american university

(For God and Country) Established: February 24, 1893 Type: Private Endowment: $435 million[1] President: Cornelius M. Kerwin Provost: Scott A. Bass Faculty: 600 full time, 420 adjunct Undergraduates: 6,001 Postgraduates: 2,269 (1,398 law) Location: Washington, D.C. Campus: Urban 84 acre (34 ha) Study Abroad: 470 programs Colors: AU red and blue Mascot: Eagle Athletics: Eagles Affiliations: APSIA; NCAA Division I, Patriot League; IAMSCU; CUWMA; MAISA Website: www.american.edu For other universities known as American University, see American University (disambiguation).

American University (AU) is a private United Methodist-affiliated research university in Washington, D.C., USA, the main campus of which comes to a corner at the intersection of Nebraska and Massachusetts Avenues at Ward Circle, straddling the Spring Valley, Wesley Heights, and American University Park neighborhoods of Northwest. Roughly 6,000 undergraduate students and 2,000 graduate students are currently enrolled.[2] Though there is sometimes confusion, American University is separate from most "American Universities" around the world.

It is served by the Tenleytown-AU station on the Washington Metro subway line, which is located roughly one mile from the main campus in the neighborhood of Tenleytown. AU is a member of the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area, allowing students to enroll in courses offered by other member institutions and students at other member institutions to enroll in courses at AU. A member of the Division I Patriot League, its sports teams compete as the American University Eagles. Contents [hide] 1 History 1.1 Founding 1.2 1900–1948 1.3 1949–1990 1.4 1990–present 2 Campus 2.1 Main campus 2.1.1 Major buildings 2.1.2 Residence halls 2.2 Tenley Campus 2.3 Proposed renovations and expansions 3 Academics 3.1 Centers, institutes and special programs 4 Notable alumni and staff 5 Academic organization 6 Library system 7 Campus life 7.1 Clubs 7.2 Student media 7.2.1 Student Media Board organizations 7.2.2 Other media organizations 7.3 Student governments 8 Athletics 9 Fight Song 10 AU abroad 10.1 Academic partnerships 11 Public radio broadcasts 12 Technology 13 Other facts 14 External links 15 References //

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Founding

American University traces its history to a letter written by George Washington, in which he expressed a desire for a "national university" to be located in the nation's capital. The university was established in the District of Columbia by an Act of Congress on February 24, 1893 primarily due to the efforts of Methodist Bishop John Fletcher Hurst. It is one of only two universities in the nation, the other being the George Washington University, to be chartered by an act of Congress, and thus have the seal of Congress appear on its diplomas. Bishop Hurst and his colleagues were concerned with building