AU School of International Service

AU's School of International Service prepares students to wage peace and build understanding in our world. This account is owned and operated by @AmericanU.

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Margarita Aswani, SIS/BA ’96, SIS/MA ’98, shares reflections on her international career journey and advice for current SIS students looking to forge a career path abroad. https://t.co/9uJeVLZWb8

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Former U.S. ambassador and SIS professor Piper Campbell joined the Dialogues at Fulcrum podcast to discuss how Southeast Asia is navigating the rivalry between the U.S. and China.

Listen now: https://t.co/btQnBDVINE

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Tomorrow at a @UN side event, @AU_SIS Prof. @derrickcogburn will launch the CRPD Disability Rights Data Dashboard and mobile app developed with his team of @idpp_global research associates, including five AU students. Read more & register to join remotely: https://t.co/MkDWVnfI2x

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SIS professor and career diplomat Kelly Adams-Smith spoke to @NBCNews about her experience of being one of dozens of senior career foreign service officers whose nominations were pulled by the Trump administration. https://t.co/hxqly86BkV

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Professor Dana Fisher was featured on the @nextbigideaclub daily podcast to discuss her book, “Saving Ourselves: From Climate Shocks to Climate Action.” https://t.co/WqFLECP1dh

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Two @AU_SIS graduate students joined Research Prof. Rachel Nadelman & a team of international development professionals on a civil society engagement project with the Inter-American Development Bank (@the_IDB), taking their research beyond the classroom: https://t.co/l32ATy0MJB

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📚 Part 1 of our Summer Reading List, featuring three powerful books by AU faculty:

• "The Water Defenders" by Robin Broad
• "Lies About Black People" by Omekongo Dibinga
• "Corrections at Work" by TaLisa J. Carter

#AUResearch #SummerReading #HigherEd

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In a new article for @CSIS, Professor Benjamin Jensen explains what U.S. political leaders can learn and embrace from Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, which focused on questions surrounding AI and humanity. https://t.co/dRZoLnF2Qm

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In a new piece for @ConversationUS, @AU_SIS research professor Wil Burns analyzed Carboniferous—a Houston firm that secured rare EPA approval to trap carbon dioxide by sinking land plants into the deep ocean. https://t.co/YX3lDt11T3

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SIS alum @ZamaanQureshi of @DesignItForUs joins this latest episode of Big World to break down Gen Z's fight for better regulation surrounding AI and social media.

Listen now, wherever you get your podcasts 🔗 https://t.co/MrI09NLDu6

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.@AU_SIS professor Nina Yamanis has been selected as a 2026–27 Fulbright US Scholar to conduct research in Tanzania. https://t.co/flDApliL5x

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Dhanya Rao, SIS/BA ’21, shared how her AU journey led to her work at the Malala Fund, an NGO founded by Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai. https://t.co/3Ooz6WmWBJ

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SIS research professor Wil Burns explains how biomass sinking works and analyzes potential concerns about this form of carbon removal in this piece originally published by @ConversationUS. Read it on our website ⬇️ https://t.co/E9KV2zjhOc

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.@AU_SIS has established a memorial fund to honor Sarah Milgrim, SIS/MA ’23, on the one-year anniversary of her death in an act of antisemitic violence.

The fund celebrates Milgrim’s passion for global conflict resolution and environmental justice by providing crucial financial support to graduate students dedicated to building peace and bridging cultural divides. https://t.co/lkWSULDcuN

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Former #WorldBank president @RobertZoell joins Professor @Hansong_Li on the Worldviews podcast to discuss coexistence amid a shifting geopolitical landscape and whether the vision of major powers as responsible stakeholders still holds promise. Listen 🔗 https://t.co/Gl9qGHMmXJ

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Today, American University announces that President Jonathan Alger will step down on June 30, 2026, as he prepares to become the inaugural America 250 Fellow, a joint appointment with the American Council on Education (@ACEducation) and the American Association of Colleges and Universities (@aacu). David Marchick (@DeanMarchick), dean of the Kogod School of Business (@KogodBiz), will serve as interim president beginning July 1, 2026.

The AU community is grateful for President Alger’s leadership and looks ahead with confidence as Dean Marchick leads the university forward, building on the momentum of Meet Our Moment and AU’s mission to prepare students lives and careers of meaning and purpose.

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SIS professor and medical anthropologist Lauren Carruth unpacks the @WHO's recent emergency declaration over the #Ebola outbreak in the DRC, the rare Bundibugyo strain spreading there, and the state of the global health response in this new Q&A. Read more: https://t.co/pYqtft0C5a

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After President Trump’s two-day summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, SIS professor @yanbennett provides three big takeaways from the meeting between the two leaders in this piece originally published by @ConversationUS ⬇️ https://t.co/EepF2ygvyM

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At @AmericanU, students aren’t just learning research.

They’re leading it.

Check out this new video from AU Research Storytellers, featuring recent CAS and @AU_SIS graduate Ankur Purao.

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"We shouldn't have to accept this as the status quo." @ZamaanQureshi, SIS/BA’24, on the deliberate design choices fueling the teen mental health crisis, and what recent landmark decisions against Meta and YouTube mean for tech accountability. Listen now 🔗 https://t.co/MrI09NLDu6