Grant Administration and Program Development Staff
Director
Aurora M. Carmichael
202-274-4115
carmichael@wcl.american.edu
Aurora Carmichael is the Director of the Office of Grant Administration and Program Development at American University Washington College of Law. She joined the staff in 1995 and is responsible for directing the law school's grantseeking efforts which seek to increase and manage external awards and contracts in support of research, training, instruction, and international programs. In 1997, she was awarded the University Award for Outstanding Staff Performance.
Aurora came to Washington, D.C. in 1992, after being selected by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute for a public policy fellowship and, thereafter, held positions with the Office of Senator Claiborne Pell from Rhode Island, the Special Assignment Unit at Cable News Network (CNN), and the Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of California at Berkeley where she received her A.B. in the Social Science Field with an emphasis in International Relations and also studied the law and economics of international relations at the Institute of Political Science at the Université de Lyon, Lumière II in Lyon, France. She completed an M.B.A. at the Kogod School of Business at American University with a specialization in International Business and is fluent in French and Spanish.
International Exchange and J-1 Visa Coordinator
Hilary T. Lappin
202-274-4317
hlappin@wcl.american.edu
Hilary Lappin is the International Exchange and J-1 Visa Coordinator in the Office of Grant Administration and Program Development at American University Washington College of Law where she coordinates student semester exchange activities, facilitates the J-1 visa process for visiting scholars, and organizes various international projects in coordination with the law faculty.
Hilary joined the staff in April 2006. Previously, she worked for the Brookings Institution Project on Internal Displacement and more recently served as the Academic Advisor for American University’s Washington Semester and the Washington Internships for Native Students Programs. She completed her BA in International Politics from the Catholic University of America. She studied at the University of Leuven in Belgium while working in the European Parliment and through Leeds University while working in British Parliament. She has her MA in International Politics - Human Rights from American University’s School of International Service and a Certificate in Public Administration from American University’s School of Public Affairs.
