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