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The Core of the University

Three faculty members were awarded Oscar and Shoshana Trachtenberg Prizes Monday. The winners included Professor of Political Science Christopher Deering for service to the university, Associate...

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Farmers Market to take GWorld This Year

George Washington students, faculty and staff can now use their GWorld cards to purchase fresh and local food at the Foggy Bottom FRESHFARM Market.

The market opens Wednesday on the Eye...

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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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GW Softball Battles through Competitive Schedule

GW’s softball team is gearing up for the Atlantic 10 tournament in May, but the journey to St. Louis won’t be easy.

Head coach Stacey Schramm said a difficult schedule this season means...

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Surprise! Students Find Out They’re Going to GW—for Free

By Kurtis Hiatt

Would she cry?

“She might,” whispers Rebecca Christian, considering how daughter Nia Christian would react in just a few minutes.

“She has a right to, if...

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The Best of Both Worlds

Senior Alyssa Abraham has packed at lot into her three years at George Washington.

The organizations she’s been active in include the Women’s Leadership Program, Mount Vernon Campus...

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GW’s D.C. Reads Helps Area Children Improve Reading, Math

According to the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress, 56 percent of fourth graders and 49 percent of eighth graders in D.C. scored at a below basic level in reading. In mathematics,...

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Health Reform Before the U.S. Supreme Court

Today, the Supreme Court will begin to hear three days of oral arguments about the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act – President Barack Obama’s signature domestic...

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The Lessons of Steve Jobs

In the summer of 2004, Walter Isaacson got a phone call from Steve Jobs.

A New York Times bestselling author, Mr. Isaacson had recently published “Benjamin Franklin: An American Life” and...

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Ben Bernanke Begins GW Lectures

It was clear Tuesday’s class on the Federal Reserve was anything but just another lecture.

There were clues. Students, many in button-downs or nice blouses, showed up half an hour early. A...