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