Leading geneticist takes on research gap in Middle East
November 1, 2013
Dr. Pierre Zalloua appointed dean of graduate studies and research
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Taking Education to Municipalities
October 31, 2013
Lebanese American University’s Continuing Education Program and the Muhanna Foundation have launched a five-month program to enhance the administrative and financial capabilities of municipality employees.
LAU’s annual scholarship grant gets generous donation
August 19, 2013
The Western Union Foundation has made its only grant in the Middle East for the second quarter of 2013 to LAU, it has been announced.
The foundation has provided $30,000 towards LAU’s Annual Scholarship Grant program to help support needy and deserving students.
Western Union Foundation Supports LAU
August 19, 2013
The Western Union Foundation has made its only grant in the Middle East for the second quarter of 2013 to LAU, it has been announced.
The foundation has provided $30,000 towards LAU’s Annual Scholarship Grant program to help support needy and deserving students.
Future Stars of Computing
July 29, 2013
“Great coders are today’s rock stars.” That quote, from Black Eyed Peas musician Will.i.am, who is these days taking coding classes himself, may well turn the stereotype of the nerdy computer scientist on its head.
A Happy Sendoff to Tomorrow's Leaders
May 30, 2013
A sense of accomplishment swept across Byblos campus this summer as an exceptional group of students received their diplomas.
The nine scholars who graduated on May 21 are part of a unique group of 53 undergraduates enrolled in LAU’s Middle East Partnerships Initiative’s-Tomorrow’s Leaders (LAU-MEPI TL) program. Jointly funded by the U.S. Department of State and the university, LAU-MEPI TL provides full scholarships for promising students from across the Arab world to study at LAU.
One University, Two Campuses
May 20, 2013
For donating the land that made its Byblos campus possible, LAU recently honored the family of Salim Zakhem. At a ceremony on May 11 attended by ambassadors, politicians, dignitaries and LAU alum, President Dr. Joseph G. Jabbra presented Salim’s son, George, with a shield “in recognition of what [his] family has done for LAU.”
Poetry without Borders
May 9, 2013
The life and works of the late poet Jawdat Haydar were the subject of a day-long international conference at LAU on April 24. Scholars from as far afield as the U.S., India and Africa came together for the first annual international conference on his legacy.
Several members of Haydar’s family also attended the event, which was organized by the School of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Humanities in collaboration with the Friends of Jawdat R. Haydar Organization.
Where Lifetime Learning Begins
April 23, 2013
A pioneering center for early childhood education opens its doors on LAU’s Beirut campus on May 2.
Fashioning a Brighter Future
March 18, 2013
As the erudite playwright Oscar Wilde once noted, “You can never be overdressed or overeducated.”
At LAU’s second annual fundraising gala dinner on March 16, the worlds of fashion and education came together seamlessly with the formal launching of the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Fashion Design in collaboration with Elie Saab.
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