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Paris,
March 16, 2010 -
Ballade Nocturne: A Conversation with
Gao Xingjian |
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| Come and meet Nobel
Prizewinner Gao Xingjian, author most
recently of Ballade Nocturne, a
‘woman’s manifesto’ that pursues his
experimentation with artistic forms
through a combination of poetry, dance,
music, and drama. |
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Paris,
February 2010 -
In memoriam - Lloyd DeLamater, Founder
and first president of AUP |
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| It is with deep sadness
that we announce the death of Dr. Lloyd
DeLamater who founded half a century ago
The American College of Paris, a
remarkable experiment in international
education. |
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Paris,
9 février 2010 -
Naissance d’un musée : le Centre
Pompidou-Metz |
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| Une soirée avec Laurent
Le Bon, l'une des figures les plus en
vue en matière d'art français
contemporain, à l’occasion de
l’ouverture prochaine du Centre
Pompidou-Metz. |
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Paris,
June 30,
2009 - Jim
Bittermann, Professor at The American
University of Paris (AUP), receives the
Légion d’Honneur, one of France's
highest distinctions |
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| Foreign Minister
Bernard Kouchner said in a letter to
Bittermann that the decoration was "in
recognition for [… his] professional
career in France during which [… his]
extensive knowledge of American and
French societies has fostered mutual
understanding." |
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Paris, March 26,
2009 -
The American University of Paris will
launch its 9th Master degree in
September 2009 in Cross-Cultural and
Sustainable Business Management |
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| This new academic
program supports the increasing demand
to engage businesses as partners in
responding to the needs and aims of
contemporary society... |
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| Would you like to be
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alumni, Board of Trustees, staff or
parents of AUP students)? |
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we will gladly help you to find people
specialized in the area of expertise
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AUP in the World Press * |
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Source: Meltwater News - 2009 |
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* More than 400 articles in
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AUP Poster
for Shop Owners |
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| In celebration of
the harmonization of the façades of
AUP’s eight buildings around campus,
AUP invites each shop owner in the
7th arrondissement to display a
poster in their window welcoming AUP
students. |
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Broadcast News |
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View the BBC video of The American
University of Paris, May 2009,
Graduation Ceremony. |
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Courtesy of BBC World News America -
Report from Grainne Harrington and Matt
Logan. |
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Featured
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May 2010 | Figaroscope »
"Les 50 Bougies de l'Université
Américaine"
The Figaroscope, a weekly supplement to Le
Figaro of May 5, 2010, in a special
edition on New York published in partnership
with The New York Times, featured an
announcement about the upcoming 50th
anniversary of AUP's founding. |
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May 2010 | The New York
Times »
"Scenes From the Dictatorship"
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it was for the South African-born writer and
Nobel laureate J.M. Coetzee, as an audience at
The American University in Paris learned
recently when he spoke of his experiences to
students, faculty members… |
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May 2010 | 7 à vous »
"Le rêve américain… au coeur du 7e
arrondissement !"
AUP is featured in the May 2010 edition of the
monthly magazine “7 à vous” with an article
about AUP (page 17) and a photo of a marathon
organized by AUP students which took place on
April 17, 2010 (page 11). |
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June
2009 | Pédagogies »
"The American Dream... in France!"
