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The Oldupai Gorge in Tanz: Landscape

Fossil Hotspots in Africa Muddy Evolution Landscape

A new study by GW anthropology researchers revealed how a fossil mismatch influences our understanding of early human evolution.

Sophie Kauffman

If only I Had Known This when I First Came to GW (Part 1)

Read what advice members of the Class of 2024 offered for incoming GW students.

Liz Clayborne

What’s the Big Idea? NasaClip Stops the Bleeding

GW alumna Liz Clayborne created a nosebleed rescue device to prevent trips to the emergency room.

President Ellen M. Granberg and Vice Provost and Dean of Students Colette Coleman meet with first-year students and families moving into Thurston Hall on Friday morning.

New Students Come from Far and Wide to Begin Their GW Journeys

Annual Move-In signals the start of another academic year at the university.

Commencement 2024

Commencement Week 2025 School and College Celebration Schedule Announced

The university-wide Commencement on the National Mall will be Sunday, May 18, 2025.

Logo for GW Today Election 2024 coverage

Riding a (Blue) Wave: Inside the Democratic National Convention

As the Harris-Walz ticket rolls into Chicago, SMPA’s Peter Loge previewed a rejuvenated party convention—and a tightening presidential race.

The traditional wooden Romanian church that anchored "Gateways to Romania" at the 1999 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. (Courtesy Eliot Sorel)

Romanian Roots, Global Reach

SMHS professor Eliot Sorel this summer commemorated the 25th anniversary of “Gateways to Romania,” his brainchild exhibition at the 1999 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.

A young woman looks at social media on her phone

New Study’s Findings Can Help Communicators Correct Online Misinformation

David Broniatowski of GW’s School of Engineering and Applied Science was the lead author of a new study of online misinformation and how to correct it.

Chantal de Jonge Oudraat (right) at the Missing Peace Global Symposium hosted by the United States Institute of Peace.

Elliott School Names Chantal de Jonge Oudraat as Program Director of Master of Arts in International Affairs

Chantal de Jonge Oudraat is an internationally known scholar who has held leadership positions at many international organizations.

University Student Center

Student Rights and Responsibilities Changes Name to Conflict Education and Student Accountability

The rebranding caps a years-long effort on increasing the use of restorative principles and methods as part of a spectrum of approaches to managing student harms.