AUB Office of the President

In his latest President's Perspective, AUB President Fadlo R. Khuri reflects on identity, self-awareness, and the responsibility we carry toward others through the lens of Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror." "At AUB, we aspire to develop young people into citizens who can face, understand, and appreciate 'the other' — and themselves." Read more: aub.edu.lb/President/Pres…

"Clinical research continuity in times of crisis is not merely an operational achievement, but also a moral commitment. It says to patients: your illness does not pause because the world around us is unstable." AUB President Fadlo R. Khuri at the 13th Annual Clinical Research Open House

"Research is, in many ways, an act of optimism. It reflects a belief that the future remains worth investing in, even during difficult times." AUB President Fadlo R. Khuri at the 5th Annual Scholarly Concentration Track Research Day

"Patients rarely remember every medication or laboratory value. But they remember how they were treated. They remember who listened." AUB President Fadlo R. Khuri at the Medical Residents’ Graduation 2026

"Restoration begins long before landscapes recover. It begins when people decide that the future is still worth preparing for." AUB President Fadlo R. Khuri at Keepers of the Land Student Awards

الرئيس جوزاف عون عرض مع رئيس الجامعة الأميركية في بيروت الدكتور فضلو خوري الواقع الجامعي في البلاد في ضوء التطورات الراهنة، وأعلمه أن عدد الطلاب اللبنانيين والعرب والأجانب المتقدّمين والمسجّلين للعام الدراسي الجامعي المقبل في الجامعة الأميركية سجّل أعلى مستوى منذ نصف قرن. كذلك يشهد فرع الجامعة في بافوس (قبرص) إقبالاً ملحوظاً. ووجّه الدكتور خوري دعوة للرئيس عون لحضور حفل التخرّج السنوي.

"Over the last few weeks, we have had ten town halls with faculty and staff in Beirut and Pafos, and a good number of meetings with students, collectively and individually. These get-togethers extend innumerable conversations held over a dozen years, with the ensuing mutual trust enabling candid discussions of challenging concepts, including the definitions and differences between academic freedom, freedom of expression, and freedom of employment." AUB President Fadlo R. Khuri

Appreciating genius and creativity in humans, imperfect as we are, helps us become more understanding and forgiving, of others, and of ourselves. My latest Perspective reflects on what we at @AUB_Lebanon can do to help students become the best versions of themselves.

During our 157th commencement on June 5, 2026, we will celebrate three individuals whose work has shaped how we understand, document, and engage with the world around us: journalist Christiane Amanpour, architect and author Suad Amiry, and physician-scientist M. Amin Arnaout. aub.edu.lb/doctorates/Pag…

A reminder that true citizenship is reflected in our actions, responsibilities, and commitment to one another every day.

At AUB, leadership is measured not only by vision, but by the impact we create together across our community.

My thanks to the @AUB_Lebanon University Student Faculty Committee of 2025-2026 for a year of navigating great challenges through teamwork, engagement, commitment and equipoise. It has been a pleasure and a privilege learning and serving with you!

"You, our students, have been empowered to do great good during your voyage through this most impactful and unique university. You have been taught well and counseled wisely, but you have also formed your own identities, scaled your own peaks, and climbed out of your own valleys." AUB President Fadlo R. Khuri

University of Balamand President Dr. Elias Warrak welcomed AUB President Prof. Fadlo Khuri at the Koura campus, where discussions highlighted the importance of collaboration between Lebanese universities and explored new opportunities for academic and institutional partnerships.

"We, at AUB, are standing on the shoulders of giants and visionaries, and we are conscious of our history." President Fadlo R. Khuri

"Our medical center is receiving the most severely injured patients, serving as a quaternary care center not just for Lebanon, but for the wider region - providing critical care when it is needed most." AUB President Fadlo R. Khuri

Happy Labor Day to our magnificent @AUB_Lebanon staff, whose resilience, loyalty, persistence, and adherence to our mission and core values inspire us every day.

At AUB, we celebrate the dedication, talent, and perseverance of every individual whose work sustains our mission and strengthens our community.

"What connects these two educators - Umayya Musharrafieh and Hagop Panossian - is not their discipline, nor their methodology, but their orientation. They both truly understand that education is not about control; it's about enabling growth." AUB President Fadlo R. Khuri at the Saouma BouJaoude Teaching Excellence Award 2026

"Higher education must remember its core constituency: the students who will create the next wave of knowledge and opportunity." AUB President Fadlo R. Khuri at the Delphi Economic Forum: Navigating the Frontiers of Innovation in an Age of Disruption and Discontinuity