By Menachem Wecker
Former First Lady Laura Bush’s first foray into politics was a decided failure. After moving to Washington in the summer of 1969 with a friend from Southern Methodist...
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By Jennifer Price
Across the U.S., 49 million Americans can’t afford enough to eat. About 15 million are out of work, and about 63 percent are overweight or obese.
Joel Berg,...
An expert in disaster management, Daniel Kaniewski, deputy director of GW’s Homeland Security Policy Institute, served as special assistant to the president for homeland security under George W....
Understanding Health Care Reform
The new national health care bill just signed into law by President Barack Obama marks a major overhaul of the nation’s health care system. GW Professor of Health Policy...
Transitions Announced for Two GW Safety and Security Leaders
The George Washington University today made two announcements related to its safety and security team. Daniel J. Kaniewski, deputy director of The George Washington University Homeland Security...
Gymnastics Vaults into New Season
A five-time All-American athlete, Margie Foster-Cunningham led her Penn State gymnastics team to a national championship in 1980. Three decades later, she is GW’s longest-tenured coach with 25...
The narrow brick building at 2140 F St., NW has been in Foggy Bottom for more than a century. But it recently got quite a facelift—inside and out—and promises to satisfy every palate in the...
The Faculty and Staff Campaign started the 2009-10 academic year with a kick-off breakfast on Sept. 15. More than 150 university employees from across campus came to the Marvin Center for coffee,...
By Menachem Wecker
Joan Schaffner has always loved animals but didn’t become a full-blown animal advocate until fall 2003 when she co-founded the Animal Welfare Project at GW Law School...
By Jamie L. Freedman
GW’s Graduate School of Education and Human Development underscored its commitment to increasing the nation’s pool of qualified teachers at an event at Washington’s...