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Article from American University Student Newspaper, The Eagle, on academic demands by A New AU University Faculty and Students protested in the late 1960s against AU Administration, this Eagle article illustrates some of their demands including the development of black studies, women's studies, and working class studies programs.
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Cover of The University and Revolution book developed from the "University and Revolution" American University's first interdisciplinary course. The University and Revolution is an edited volume from a series of lectured offered at American University in 1968 alongside the "University and Revolution" course.
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Professors John Lloyd and R.D. Lawson at Center for Technology and Administrative Studies Professors Lloyd and Lawson used AU's Center for Technology and Administrative Studies to verify legal data analysis.
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Interdisciplinary Studies Pamphlet from 1971 American University expanded its interdisciplinary courses when it began offering an interdisciplinary major in 1970-71 school year.
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Nursing Student Studying at American University The Lucy Webb Hayes School of Nursing at American University was established in 1965, pictured here is a student studying on campus.
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American Language Center Brochure The American Language Center prepared this brochure to advertise their resources to foreign student and embassy personnel in the 1950s.
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Archives Summer Institute Brochure The first Archives summer institute was held in 1945 in partnership with the National Archives and the Maryland State Archives (then called the Maryland Hall of Records).
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School of Business Administration Announcement The American University School of Business Administration was announced to Alumni via the Lodestar publication in November of 1955.
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President Eisenhower participated in the groundbreaking ceremony for the School of International Service. President Eisenhower broke ground for the School of International Studies at the 43rd AU Commencement Ceremony in 1957.
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Eleanor Roosevelt visiting Navy civilian employees housed at American University First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt attended class and spent the evening with the 34 women housed at AU in the Navy Department civilian workers program.
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The Hall of Nations Brazil Group Civil Servants from Brazil were the first group of the Graduate School's Hall of Nations Program. Here they are pictured outside the Brazil Embassy circa 1940.
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First Undergraduate Class Plants Tree Upon Graduation Professors and their families watching the first undergraduate class at The American University planting a tree beside Hurst Hall.
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Downtown 19th & F Street Buildings The American University purchased 1901,1903, 1905, and 1907 F Street in early 1920 to facilitate enrollment by federal employees.
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First Class of American University Fellows Announcement from The American University Courier of the first group of American University Fellows including photographs of the recipients.
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First Degree Graduates from American University The first three graduating students from American University. All received degrees in Agricultural Science with Lathrop and Cates receiving PhDs and Cooper receiving a MA.
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Bishop John W. Hamilton on Opening Day Bishop John W. Hamilton who gave the first dollar to found American University speaking at the Opening Ceremony.
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The American University These handwritten notes describe Hurst's outline for American University. This includes "the four departments of human knowledge" it will teach: "the arts and sciences" "the medical" "the law" and "the theological" and details the main teachings of these four departments. It also includes a breakdown of costs associated with the equipping and endowing of such an education program, using materials which have been collected by federal institutions such as the Library of Congress.