The Community Gallery features photos from the University's archives along with submissions from community members. We’ll reveal a new gallery each month.
Meet some of the many people who have impacted AUP.
Explore 60 years of history with our interactive timeline and discover key moments that have shaped our global community.
1962: ACP charter signed
1979: AMEX Café opens
1987: Inaugural World's Fair
2005: First master's program
→ Explore the timeline
Take a look back at past ACP and AUP logos.
Read the 60th-anniversary edition of the AUP Magazine, featuring stories from across the community.
"...PROOF. Proof that you can have people from all over the world, from all sides of life, come together to work, live, learn and play. Proof that the best way forward on this planet is to acknowledge and respect our differences, while also learning to adapt and serve each other."
Seena M. Haddad '12
→ What is AUP for you?
From March 21-27, the AUP community celebrated our first-ever Founding Week
→ Learn more
Browse the event galleries featuring photos and impressions from AUP's anniversary events.
→ Discover AUP's new logo
As AUP celebrates its 60th anniversary, it is also launching a new strategic plan that reaffirms its commitment to providing a student-centered, academically rigorous, career-enabling and transformative learning experience to the global explorers who are its students. The new plan focuses on five key pillars:
Curriculum Communications Community Campus Continuous Improvement
→ Learn about AUP's future
→ Follow the Monttessuy renovations
Students in Galleries Lafayette
The Paris-Atlantic team in Fall 2004
Students hanging out in the AMEX Cafe in 2002
Students at Centre Pompidou
Students around Paris 4
AUP students playing American football on the Invalides Esplanade 1
Graduation Ceremony in 2000
Caroline and Melanie in 2004
The SGA Office in Bosquet in 2001
Graduation 2003
Thanksgiving 2005 in the Grand Salons in Bosquet
Playing games during Orientation in Fall 2001
Students around Paris
Students playing Chess at the AMEX Cafe
AUP Library Staff in 2004
The Jamaican table at Worlds Fair in 2001
Professor leading class
Computer Graphics
Student Advisor Joumana Hassan and new student David Matta during Spring Orientation 2003
Studying under La Tour Eiffel
Students in Class 11
Students in Class 9
Students signing up for clubs at Clubs Night in 2005
Students reading a newspaper
Arc de Triomphe
Campus Tour 3
On the bridge outside the Grenelle building in 2004
AUP students in the AMEX in 2006
Students in Class 8
Celeste Inauguration 2008
Prof Ann Mott on a study trip with students in Prague in 2002
The Spring 2005 Back to School Party at Espace Madeleine
Students on the terrace of the Combes building in 2001
AUP students celebrating at Worlds Fair in 2001
Students Learning at Cafe
Worlds Fair in 2001 at The American University of Paris
Two students at Halloween in October 2005
AUP students learning in a museum
AUP students shopping on Rue Cler
Friends celebrating at the Graduation Gala in 2002
Students at the cinema
Students on a study trip to Berlin in 2002
Celebrating graduation at the Gala in 2002
Painting class
Students hanging out with Prof. Waddick Doyle in the AMEX Cafe
AUP Friends hanging out on the Champs de Mars in 2006
AUP Publications
Students at the Taiwan table during Worlds Fair in 2001
The Library Staff in 2003
Metro Ecole Militaire in 2002
Student gathering at the AMEX Cafe
Student Advisors helping out at orientation in Fall 2004
Enjoying Worlds Fair in Spring 2005
Party at the AMEX in Spring 2003
Two students goofing around at Fall Festival 2005
The bar at Plaza Madeleine during Halloween in 2005
Carving the Turkey at Thanksgiving in 2005
Two students at Clubs Night in Spring 2006
The Slovenian table at Worlds Fair in 2001
Two AUP students in 2006
Student Orientation 2008
The German Booth at Worlds Fair 2006
At the bar/AMEX Cafe
Students in Class in 2006
An audience at the Debate Club Invitational with Sciences Po in 2004
Students in class in 2001
Students on the London study trip in 2004
Students on a study trip in London in 2003
Students waiting to receive their diplomas in 2001
Prof. Lacaze and students on a study trip to Rome in 2002
Students taking a group photo during a study trip to Prague in Spring 2000
