News Archive (2017)

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  APU Alumni Own First Esports Arena in U.S.
  September 1, 2017
  Featured in the New York Times, APU alumni Paul Ward '11 and Tyler Endres '11 own the first of its kind Esports Arena in the U.S. where they recently hosted a televised video game tournament with a grand prize of $100,000.
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  Constitution Day 2017
  August 23, 2017
  All students are invited to attend a lecture and discussion on the Constitution in celebration of Constitution Day on September 19. Doughnuts and coffee provided!
• Faculty Notes: Verónica Gutiérrez, M.F.A., Ph.D.
  May 30, 2017
  Learn more about Gutiérrez's recent presentation.
• Faculty Notes: Jennifer E. Walsh, Ph.D.
  April 10, 2017
  Learn more about Walsh's recent publication.
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  APU Awarded $750,000 Grant to Fund New Center for Public Affairs
  April 4, 2017
  The Hugh & Hazel Darling Foundation recently awarded Azusa Pacific University a $750,000 grant to support the establishment of a Center for Public Affairs.
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  Alumna at the Capitol: Alexis Leicht '16 Earns Fellowship
  March 13, 2017 by Evan R. Cain
  For a political science student, working in the California State Legislature directly following graduation sounds too good to be true. Not so for APU alumna Alexis Leicht, ‘16.
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  APU Hosts 37th Annual History Day L.A.
  March 8, 2017
  More than 80 L.A. County schools come together to explore history and deliver presentations at the 37th annual History Day L.A. on the campus of Azusa Pacific, Sat., March 25.
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  Recovering the Evangelism in Evangelical
  February 15, 2017 by Logan Cain
  Amy Black, Ph.D., author and professor of political science at Wheaton College, addressed APU with her lecture, “Evangelicals and American Politics: Obstacles and Opportunities,” stressing that evangelical identity needs to be rooted in Christ.
• Faculty Notes: Abbylin H. Sellers, Ph.D.
  February 6, 2017
  Learn more about Sellers' recent presentation.
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  Jason L. Riley - The State Against Blacks: A Report Card on Government Aid
  February 6, 2017

  Jason L. Riley
  Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
  Columnist for the Wall Street Journal

  The Koch Lecture Series and the Association for the Study of Free Institutions present:

  "The State Against Blacks: A Report Card on Government Aid"

  From the 1960s Great Society to the Obama Era, dozens of federal aid programs have...

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  Assemblymember Inspires Students of Color to Lead
  February 1, 2017 by Rebekah Bruckner
  As part of its effort to deepen and extend its relationships with elected officials, Azusa Pacific University invited California State Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer to campus to inspire students of color to lead.