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Student Success Profile: Daniella Maamari

When Daniella Samira Maamari (B. Arch. ’17) joined LAU in 2012, the School of Architecture and Design (SArD) was still what she termed as “young.” SArD, itself, had only opened in 2009 but the...

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Young and Promising Athletes Compete at LAU

In the Beirut gymnasium Tuesday evening, high school girls bounded across the court in a lively game of basketball. The match was part of the 2018 LAU High Schools Invitational Sports Tournament,...

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Prestigious Grant for Music Ensemble

Music remains the uncontested medium for transcending cultural and political divides. The Department of Communication Arts’ Assistant Professor of Music Amr Selim knew that very well when he...

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Marketing Professor Decodes China’s New Social-Credit System

Zahy Ramadan, LAU alumnus and assistant professor of Marketing at the Adnan Kassar School of Business, has his eye on a trend taking over the Far East. “I worked in China for around a year and a half...

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Outside Expertise Gives LAU Medical School a Boost

This month, students at the Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine received an education by Harvard Medical School professors.During several sessions, doctors Petur Nielsen and Robert...

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In Memory of Mona Chemali Khalaf, 1939-2018

Dozens of people gathered on LAU’s Beirut campus to honor Mona Chemali Khalaf, the former director of the Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World (IWSAW) and a distinguished professor at the...

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Marketing Professors Win Best Paper Award at EIBA Milan Conference

Two LAU professors have taken home the prize for best paper on the International Business and Omnichannel Strategies track at the 43rd European International Business Academy (EIBA) Conference. Maya...

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LAU Launches MS in Nutrition with Interprofessional Emphasis

Nutrition is a growing field, both in Lebanon and abroad. Yet there are few distinguished programs to enroll in.That will change this fall, when LAU’s Department of Natural Sciences launches an MS in...

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The Case for Etiquette

How should you address an email to a client? How should you dress for a business trip in a foreign country? How do you best convey respect to a new professional contact?The answers to these questions...

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A Partnership to Build Communities

More than two dozen representatives of NGOs from across Lebanon gathered at the LAU Executive Center @ Solidere for the concluding ceremony of the “ACCOMPLISHED” Leadership Certification Program. The...

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Arabic Literature Through Years of Change

The Department of Humanities hosted a lecture by renowned Lebanese poet Jawdat Fakhreddine on “Literature and Upheaval in the Arab World”  January 31 on LAU’s Beirut campus.  Fakhreddine, who holds a...

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A Lifetime at LAU

There’s something about working at LAU. That’s why so many of our faculty and staff stay on for years. Some employees have even served the LAU community for generations. Among those, two are retiring...

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Raising the Bar in Human Resources Management

In today’s working world, globalization, population growth, shifting demographics, and technology have impacted the state of the workforce, presenting challenges for leaders across nearly all...

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Excellence and Originality Win Alumus Film Award

At the 11th annual Küstendorf International Film and Music Festival, LAU alumnus Rakan Mayasi (BA ’07) took home the Golden Egg for his short film Bonboné, about a Palestinian couple who tries to...

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Empowering SOS Social Workers

The Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World (IWSAW) recently completed its latest round of training for Qudwa: the Basic Living Skills Program (BLSP), a signature program that has been in...

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IMAGINE’s Third Residency to Open with a Message of Peace

The IMAGINE Workshop and Concerts Series (IWCS) will launch its third residency, Salaam, with a concert on February 13 at the Selina Korban Auditorium, Byblos campus. Featured at the concert are...

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Fight Back Against Bullying

Bullying can happen to anyone, and it’s on the rise. It had in fact become “an epidemic,” anti-bullying advocate Darine El-Masri told the audience.El-Masri was speaking Thursday evening at an event...

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Alumna Wins Film Award

The Department of Communication Arts has scored another victory this month with one of its alumnae, Line Itani, winning the prize for best short film at the 24th European Film Festival. The winning...

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Honor Your Mother Tongue

Our mother tongue defines us as a people. It is the embodiment of our traditions and our history, and an everlasting link to our ancestry. Neglecting it would be tantamount not only to discarding our...

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Reaching Out from Within

Backstage, the children from the Ketermaya and Shatila refugee camps were overcome with excitement and anticipation. “We are coming to sing,” said 12-year-old Baraa Antar from Ketermaya. “I have been...

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