Talking with George Washington University’s Harry Potter Scholar
In the late ’90s, the story of a boy wizard named Harry Potter fated to save his world from the villainous, power-hungry Voldemort...
Archives
Browse past GW Today articles in our archives.
GW Prioritizes Kidney Disease at NBC4 Health and Fitness Expo
By C.J. Trent-Gurbuz
Trenin Jones waited patiently for the blood pressure cuff around his arm to expand. He hadn’t had his pressure checked in a while, he said, but he wanted to “gauge where...
What's at Stake before the Supreme Court?
By Ruth Steinhardt
Contentious issues like immigration, workers' rights, reproductive health and affirmative action will come under the eye of the Supreme Court in the next few months, with...
How Amazon Could Destroy College as We know It
The tech company is already making moves that could suggest it would be a potent competitor to existing colleges and universities.
Nation’s Prominent Public Universities are Shifting to Out-of-State Students
America’s most prominent public universities were founded to serve the people of their states, but they are enrolling record numbers of students from elsewhere to maximize tuition revenue as state...
Ted Cruz Has an Under-Appreciated Strength in Iowa
In the current primary campaign few Republican governors or members of Congress have endorsed a presidential candidate, and among those who have endorsed, there is no clear front-runner.
Anderson Cooper to Discuss Politics, Career at GW
The George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs will host award-winning journalist Anderson Cooper for a conversation about...
The Academy Awards Isn't Alone with Its Color Problem. Look at Higher Education.
African Americans make up 13 percent of the U.S. population and 15 percent of the enrolled student population at America’s colleges, but only 5.5 percent of all full-time faculty are black.
Why Investors are Following Musk, Bezos in Betting on the Stars
With some significant breakthroughs, led by high-profile billionaires, the commercial space sector has started to capture the public imagination and make space travel cool again.
College Students Backing Clinton are Frustrated with ‘Bernie Bros'
As the youthful cult of Bernie Sanders supporters continues to draw converts, college-age Hillary Clinton fans are feeling outnumbered.