Students discussing AUP Publications
Orientation at the FIAP in Fall 2004
Students at Worlds Fair in Spring 2005
Students posing at the Hawaiian Boat Party in Fall 2001
Students posing for the camera on a study trip to Prague 2006
New students enjoying the Bateau Mouche ride during Spring 2003
Paris at Sunset
Group study session in the Library in 2003
Back to School Party with Celebrating Students in 2005
Painting Class
Clubs Night in 2005
Students in Grenelle
Students at Orientation Celebration in Fall 2001
Students in Class 10
The Spanish table at Worlds Fair in 2001
A trip to Disneyland Paris in 2004
Students at Place du Palais Royal
AUP Basketball 2008
AUP Sweatshirt at the AUP Library Shop
Enjoying the rides at Disneyland Paris in 2004
A game of Chess at the AMEX Cafe
Trip to Musee Rodin
Students at Louvre Cafe 1
Students performing the musical Rent in Spring 2001
Prof Baltay and students on a study trip to London in 2004
Hanging out outside of Grenelle in 2004
NATO EU Conference 2001 02
Intense Backgammon game at the AMEX Cafe
AUP Students in Fall 2004
Students in Class 3
Cave 2006
Friends at the AMEX Cafe
Students having a good time at Worlds Fair 2006
The American table at Worlds Fair 2001
AUP students dressing up for Halloween in 2005
Screenwriting Class
Feeding the Hungry at Fall 2001 Orientation
Students goofing around in 2002
AMEX Cafe Barista
Dance Performance at the AUP Talent Show in 2006
Playing Backgammon in the AMEX Cafe in 2004
Foods is being prepared at Worlds Fair 2006
Having a muffin at the AMEX Cafe
The Lebanese table at Worlds Fair in 2003
Students at Grenelle
Study Session
the LEX Club, advertised at Clubs Night in Spring 2006
Try the Food at the Swedish Booth in 2006
Students at Opera Garnier
Amazed by the architecture in Rome on a study trip in 2006
Checkin for Orientation at the Grand Salon in Combes in Spring 2003
Sightseeing in the city
2005 Fake Canadians
Enjoying some Orangina during Thanksgiving in Fall 2000
Prague study trip in Fall 2000
A group of friends in the AMEX Cafe in 2006
Excited new and returning students during Spring 2000 orientation
Time to sign up for a club at Clubs Night in 2005
AUP student buying art supplies
Students in Brussels in March 2003
Students in Class 18
AUP Students showing solidarity during Pride Week in Fall 2004
Celebrating with friends at the Graduation Gala in 2002
Students Dancing at Worlds Fair in 2006
AUP students shopping on Rue Cler 1
Students on Opera Garnier steps
Student reading in Grenelle courtyard
Students hanging out at Fall Festival in 2005
AUP Students shopping at Galleries Lafayette
Two students in 2006
Octoberfest in the AMEX Cafe in 2000
Musical performance at the AUP Talent Show in Spring 2006
Students at George V metro station
Campus Tour 1
Art History Conference 2003
AUP Student studying on the quai 1
Bill, Luke and Sarah in 2004 at AUP
Students advertising their clubs at Clubs Night in 2005
Back to School Party in 2005
Fall 2001 Orientation with AUP Student Advisors
Students at Grenelle 1
AUP students at dinner during the 2004 London study trip
Students at Cafe Le Nemours
Students Learning 1
Student purchasing newspaper
Quick chat in front of the Eiffel Tower
NATO EU Conference 2001 01
Getting ready for Graduation in May 2002
Students in Class 1
AUP students relaxing during Fall Fest in 2000
AUP with merch at the Library Shop
Students in Class 12
Study trip to Venice with Prof Wanklyn in 2001
Students in Prague during a study trip in 2002
The SGA and friends at the Alumni Reception in Fall 2004
Two students at the Latin American Fiesta in Spring 2006
Champs Élysées
Students at AUPs Fall Fest in 2001
The Polish table at World's Fair 2003
Students At Monttessuy 1
Thanksgiving Dinner in 2001
Students around Paris 1
AUP students enjoying Worlds Fair 2006
AUP Students at the AMEX Cafe
Check-in at the FIAP for Spring 2000 Orientation
Students in Class 16
Dinner at a study trip to Rome in Fall 2004
Studying in the AUP Library in 2003
Study trip to Venice in 2006
Students at Tuileries metro station
Debate 2008
AUP Student in discussion
AUP Students at Thanksgiving in 2005
Students in Class 5
Students in Class 17
Graduation with Dana in 2006
AUP students posing for the camera in 2006
Celeste 2008
Students shopping
Housing Orientation in Fall 2000
