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Maria Elena Ruiz

When COVID Changed the World

Four years ago, the COVID-19 virus turned the world upside down. GW’s Maria Elena Ruiz discusses how the pandemic transformed the way we live our lives.

CCAS graduate student Leroy Ellis, Katelyn Moon, SGA president Arielle Geismar, Dan Saleem, Benny Huang and Biyang Soh.

Paving a Path for Middle School Leaders

GW SGA members shared ideas with DCPS’s Eliot-Hine Middle School students on running a student government.

From left, Associate Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Amy Coney Barrett discussed civic engagement with moderator Eric Liu.

Is the U.S. Supreme Court a Model for Civic Engagement?

Associate Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Amy Coney Barrett joined a discussion on GW’s campus.

Professors Gate at GW

GW’s Public Interest Technology Scholars Will Raise the Bar on Conversations about Tech and Civic Interest

Elliott School’s Susan Ariel Aaronson, CCAS’s Alexa Alice Joubin and SMPA’s David Karpf comprise the university’s inaugural PIT Scholars cohort.

SJT Day 2024

GW Awards 10 D.C. High School Seniors Stephen Joel Trachtenberg Scholarships

The Class of 2028 recipients will join a prestigious and proud program that covers tuition, room, board, books and fees throughout four years at GW.

Diversity Summit 2024

GW Hosts Ninth Annual Diversity Summit

The three-day event offered dedicated space and time to engage in meaningful learning, dialogue and community-building together.

Image of smokestacks via Ella Ivanescu/Unsplash

Communities of Color across the U.S. Suffer Growing Burden from Polluted Air

Study finds minoritized communities endure higher rates of pediatric asthma and higher risk of premature death from exposure to pollutants.

Jose Andres

Global Food Institute Hosts Distinguished Leaders in the Fight against Hunger following White House Challenge Event

President Granberg, GFI founder Chef José Andrés and White House senior adviser Stephen K. Benjamin gave remarks about the importance of GFI’s work.

Gayle Wald

A Semester’s Journey through 20th-Century American Culture

From the early Black blues women to today’s culture wars, students in GW Professor Gayle Wald’s class follow U.S history’s path.

President Granberg

President Granberg Recognized for her Contributions to Higher Education

“Diverse: Issues In Higher Education” highlighted the GW president as one of 40 top women in higher education.