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President Addresses Social Media Post, Updates on Strategic Initiatives

The list of actions the university will take in response to an offensive social media post that recently circulated online is “a good start...

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University to Introduce New Dining Plan, Library Gift Opt-In Beginning Fall 2018

The Board of Trustees on Friday voted to approve new tuition rates for 2018-19 that include modifications to the university’s undergraduate dining plans and a change to the voluntary library gift...

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Obama Education Secretary Calls for Closing Racial, Economic Gulf in Educational Outcomes

By Ruth Steinhardt

Despite improvements in academic performance across racial and economic groups in recent years, significant equity gaps still exist and must be addressed, former U.S....

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National Security Address Sounds Alarm on Threats Facing U.S.

By Briahnna Brown

Homeland Security Committee Chair Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) highlighted problems facing the United States during his “State of National Security Address” Monday,...

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Message from President LeBlanc

I want to provide an update on the university’s response to the offensive social media post that was made last week.

University staff have now completed the initial fact-finding process,...

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Coming up: Snacks, Performances and a Glimpse of the Past at Charter Day

On Feb. 9, 1821, an act of Congress chartered the Columbian College, which would become the George Washington University. At noon Friday, GW will...

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Lou Katz Announces Retirement

After nearly three decades as GW’s chief financial officer, Lou Katz announced Wednesday he will step down as executive vice president and treasurer at the end of June.  At that time, he will...

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Students ‘Excited to Learn’ at PyeongChang Olympics

By Kristen Mitchell

A group of George Washington University graduate students will collect data at the Winter Olympics in South Korea to help the International Olympic Committee run more...

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Jihadists Returning to the U.S. Concern Law Enforcement

The George Washington University Program on Extremism has identified 64 Americans who traveled to join jihadist groups in Iraq and Syria since 2011—part of...