Offsetting Radicalism with Philosophy
By Menachem Wecker
Reading the Muslim philosophers of the Golden Age, roughly the eighth to 13th centuries C.E., can help both Muslims and non-Muslims see beyond the stereotypes of Islam as...
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GW Alumna Prepares for Foreign Service on Fulbright
By Julia Parmley
When she was a junior in high school, Thao-Anh Tran, B.A. ’09, traveled to Beijing through a cultural exchange program funded by the U.S. State Department. Though Ms. Tran...
By Jennifer Price
Judith Corley took an unorthodox approach to becoming the president’s attorney.
She majored in French language and literature at the University of Washington and...
Transforming the Charles E. Smith Center
The third phase of the Charles E. Smith Center renovation will begin this month and will dramatically transform the exterior of the building.
The majority of the building’s exterior will...
The U.S. Census Bureau is urging students to be counted on campus as part of Census 2010. GW students who spend most of the year as residents of the District but do not submit D.C. census forms...
By Jennifer Price
The George Washington University has completed 100,000 hours of community service, securing first lady Michelle Obama as its Commencement speaker.
“...
President Knapp Announces Members of Council on Diversity and Inclusion
George Washington University President Steven Knapp has announced the 16 members of the President’s Council on Diversity and Inclusion, a key component of an initiative ...
For the first time in more than 10 years, GW is undergoing a major upgrade of its GWorld system.
After several months of testing, the new GWorld cards, which feature a variety of...
Three out of five George Washington students receive some sort of financial aid.
Some of that assistance comes from more than 400 donor-funded scholarships and fellowships.
On the...
By Menachem Wecker
When Secretary of Defense Ben Murphy ordered 24 naval vessels to the Gulf of Aden, he did not realize he was relocating a quarter of the entire U.S. Navy. “Needless...