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American U staff strike for higher wages

Inside Higher Ed

Later they marched to the main campus to protest outside the residence of university president Sylvia Burwell. In a statement released to AU community members Sunday, Burwell said the administration’s latest position on staff contracts represented its “best and final offer.” ” That offer includes a 2.5

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A sectorwide approach to higher ed's future (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

More than 50 percent of chemistry and biology research papers published by AU faculty have undergraduate student co-authors. Burwell has been president of American University since 2017. Our commitment to experiential education also is illustrated by the fact that 90 percent of undergraduates have had at least one internship.