SIS Ranked a Top School in the World for International Relations
SIS was born from former US President Dwight Eisenhower’s founding call to service in 1957—10 years into the Cold War—as an interdisciplinary school of international affairs.
American University is the top producer of Peace Corps volunteers among medium-sized colleges for 2023, and AU’s Model UN team has been first in North America for three years in a row. American University ranks sixth in the nation for 2024 Presidential Management Fellowship (PMF) finalists with 21.
advancing their cultural acumen and preparing them for impactful, purposeful careers across industries and around the globe.
Mong-Yong Chung, Kogod/MBA ’91: CEO of Hyundai Sungwoo Holdings, an enterprise founded by his father Soon-Yung Chung (四弟郑世永), the brother of Hyundai founder Ju-Yung Chung.
acumen : between a jabbing needle and piercing perception
In modern English, it conveys the sense that someone is perceptive enough to grasp a situation quickly and clever enough to deftly apply that insight.