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2 hrs ago | Washington Blade

Heroes assemble

Capital Pride hosts its Heroes Gala and Silent Auction Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. at the Powerhouse in Georgetown .

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Related Topix: Washington College

4 hrs ago | Kansas City Jewish Chronicle

New grad finds her leadership niche with USY

It would be easy to say, "Like father, like daughter." Or, you could say she's following in the footsteps of her older sister.

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Related Topix: Religion, Judaism, Des Moines, IA

5 hrs ago | MSNBC

Jobless claims drop more than expected

American University students participate at a career job fair at American University in Washington in this March 28, 2012 file photo.

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Related Topix: Ben Bernanke

10 hrs ago | Publishers Marketplace

Senior Acquisitions Editor

The University of Alabama Press seeks a creative and highly motivated senior acquisitions editor to join the staff of a thriving and enterprising publishing program of 70 to 75 scholarly, regional, and trade titles a year.

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Related Topix: University of Alabama, Alabama

14 hrs ago | Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space

That damn Growth Machine: developers, incentives, givebacks, accountability

WAMU-radio, the NPR affiliate of American University, has a series now on real estate development in DC, and how developers get incentives, promise "community benefits" as part of various deals, and often don't follow through.

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Wed May 22, 2013

US News & World Report

FAFSA Changes May Still Confuse Same-Sex Families

Children of same-sex couples can soon include both moms or both dads when they apply for federal financial aid .

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Related Topix: Washington College, Gay/Lesbian, Washington DC

Balkans.com

Senior US official urges Bosnia and Herzegovina to reform in a bid to join NATO, EU

A senior US official on Tuesday urged Bosnia-Herzegovina to reform in a bid to join NATO and the EU, Xinhua reported.During a lecture at the American University in Bosnia, Philip Reeker, Deputy Assistant Secretary of U.S. State Department, said the U.S. and the EU are still... The first thing you need to do is choose a news reader, if you already ... (more)

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Related Topix: Europe, Bosnia and Herzegovina, World News, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

City Paper

There's an App for that

Ohio-born Baltimore painter and MICA professor Timothy App celebrated a milestone this year, with two concurrent retrospective exhibitions, together titled The Aesthetics of Precision .

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Related Topix: Arts, Painting, Kent State University

SeacoastOnline

Hall named interim president at York County Community College

Dr. Christopher Hall, who served as president of the American University in Kosovo from 2007-2012, has been named interim president of York County Community College in Wells.

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Related Topix: York County, ME, Wells, ME

Tue May 21, 2013

Architect Online

Team Capitol DC: A Look Inside the Harvest House

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Related Topix: George Washington University, Arts, Interior Design, Irvine, CA

Vibe

Barack Obama And 10 Other Awesome (And Hilarious) Commencement Speeches

President Obama delivered a powerful commencement address at Morehouse this weekend urging students to "be sensitive to the wrongs, the sufferings, and the injustices of society" and to be "willing to accept responsibility for correcting ills." First Lady, Michelle Obama and Kerry Washington also gave some notable commencent speeches at Virginia ... (more)

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, George Washington University

Mon May 20, 2013

The Gloucester County Times

Arthur P. Schalick High School graduate earns Juris Doctorate degree

She was one of the youngest students ever to be admitted to the school's two-year accelerated SCALE program after receiving Honors from American University.

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Related Topix: Los Angeles County, CA

Al Bawaba

Around $8 million worth of scholarships up for grabs at AUD

The Governing Board at the American University in Dubai approved Dh30 million in scholarships in its 2013-2014 annual budget.

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Related Topix: United Arab Emirates, World News

Al Bawaba

Five American University of Sharjah films shortlisted at Festival de Cannes

American University of Sharjah , ranked one of the top 450 universities worldwide by QS World University Ranking, announced today that four student short films directed by AUS students taking courses in its College of Architecture, Art and Design and one film by an AUS CAAD professor have been shortlisted at the Festival de Cannes' Court Metrage ... (more)

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Bajan Reporter

Barbados & Port Of Spain blasted - "Not a Caribbean Man?" By Sir Ronald Sanders

Tension is developing toward the Caribbean Community and Common Market from some quarters in Jamaica.

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Sun May 19, 2013

UnionLeader.com

Nashua mayor to recommend Bennett for corporation counsel

The city could soon have a new leader in its legal department, as the mayor intends on recommending a new corporation counsel to handle Nashua's legal matters.

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Related Topix: Nashua, NH

The Providence Journal

URI commencement goes indoors, without hitch

URI held commencement exercises for 3,235 undergraduates and 779 graduate students Sunday at the Ryan Center on the university's Kingston campus.

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Al Bawaba

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Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qassimi, Supreme Council Member, Ruler of Sharjah and President of American University of Sharjah , the university held its first Graduate Studies Awareness Week this week.

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AME Info

RAK Court, American University of Ras Al Khaimah discuss avenues of cooperation

His Excellency Ahmed Mohammed Al Khatiri, Chief of the Ras Al Khaimah Department of Courts, welcomed at Ras Al Khaimah Court, Professor Hassan Hamdan Al Alkim, Vice Chancellor of the American University of Ras Al Khaimah and his team: and discussed ways to enhance bilateral cooperation in various fields.

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Related Topix: United Arab Emirates, Middle East, World News

Sat May 18, 2013

FiveThirtyEight

Economix Blog: Bernanke Says Better Days Lie Ahead

Ben S. Bernanke is, of course, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, but he always seems most comfortable as an educator, a role he slips into for a commencement address on Saturday at Bard College at Simon's Rock.

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Related Topix: Ben Bernanke, Bard College