reduced its budget for staff and faculty salaries by nearly $28 million, according to budget reports from fiscal years 2024 and 2025. The cut brought the total amount AU is paying in salaries for all faculty and staff, including those in adjunct and part-time positions, from $314,181,000 in fiscal year 2024...
Looking back on Asbury
Looking back on Asbury
When Britten Rollo arrived at American University’s Asbury Building to interview for a position in the Department of Psychology, she found herself lost in the maze of its horseshoe-shaped layout. “I wasn’t sure if I was in the right place for my interview,” Rollo said. Rollo not only found her way, but also landed the...
Playing to a different tune
Playing to a different tune
Throughout her college career at American University, senior Graziella Gulli became accustomed to taking music lessons as part of the Department of Performing Arts’ Applied Music Program. But when Gulli stepped into the performing arts department’s Welcome Back Night on Aug. 27, she said she realized something significant had changed within the program. “I heard...
Pink Noise takes center stage
Pink Noise takes center stage
Thousands gather for No Kings protest in Washington
Thousands gather for No Kings protest in Washington
Charlie Kirk’s legacy celebrated, debated at vigil
Charlie Kirk’s legacy celebrated, debated at vigil
Stemming beyond R1
Stemming beyond R1
This semester, AWOL’s multimedia team investigated what American University’s recent R1 designation status means to faculty and students, and how funding and...
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Fall Issue 37
Fall Issue 37
New CSI policy for clubs causes delays and confusion
New CSI policy for clubs causes delays and confusion
Celebrating Go-Go and Cumbia in the District
Celebrating Go-Go and Cumbia in the District
DC Art All Night showcases incarcerated artists
DC Art All Night showcases incarcerated artists
Charges, Contracts and Campaigns: The Saga of Ward 8’s Council Seat
Charges, Contracts and Campaigns: The Saga of Ward 8’s Council Seat
SOE students push for solutions as school secures independence
SOE students push for solutions as school secures independence
Eyes on Battelle’s bathrooms: Sign changes, surveillance cause controversy
Eyes on Battelle’s bathrooms: Sign changes, surveillance cause controversy
“Hands Off” protest targets Trump’s second-term agenda
“Hands Off” protest targets Trump’s second-term agenda
Latinos En Acción lead walk out for migrants
Latinos En Acción lead walk out for migrants
Professor Profile: Shaun Schroth
Professor Profile: Shaun Schroth
Grounded in community
Grounded in community
Mapping DC’s murals
Mapping DC’s murals
From grant to impact
From grant to impact
First-Year Advising’s final days
First-Year Advising’s final days
On your feed
On your feed
Eyes from above
Eyes from above
Federal government has revoked some AU international student visas
Federal government has revoked some AU international student visas
The New Dormitory next door
The New Dormitory next door
“Sacred spaces”
“Sacred spaces”
Building history: Women’s Suffrage Monument approved for the National Mall
Building history: Women’s Suffrage Monument approved for the National Mall
A Balanced Plate? Exploring AU’s Food Systems
A Balanced Plate? Exploring AU’s Food Systems
Ripped from the Wall: A look into AU Abroad
Ripped from the Wall: A look into AU Abroad
Spring Issue 36
Spring Issue 36
Georgetown students show solidarity at rally for detained professor
Georgetown students show solidarity at rally for detained professor
Tết celebration highlights food and fashion
Tết celebration highlights food and fashion
Behind the screen: social media fuels political divides for DC students
Behind the screen: social media fuels political divides for DC students
Education students feared loss of their school while massive gift was in the works
Education students feared loss of their school while massive gift was in the works
Remembering American Airlines Flight 5342
Remembering American Airlines Flight 5342
Protestors reject DOGE and Elon Musk
Protestors reject DOGE and Elon Musk
Thousands rally at the Lincoln Memorial days before Trump’s inauguration
Thousands rally at the Lincoln Memorial days before Trump’s inauguration
Lunar New Year Parade takes over Chinatown
Lunar New Year Parade takes over Chinatown
In downtown Washington, President Trump’s supporters celebrate, shiver and gloat
In downtown Washington, President Trump’s supporters celebrate, shiver and gloat
In the shadow of the presidential election, Women’s Marchers seek hope from one another
In the shadow of the presidential election, Women’s Marchers seek hope from one another
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Guided through Indigenous DC
Guided through Indigenous DC
Chasing history
Chasing history
Leasing litigation
Leasing litigation
Use of AI in newsletter sparks questions for artists
Use of AI in newsletter sparks questions for artists
Holi festival colors Dupont to celebrate spring
Holi festival colors Dupont to celebrate spring
Art All Night in Tenleytown
Art All Night in Tenleytown
After writers strike students worry about the future of entertainment
After writers strike students worry about the future of entertainment
Pride flag raised for second time in front of MGC
Pride flag raised for second time in front of MGC
Rep. Jamie Raskin discusses polarization and Trump impeachment
Rep. Jamie Raskin discusses polarization and Trump impeachment
Spooky scenes in the Washington, D.C. region
Spooky scenes in the Washington, D.C. region
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