The article appears in the June 2009 issue of
the magazine Pédagogies and makes the
case for an American-style education in Paris
at AUP. Pédagogies is a well regarded
French monthly magazine for parents of
adolescents who wish to guide their
high-school-age children in terms of both
their personal development and educational
path. It reaches approximately 110,000 French
families. The article highlights AUP’s
academic offerings and includes a parental
testimony, a short interview with President
Celeste Schenck, as well as several quotations
from students. |
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Freedom from
Cultural Stereotypes |
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| A girlfriend of mine knew that I was
hoping to transfer to a university in Europe. One day, I
received a package in the mail from my friend. She had
enclosed a brochure from AUP with a note saying that she
knew this is where I should be... |
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From Baghdad to
AUP |
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| I served my country in the United States
Army as an infantryman. I spent a total of four years in
the Army including two one-year deployments to Mosul and
Baghdad, Iraq. It was my first time traveling outside the
United States and my brief exposure to the cultures in
Iraq left me wanting more... |
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Embarking on
Neuroscience |
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| While a student at AUP I founded the
Psychology Club and was the Psychology department
representative. I did this both to strengthen my CV and
because I wanted to be involved in activities related to
my studies. After graduating from AUP, I moved to London
to work at the Clinical Psychopharmacology Unit at UCL... |
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Humanitarian Nomad |
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| Since graduating from AUP I've gone to
graduate school, lived in three countries, learned two new
languages and have never stopped traveling. I've worked in
international development, public health, and global
lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender rights in a number of
countries... |
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Paris is the
Ultimate Muse |
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| AUP is more than a college; it's an
adventure one keeps for a lifetime. It's is a ticket to a
kind of global citizenry. Beyond all the clichés about
life in Paris, which are all true but which sound stale,
AUP is really a great place to learn... |
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Helping Child
Soldiers |
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| I was originally attracted to AUP because
of its dual-degree program in International Affairs that
offered courses in both French and English. I came to AUP
to improve my French to a professional level, so that I
would be well suited to work in a diverse, multicultural
environment... |
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Forgetting One's
Differences |
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| With its location in the melting pot of
Europe and its students and staff from the 'strangest'
mixture of nationalities and ethnicities, attending AUP
helped me feel related to every nation, to every culture,
and to every language... |
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Everyone at AUP is
a Minority |
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| It is especially hard to be ignorant at
AUP because you are surrounded by people from different
countries. Everyone has different points of view based on
their experiences and background. There is always a unique
point of view to be shared... |
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A Forum for
Creativity |
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| I believe that AUP can become an
international educational crossroads and a forum for
creativity and sharing. It has the potential to become the
finest university in the world, providing top-class
education to some of the smartest individuals on our
planet... |
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A Small Community
in Paris |
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| I think the opportunity for involvement
here at AUP is incredible. It feels like students can make
anything happen, from starting a club to bringing in guest
speakers to hosting an international conference. The small
community means that students and faculty really know and
help each other... |
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Tolerance and
Cultural Curiosity |
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| If I were to summarize AUP's qualities in
one phrase, I would quote what a professor told us during
my first semester: "I will never tell you you're wrong; I
can disagree with you, but I will always respect the
expression of your opinion"... |
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Working with the
Disenfranchised |
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| AUP was critical in my development and
is, without a doubt, one of the reasons I have gone on to
achieve my dreams of assisting the world’s poor and
disenfranchised. AUP's Comparative Literature degree
taught me how to think critically, write persuasively,
understand how cultures interact... |
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Paris: Forming a
World View |
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| I was very young when I came to AUP so I
was forming my view of the world at the time. I was very
inquisitive and open: I saw the world as rich, rewarding,
complex, sometimes difficult, often heartbreakingly
beautiful, and funny — and surprisingly, I still do... |
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A True Art History
Experience |
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| AUP is an experiment in international
learning, very different from the proliferating semester
abroad programs offered by American universities these
days. It's a chance for students to learn about a foreign
culture in the most meaningful way—by joining it. |
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A Global Citizen…
with Perks |
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After a baccalauréat scientifique, my year abroad
in the USA was the catalyst that led me to choose a hybrid
solution for my university studies: an American education
on French soil. AUP would take my initial experience in
the States to a whole different level... |
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Cross-Cultural
Communication |
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Like every student at AUP, I have a story about how I
discovered The American University of Paris. I stumbled upon a copy of the
UNESCO Study Abroad Guide and came across AUP on the first
page. My university search came to a halt: I had found
what I was looking for... |
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On the Ground in
Haiti |
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While I was working with Transparency International in Sri
Lanka, I met up with former AUP student, Sean Casey '04.
We reminisced about our days at AUP, and promised to try
to work together in the future. When the earthquake hit
Port-au-Prince, Sean emailed me and asked me to come and
work with him in Haiti... |
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President of AUP
Student Ambassadors |
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As AUP is a small school it's easy to get to know the
majority of the student body. I get involved as much
as I can in student life: I started the running club a
year ago and am currently President of the Student
Ambassadors. I am also organizing a marathon this semester
and have also coordinated various student events... |
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AUP: Gateway to
the Future |
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My studies at AUP solidified my focus on an international
career and helped me develop an international perspective
on world affairs, and also acquire key values and
analytical, communication, and managerial skills that have
been crucial for work with the United Nations and other
organizations... |
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