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