September 2010


A True Public Servant

Adm. Thad Allen will share his experiences as national incident commander of the BP oil spill at GW Sept. 24. 

Reading Beneath the Lines

Software would give scholars an electronic eye to help divine a painting’s past. 

 

Easing the Transition

Action-packed programs introduce freshmen to their new community.

 

Prospective Parents

GW professor studies adoptions by same-sex couples.

 

A Record-Breaking Class

GW’s newest class of Colonials were welcomed at Sunday’s Freshman Convocation. 


News Briefs

 

GW was named a finalist in the WMACCA's 2010 Corporate Counsel Awards for "outstanding law department"

 

American Legion conference webcast

Speakers included alumnus and veteran Brian Hawthorne, Nancy Pelosi.

 

LifeCare

GW is now offering a new family care resource benefit.

 

Iraq in Focus (PDF file)

GW's Homeland Security Policy Institute releases a report with views of foreign policy and counterterrorism experts.

 

Rachelle Heller Named Chief Academic Officer for Mount Vernon Campus

 

Why Johnny’s College Isn’t What It Used to Be

GW President Steven Knapp pens a book review in The New York Times.

 

A Colonial Welcome

GW celebrates back to school with dozens of events on campus.


Jonathan Chaves, professor of Chinese, published West Cliff Poems: The Poetry of Weng Chüan.

Shaista Khilji, associate professor of human and organizational learning, was named founding editor-in-chief of the South Asian Journal of Global Business Research, based at GSEHD.

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