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New Tool for Measuring Police Interactions Reflects Discrimination Experiences of Black Men
Researchers have developed a new tool to catalog police and law enforcement interactions with black men, the Police and Law Enforcement (PLE) Scale, with the hope of documenting people’s...
Rediscovering Biafra through a Nigerian Novelist
“I grew up in the shadow of Biafra,” said best-selling novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to a crowd gathered at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History...
Bonobos May Resemble Humans More Than You Think
A new study on the muscular system of bonobos provided firsthand evidence that the rare great ape species might be more closely linked to human ancestors than common chimpanzees. Previous research...
Town Hall Helps International Students Navigate U.S. Higher Ed
International students from around the world on Wednesday had an opportunity to hear from higher education experts, who gave them a close-up look at the realities of applying for admission and...
NLRB Cancels Union Vote for Resident Advisors
The Service Employees International Union Local 500 has withdrawn its petition calling for a vote among resident advisors at the George Washington University to unionize. As a result, the National...
SMPA Senior’s Dispatches from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Senior Teniola Ayoola became the third recipient of the George Washington University-White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) scholarship this April—and she never saw it coming. “I didn’t...
Students Get Creative for 37th Chalk-In
By Kristen Mitchell
Junior Jack Venezia was faced with a difficult decision on Kogan Plaza Tuesday afternoon. He only had one shade of blue, and if he drew the sky of his chalk...
How I Got the Job: International Student ‘Prepared for Everything’
By Ruth Steinhardt
Like many international students, Laura Gomez faced difficulties job-hunting. Sometimes at career fairs she would approach an agency or firm, only to be told...
American Press Freedom Is Under Siege
By Kristen Mitchell
President Donald Trump has made it clear he does not like the media, but the most chilling rebuke of journalists was labeling them the opposition party, said...
Service Awards Recognize GW Community Efforts
Students’ and faculty members’ outstanding service efforts were recognized Monday at the Honey W. Nashman Center for Civic Engagement and Public Service’s Academic Service-Learning Symposium....