Celebration at the AMEX Cafe during Open Mic in 2003
The Nigerian table at Worlds Fair in 2003
Pumpkin Carving in the Fall of 2002
More talent at the AUP Talent Show in Spring 2006
Group photo on a study trip to Berlin in 2002
Worlds Fair at AUP in 2001
Students in Montmartre
Students enjoying open mic at the AMEX in 2005
Students at Clubs Night in 2005
Students at Le Cafe Marly
Students At Monttessuy
Students mingle at Clubs Night in Spring 2006
Students after the Thanksgiving Feast in 2005
AUP students at graduation in May 2002
Deep study session in the Library in 2003
Students playing soccer on the beach
Students dancing during the 2005 Halloween party at Plaza Madeleine
Having lunch together with new student advisors during Spring 2000 orientation
Graduation 2003 05
Guitar Play 2005
Student Playing PingPong 2001
AUP Worlds Fair 2006 in the Combes Grans Salons
AUP Computer Graphics class 1
Students sharing waffles at Worlds Fair 2006
The Entrance to 31 Avenue Bosquet in 2006
Sightseeing in the city 1
AUP Students walking through Champ de Mars
Receiving your Diploma at Commencement in May 2002
AUP students in 2001
Students at Centre Georges Pompidou
AUP Students at Clubs Night in 2005
A group of AUP students in 2006
The Moroccan table at Worlds Fair in 2003
Graduation 2003 02
Check-in table during Spring 2000 orientation
Students at the Hawaiian Boat Party in Fall 2001
AUP students during the 2004 study trip to London
The White Mask Theater Cast in 2003
Students in Galleries Lafayette 1
Using a museum as a classroom
Students at the AUP Library
A group of performers at the AUP Talent Show in April 2006
The Debate Club in Fall 2004 competing with Sciences Po
Students in Class 2000 03
AUP students posing for the camera in 2001
Students signing up for student media at clubs at Clubs Night in 2005
Cozy on the chair in 2001
Students on a study trip to Mali in 2006
Check-in during Orientation in Fall 2000
AUP students dancing in the AMEX in 2001
Shopping for sweets in Paris
Students at the AUP Talent Show in April 2006
Students during a concert at the AMEX Cafe in 2003
Quick chat at the AMEX Cafe
AUP students during Fall Fest 2000
Prof. Dan Gunn and students on a study trip to Napoli and Capri in 2002
Room shot at the AMEX Cafe
Going over student work
Musee d'Orsay
Students on their way to Disneyland Paris in 2004
Students in Class 7
British students enjoying Worlds Fair 2001
AUP students in Venice in 2006
Prof Rosenstein at Graduation 2002 with students
The Church outside the Grenelle building in 2006
Students waiting to celebrate Thanksgiving at Bosquet in 2005
Commencement Ceremony in May 2002
Posing for the Camera at Worlds Fair 2005
Students in Class 6
Students having a good time at the Back To School party in 2005
Studying over coffee
Freshman enjoying the welcome reception in Grenelle in 2004
Returning students during Orientation in Spring 2000
SGA Party in Fall 2005
Friends hanging out in the AMEX Cafe in 2003
Checking in during Orientation in Fall 2004
Students in Class 13
Students advertising the Art Club at Clubs Night in Spring 2006
AUP students during Check-in at Orientation in Fall 2004
2006 World Cup
Students dancing at the at the Latin American Fiesta in Spring 2006
Louvre
Lunch at a study trip to Bayeux with Prof McGuinness
Students enjoying Worlds Fair in Spring 2005
Home Visit
Students during the Rent performance in 2001
Two students hanging out in the SGA Office in 2001
Study session over Paris
Studying with a view of Paris rooftops 1
Students shopping for art supplies
Students in Paris 02
Having fun at AUP Fall Festival in 2005
The Turkish table at Worlds Fair in 2001
Campus Tour
Gala Dinner with Family after Graduation in May 2002
Computers in the early 2000s at AUP
Students on a study trip to Rome in 2006
Students hanging out in the Grenelle Gardens in 2001
Conversation and Coffee
Student Advisors taking a break on the Grenelle lawn in 2003 during Orientation
Students in front of the Grenelle building during Orientation in Fall 2000
Lost in conversation in the AMEX Cafe
Receiving your diploma on stage in 2001
NATO EU Conference 2001 03
Screenwriting 2000 02
AUP Student in discussion 1
The stage during Graduation in 2001
Students in Class 15
AUP students at the 2005 Halloween Party
Jam session at the Amex in 2003
