By Menachem Wecker
The George Washington University is well worth its weight in conservation. In Green Move Out 2010, the most successful one to date, GW collected 79,994 pounds of...
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An Earth Day Commitment: Join the GW Sustainability Journey
Today marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, which represents just one opportunity to celebrate our commitment to the planet that serves as our home and our life source. Yet, it is also an...
Former Senators Warn of Biological Weapon Attack
By Rachel Muir
The United States today is more vulnerable to an attack by weapons of mass destruction than it was on Sept. 11, 2001—and that attack is more likely to come in the form of a...
By Menachem Wecker
Given the state of the economy, GW School of Business student Ethan Elser, B.A. ’10, thought he was lucky to have a choice between two summer job offers. But that was...
Freshmen Give Back on Day of Service
By Julia Parmley
They painted hallways, picked up trash and sorted canned goods. They planted trees, handed out food and visited veterans. On Sept. 11, approximately 1,400 GW freshmen...
Legendary Russian Poet Recites Work at GW
In his only public appearance during a special Washington, D.C., visit, celebrated Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko read aloud a selection of his works to more than 300 people Oct. 21 at 1957 E...
Does Journalism Have a Future (in Hawaii)?
By Menachem Wecker
On Feb. 25, Gannett announced its intention to sell The Honolulu Advertiser, a 130,000 circulation daily founded in 1856, to rival paper, the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, a...
By Meaghan Calnan
Agnes Taile spoke for her fellow Courage in Journalism Award winners on Oct. 26 when she said treating reporting like it is a safe desk job is “pretty pointless.” Ms. Taile...
Student Testimonial on GW's Dead Poets Society
I began taking classes with Dean Grier in the spring semester of 2005, enrolling in the "Fundamental Texts of International Affairs" class. The course included close readings of Metternich,...
With the Army now ranking as Facebook’s largest community and with myriad official and unofficial military blogs and twitter handles, the U.S. armed forces have become pioneers in the use of...