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University to Offer New Arabic Major, Minor in Fall

Starting this fall, GW students can enroll in a new Arabic major or minor in the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences.

George Washington’s Arabic Language, Literature and Culture Program...

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In Memoriam: Dorothy Shapiro

Dorothy Shapiro, who donated a total of $8.7 million to the George Washington University and established several professorships and fellowships at the university, died May 29. She was 91.

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University Librarian Jack Siggins Announces Retirement

University Librarian Jack Siggins announced this morning that he will retire from his position, effective August 31. However, he will serve as special adviser to the provost through the end of...

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GW’s Clinical Laboratory Science Program Celebrates 70 Years

By Kristin Hubing

In Hippocrates’ ancient Greece, uroscopy, the visual examination of a patient’s urine, was a common diagnostic practice. Dark urine was considered to indicate acute...

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Depictions of Memories

The new Luther W. Brady Art Gallery exhibition “Howard Hodgkin: Paintings” includes 11 paintings created over a span of decades, ranging from the early 1980s to just last year. Many of the works...

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GW To Help University of Jordan with Tourism School

George Washington University forged a partnership with the University of Jordan in Aqaba, Jordan, lending its expertise in tourism to support the institution’s new tourism and hospitality school...

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Green and Giving

GW rising senior Julia Simon sorted clothes in the lobby of Ivory Tower residence hall, separating out those for men and for women and bagging the men’s clothing especially for So Others Might Eat...

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GW Supports Education for Veterans

The George Washington University has increased its financial assistance for both undergraduate and graduate student-veterans for the 2012-2013 academic year.

Through the federally-...

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An Insider’s Perspective

By Jennifer Eder

Health reform promises to be in the spotlight in the coming months.

The Supreme Court is expected to reach a decision by the end of June on the constitutionality...

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In Memoriam: Joan K. Ziemba

Joan K. Ziemba, 65, director of corporate and community relations for the George Washington University Virginia Science and Technology Campus, died on May 17.

She had held her current...