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LAU leads largest-ever Model UN conference in New York
The Lebanese American University made history this weekend by running the largest-ever international middle school Model UN program, held in New York City.The three-day conference brought together...
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Fostering a culture of self-assessment in education
Recently, LAU entered into a partnership with the British Council and the Lebanese University, winning a bid for World Bank funding – dispensed through the Ministry of Education – for a project aimed...
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Nom el Ghezlan shakes the audience
In theater director and LAU Associate Professor Lina Abyad’s latest production, the smells of Zaatar, Jasmin and Aleppo soap mix with the taste of blood and salty tears to tell the real stories of...
View ArticleConfidentiality, building a relationship of trust
Confidentiality is one of the core duties in the medical profession, yet one which is most often overlooked. In Lebanon, the prevalence of close-knit communities makes the argument for patient privacy...
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Linguistic alienation
Have you ever been aware of your own alienation to language? Did you ever think that words failed to express the real nature of your feelings? Or that some discourse had any control over your...
View ArticleIs the Middle East shifting paradigms?
According to James Worrall, a lecturer of international relations (IR) at the University of Leeds, “international relations theories by themselves are not useful for understanding dynamics in the...
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Lina Abyad’s play unsettles the audience
In LAU Associate Professor and theater director Lina Abyad’s latest production Nom el Ghezlan (The Sleep of the Gazelles), the smells of zaatar, of jasmine and Aleppo soap mingle with the taste of...
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Hundreds of nutritionists and food scientists take over Irwin Hall
More than 700 students and practitioners in the fields of nutrition and food science gathered at LAU Beirut on Tuesday to listen to 19 specialists present their latest research findings. Students and...
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To sketch or not to sketch: LAU talks comics and censorship
An enthusiastic audience filled the lecture hall at the Adnan Kassir School of Business at LAU Beirut on April 7, where the LAU School of Architecture and Design held an interesting panel discussion...
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New styles and guests at LAU’s sixth dance festival
LAU’s Byblos campus was the stage to hundreds of dancing feet last week during the International Dance Day Festival in Lebanon, hosted by the university every year since 2011. Four international...
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Adnan Kassar School of Business gains AACSB accreditation
Friends, faculty and students of the Adnan Kassar School of Business were celebrating over the weekend after learning that the school had earned the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of...
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Advancing patient care through interprofessional education
According to the National Academy of Medicine in the U.S., nearly 400,000 patients die in hospitals each year as a result of avoidable medical errors. One recommended solution is enhanced...
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Riding the wave of digital change
The traditional divide between print and broadcast is anachronistic in today’s digital era. Technology is opening up new possibilities in journalistic expression, where the audience engages in the...
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The spirit of service lives on at LAU
Representatives of Lebanese NGOs, as well as LAU students, faculty and staff gathered on the Beirut campus on April 13 to celebrate their spirit of service in the first annual NGO symposium.The event...
View ArticleEarth Day concerns Lebanon
As the world marked Earth Day last Friday, LAU reiterated its determination to play a leading role in raising environmental awareness in Lebanon. Accordingly, experts in the field were invited to hold...
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Working toward countering extremist rhetoric online
At LAU Beirut on April 15, students, professors and members of the public discussed the role and expectations of youth with regards to violent extremism online.The overarching focus of the event was...
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LAU showcased at Wharton School of Business MENA Conference
Lina Beydoun, academic executive director of the LAU New York Academic Center, joined prominent practitioners, thought leaders, academics and entrepreneurs at the Wharton School of Business in a...
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LAU makes the world your second home
Over 30 universities, institutions and embassies from around the world gathered at LAU for International Education Week. The event that took place in April was dedicated to providing networking...
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A call to creativity
The concern with the existence, nature and attainment of happiness has shaped centuries of philosophical discourse. Not shying away from tough questions, this year’s writing competition invited...
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Let there be music
“I'm sure there are a lot of talented people in LAU, but if they keep hiding, what good are they? Come out, come out wherever you are ... Please … ” joked Jawad El-Mawla, a Performing Arts major at...
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