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Paris, February 2010 - In memoriam - Lloyd DeLamater, Founder and first president of AUP
 
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.
 

 
 
Paris, 9 février 2010 - Naissance d’un musée : le Centre Pompidou-Metz
 
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.
 

 
 
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
 
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."
 

 
 
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
 
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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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.

 
 

 

Freedom from Cultural Stereotypes

 

 

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...

From Baghdad to AUP

 

 

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...

Embarking on Neuroscience

 

 

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...

Humanitarian Nomad

 

 

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...

Paris is the Ultimate Muse

 

 

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...

Helping Child Soldiers

 

 

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...

Forgetting One's Differences

 

 

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...

Everyone at AUP is a Minority

 

 

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...

A Forum for Creativity

 

 

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...

A Small Community in Paris

 

 

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...

Tolerance and Cultural Curiosity

 

 

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"...

Working with the Disenfranchised

 

 

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...

Paris: Forming a World View

 

 

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...

A True Art History Experience

 

 

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.

A Global Citizen… with Perks

 

 

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...

Cross-Cultural Communication

 

 

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...

On the Ground in Haiti

 

 

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...

President of AUP Student Ambassadors

 

 

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...

 

 
 

AUP in the World Press *

Source: Meltwater News - 2009

 
 

 
 

* More than 400 articles in 2009.

 
 
 
 

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