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Men’s Basketball Team Captain Says Colonials Eager for Season to Start

Tyler Cavanaugh, team captain for George Washington University men’s basketball, sat for an interview with GW alumnus Jake Sherman, B.A. ’08 who writes the Politico Playbook for the popular...

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University Undergoing Reaccreditation

The university is conducting an extensive self-study as part of its regular reaccreditation process.

GW is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), a...

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ESIA Dean Is Developing a Curriculum for Tomorrow’s Global Affairs Leaders

By B. L. Wilson

In nearly every part of the world, wherever you look, Dean Reuben Brigety II of the Elliott School of International Affairs sees a challenge requiring strong leadership,...

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GW Hosts DC Climathon

Second annual event was part of a global hackathon aimed at solving problems in cities.

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Student and Faculty Documentary Focuses on Minority Voices Ahead of Election

By Julyssa Lopez
 
No one in the documentary “The Minority Vote” has quite the same background or experience. The six students featured in the film have their own set of...

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Foreign Law Increasingly Factors in the Work of Supreme Court

By Ruth Steinhardt

The U.S. Supreme Court must increasingly engage with foreign law and consider international relations in order for its judgments to be correct and meaningful, Justice...

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Muhammad Yunus Awarded George Washington University President’s Medal

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus, the founder of Grameen Bank in Bangladesh who created a model for combating poverty through microlending, Wednesday was awarded the George Washington...

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What the Six Recipients of the Alumni Achievement Award Have to Say about Their Time at GW

The university honored the accomplishments of six of its alumni at the 80th annual Alumni Achievement Awards on Thursday,...

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Kevin Pelphrey Installed as Carbonell Family Professor in Autism

By Kurtis Hiatt

As a budding neuroscientist, Kevin Pelphrey intended to study how the human brain understands other humans—knowledge for knowledge’s sake, as he described it. And it was...

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Mel Chin Believes Art Should Be Empathetic

By Menachem Wecker

It’s impossible to listen to artist Mel Chin for an extended period without noticing his unlikely blend of traits. He is funny, and...