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May 4, 2026
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COMMENCEMENT
Commencement Week 2026: Know Before You Go
GWtoDo
#GWToDo: Your Curated Arts and Events Guide
Get a little cute animal therapy as Final Lap continues this week, featuring a petting zoo and yoga session May 6. Plus Senior Week, May 7 to 13; Sustainability Storytelling with author Mike Hower, May 7; Better Together: Songs Celebrating Robert Baker and 35 Years at GW, May 11; and more!
2026 SJT Scholarship Reveal Day
What Advice Do You Have for New Students?
Walk for Peace at GW
GW IN THE NEWS
Anthropic’s AI model triggers global alarm
The New York Times quoted Jeffrey Ding of CCAS.
Yoga may offer unique benefits to the overweight
Everyday Health quoted Loretta DiPietro of SPH.
Anti-immigrant rhetoric linked to mental health issues
KQED-FM, Los Angeles, quoted Kathleen Roche of SPH.
Plan to depict Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill stalls
Spectrum News quoted Lisa Page of CCAS.
SCOTUS overrules Louisiana congressional map
WBUR-FM’s “Here & Now” spoke to Spencer Overton of GW Law.
Park Service awards secret no-bid construction projects
The New York Times quoted Steven Schooner of GW Law.
GW SPORTS
Student-Athletes Glam Up for 13th Annual Georgey Awards
On the main court of the venerable Charles E. Smith Center, GW Athletics gathered to celebrate all the people, moments and triumphs that punctuated the year-to-date for George Washington's 20 varsity teams and more than 400 student-athletes.