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Fifteen graduates were awarded at AUC s Fall 2023 undergraduate and graduate commencement ceremonies in February. Recipients were recognized for a variety of academic and service-related accomplishments. Undergraduate Awards The President s Cup Presented to the student(s) with the highest grade point average. Winner: Karim Khaled Iskander ....
The Shireen Abu Aqleh Award, a new award for high-achieving Palestinian students, debuted at AUC’s Spring 2022 undergraduate commencement ceremony last week. The award honors the memory of its namesake, an award-winning Palestinian-American journalist renowned for decades of reporting in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories. ....
Sixteen graduates and three faculty members were awarded at AUC s Spring 2022 commencement ceremonies in late June. The awards recognized a number of academic and service-related achievements by recipients, from earning the highest grade point average across different disciplines to furthering women s empowerment and demonstrating excellence in teaching. ....
Changing Perspectives: Anthropology s Unique Life Lessons May 26, 2021 Yakin Ouederni For Soraya Altorki, professor of anthropology, the study of anthropology is more a look into different perspectives on life than it is a science. That’s why she established the Soraya Altorki Award in Ethnographic Research, giving students the chance to write publishable work and increase their interest in anthropology. Each Spring, the Award Committee will select the best piece of ethnographic, for a $1000 prize. “My hope is that [my students] have somehow picked up a perspective,” Altorki said about the award. “That s why and I feel so grateful for this opportunity. That s why I established an award for more of the graduate students to write some graphic piece that will help understand these different situations around us. I have a passion about anthropology.” ....