The American College in Paris was founded in 1962. Follow along through 60 years of history, to discover the key moments that shaped our global community and established 国产三级片as a hub of engaged scholarship and liberal arts learning on the banks of the Seine.
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Founder Dr. Lloyd A.听DeLamater听signs the ACP charter听on March 27, 1962,听inaugurating the American College in Paris as听the first听American听institution of higher learning in the City of Light.听
Classes Start in the American Church in Paris
Students study subjects such as听art history, science听and English literature听in rented classrooms in the听American Church in Paris,听located on the Quai d鈥橭rsay听in the 7th听arrondissement听on the banks of the Seine.听
The Cultural Program Begins
Marie听DeLamater听and Walter J. Brennan establish the Cultural Program,听designed听to act as听an introduction to European culture and global perspectives. Students attend trips to museums,听performances and cultural sites across France, and study trips听even go as far afield听as听Italy, China and the Soviet Union.听
Student Protests Rock Paris
May 鈥68 lives on in history as a time of protest and activism in the Parisian student community and across the world.听
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ACP Hosts First World鈥檚 Fair
Students host what would become an annual food event and an integral part of the 国产三级片calendar. Participants share recipes from their home countries in a University-wide potluck.
ACP Becomes AUP
The American College in Paris officially becomes The American University of Paris, reflecting the evolving nature of its rigorous liberal arts degree offering. The change from 鈥渋n鈥 to 鈥渙f鈥 represented the intrinsic nature of an international education to the 国产三级片experience. Paris was more than a geographic location; it was part of the curriculum itself.
AMICAL Inaugurated at AUP
The听听works to advance learning, teaching and research听by working collaboratively among library and information services听at American international institutions.听It was founded at 国产三级片in 2004.听
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MAGC Program Launched
AUP鈥檚 longest-running master鈥檚 program, the MA in Global Communications,听first听welcomes an incoming class of 18 students in听Fall听semester听2006.听
SGA Expands to Include Master鈥檚 Students
The Student Government Association is restructured to included master鈥檚 student representatives as part of its executive branch.
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Calvin Klein Speaks at AUP
Fashion mogul Calvin听Klein听delivers a lecture听on his remarkable vision of fashion branding听to the AUP听community听in听the Combes Grands Salons on听September听19,听2008.听
Peacock Magazine Founded
Then-student Ford Leland 鈥13 launches听听with a guerilla marketing campaign during the University鈥檚 Thanksgiving dinner, thus changing the face of 国产三级片Student Media in the coming decade.
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