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Leadership in a Changing Workplace

By Jamie L. Freedman

In 2010, there were more women in the workplace than men, revealed keynote speaker Betsy Myers at the 12th annual Women’s Leadership Conference March 30 on the Mount...

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Light It Up Blue

A handful of buildings and well-known landmarks across GW’s campuses will take on a new hue tonight as part of World Autism Awareness Day.

Duques Hall, the Marvin Center, 1957 E Street,...

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Female Ambassadors Discuss Women in Diplomacy

By Jaclyn Schiff

Diplomats can often be heard speaking on the GW campus, but an event bringing eight ambassadors together is a special treat even for Colonials.

The speakers shared...

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GW Hosts Clinton Global Initiative University

An incredible group of the world’s up-and-coming social entrepreneurs descended on the George Washington University campus this weekend, convened to build on their ambitions to change something...

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Research Days Highlight Student Innovation

By Anna Miller and Laura Donnelly-Smith

GW senior Callie Freitag developed a mathematical model that investigated how cholera spread during the 2010 Haitian cholera epidemic, including the...

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About 40 students from GW’s School of Public Health and Health Services spent their Saturday spreading awareness of maternal and child health in three District wards with the highest infant...

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Turn Off the Lights

GW’s Office of Sustainability is asking GW students, faculty and staff to turn off their lights on Saturday from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. in honor of Earth Hour.

Organized by the World Wildlife...

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Health Reform Hangs in the Balance

Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard three days of oral arguments about the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Hundreds of supporters and...

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Panelists Discuss Trayvon Martin Shooting

Students, faculty and administrators came together Tuesday night to discuss the shooting death of Trayvon Martin and what it says about race stereotypes, justice and the power of activism in the...

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Education Expert Discusses U.S. School System

More rigorous entrance standards for teaching schools, higher salaries for teachers and a strong core curriculum are just some of the ways other countries’ education systems are surpassing the U.S...