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Sylvia Burwell was the 15th president of American University. She was the university’s first female president. She began serving in 2017 and retired in 2024.

  • Former AU prez to lead Harvard Board of Governors…
  • Sylvia Burwell to step down as AU president after 2023-24 school year…
  • AU president Sylvia Burwell to join Kimberly-Clarke board of directors…
  • AU president Sylvia Burwell appears on Face the Nation to talk colleges and coronavirus…
  • AU president Sylvia Burwell pushes for DC statehood…
  • AU prez appointed to Florida Blue Cross/Blue Shield owner’s board of directors…
  • AU drops 33 spots in US News college rankings…Revised methodology focuses more on student outcomes...American University president Sylvia Burwell screed...
  • AU president complains about Supreme Court rulings…...laments loss of ability to use race in admissions while taking federal money..
  • AU president supports Ukraine…Does not say whether Russian students at AU have been kicked out...
  • American University: $27M in losses due to COVID-19, so far…President Burwell, provost, vice presidents take pay cut...
  • AU prez statement on El Paso and Dayton mass shootings…No comment on Chicago's continued crowd-sourcing of mass murder...
  • AU inaugurates new president…
  • American University president Sylvia Burwell offers word salad in national TV interview…"Value proposition"...
  • AU president weighs in on upcoming staff strike during fall welcome week…More from President Burwell...
  • Biden considers AU prez Sylvia Burwell for top HHS post…Opts for Haveri Becerra instead...
  • President Burwell will take 15% paycut; 8% cut for Provost and Vice Presidents
  • Burwell leads committee to find new chancellor for DC public schools…