Sylvia Burwell has announced her intent to step down as president of American University, at the end of this academic year. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Add two more names to the list of ...

American University announced that this will be Sylvia Burwell's final year as president of the institution. In a video published on AU's Instagram page, Burwell, the first woman to serve as the ...

Roger Federer spent 24 years as a professional tennis player. Roger Clemens played 24 years in the major leagues. And at the end of next month, I’ll leave my position as tenured, full professor the ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — American University said on Wednesday that its School of Education is not closing despite discussion of its closure circulating online. Talk of the school’s closure began ...

W hen Laurence Veysey’s The Emergence of the American University was published in 1965, it was quickly recognized as a landmark in the history of higher education. The book, Veysey’s first, sketched ...

The most visible stressors that top research universities, like Cornell, have faced over the past year have come from the federal government. The political, financial and media pressures that the ...

WASHINGTON — Between the government shutdown, and recent federal layoffs, it can be a challenging time to be a federal employee. American University is offered "Classes Without Quizzes" on Friday, as ...

WASHINGTON (AP) Matt Rogers scored 25 points and second-seeded American University defeated Navy 74-52 on Wednesday night to claim the Patriot League Tournament Championship. American (22-12) has made ...

WASHINGTON — American University said a "very small number" of employees were laid off, two days after the college's student news organization reported that around 40 people were quietly let go at the ...

Higher education in America today faces an unprecedented set of challenges. But perhaps no crisis facing universities is more consequential than the loss of public trust. Recent survey data indicate a ...

American University in Washington, D.C., has been hit with a federal complaint alleging that Jewish and Israeli students have experienced "persistent and threatening anti-Semitic rhetoric and conduct" ...