Students at Le Cafe Marly 1
Notre Dame 2001
Students with Prof. Blatt on a study trip in 2003
White Mask Theater Group in 2003
2005 NYE
Trip to Musee Rodin 1
Delicious Food everywhere at Worlds Fair in 2006
Prof Gardener and students on a study trip in Florence in 2003
Students in Paris
Halloween 2005
Students reading The Planet AUP Publication
AUP Computer Graphics class
Students around Paris 2
Graduation 2003 01
Acrobatics on the Champs de Mars in 2006
Students at the SGA Party in 2005
Swedish and Norwegian tables at Worlds Fair in 2003
Professor teaching class
Lunch in Prague during a study trip in 2000
Students in Class 14
Students in the AMEX in 2002
Students posing in front of the Mailboxes in 2002
AUP students playing soccer at night
The Core Journal Team in 2004
AUP students at the Halloween SGA Party in 2005
Entrance to La Tour Maubourg Metro in 2002
Students waiting for the next Orientation Session in Fall 2004
Plenty to eat and drink at Worlds Fair 2005
Ibrahim Ousmane and Chakera Macintosh outside the Bosquet entrance in 2003
AMEX Cafe
Graduates of the class of 2002 preparing for the gala
A Parisian Street in the 7th in 2006
AUP Student studying on the quai
The Welcome Reception in 2004
Prof Gardener and students on a study trip to Brussels and Brugers in 2003
Coffee and Conversation at the AMEX Cafe bar
Computer Graphics 2001 09
Dinner in Prague during a study trip in Spring 2000
The Rent Musical Cast in Spring 2001
Two students in discussion in a Parisian window
Students on a study trip to Prague in 2000
Students hanging out in the Grenelle Gardens during Freshman Reception in 2004
Students listening during the Iraq War talk in 2002
A couple of friends at the Latin American Fiesta in Spring 2006
Hanging out on the couch with friends in 2006
An impressive performance at the AUP Talent Show in 2006
Eiffel Tower
SGA at Work in Fall 2001
Computer Graphics 2001 08
Students on a trip in Mali in 2006
Student Lunch
Students at Tuileries metro station 1
The Jardin des Tuileries in 2006
NATO EU Conference 2001 04
Students in Berlin on a study trip in 2002
Trip to Musee Rodin 2
Playing cards at Fall Festival 2005
Group photo of students on a study trip in Qatar in 2006
Students enjoying the Hawaiian Boat Party in Fall 2001
Stacy, Lia, Butch and Kat in 2004
Students in Class 4
Prof Rahnema and others during Graduation 2001
Students playing Backgammon at AMEX Cafe
Students in conversation at Champ de Mars
Students at Louvre Cafe
Screenwriting 2000 03
Students discussing books over coffee
AUP Sommeliers
Overview of the AMEX Cafe
AUP students goofing in front of the camera in 2004
Open Mic in the AMEX in 2005
AUP students during Pride Week 2004
Behind the bar of the AMEX Cafe
Students posing for the camera at Graduation in 2002
Hanging out with friends in 2004 at AUP
Students Learning
Students playing Twister in Fall 2004
Mike Simpson in 2001
Students on AUP campus
Students on the Venice study trip in April 2001
Students learning about AUP clubs in 2005
Students at Fall 2001 Orientation
Friends enjoying the Thanksgiving Dinner together in 2000
Students sharing lunch at the Fall Festival in 2005
Professional dancers at the Latin American Fiesta in Spring 2006
Students in Class
Studying at the AMEX Cafe
Studying with a view of Paris rooftops
AUP Library Shop
Students reading Le Figaro at Centre Georges Pompidou
AUP students playing American football on the Invalides Esplanade
Presidents Conference 2008
Office hours with student
Getting some Pringles during class break in 2003
Centre Georges Pompidou trip
Conversation under La Tour Eiffel
Campus Tour 2
Marc Montheard and other checking in students in Fall 2000
Entrance to 31 Avenue Bosquet in 2004
Chess Club in 2006
Freshman Reception in the Grenelle Gardens in Fall 2004
2005 Disco Party
Students around Paris 3
SGA Booze Cruise
Students Doing Laundry
AUP students taking in the views
Louvre Sky
Photographer Reza Event 2008
Buying a newspaper
Waiting for Graduation to start in May 2002
Hanging out in the entrance of Bosquet in 2003
Baby foot at the AMEX Cafe
Friends waiting to graduate in May 2002
Students enjoying Sauerkraut during Octoberfest in Fall 2000
Students at AUP Annual Worlds Fair in Spring 2006
Happy students after graduation in 2001
Kevin Fore and students at Fall Festival 2005
