With less than a month to go until the year 2010, some of the world’s top thinkers, analysts and policymakers gathered at GW for a two-day conference on trends, issues and ideas affecting the...
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By Julia Parmley
At GW, students from Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia, Jamaica, Pakistan and India share a common bond: the 400-year-old British sport cricket.
“We get together to...
Legendary Journalist Helen Thomas Addresses GW Students
By Ryan Waye, WRGW News
White House press corps stalwart Helen Thomas drew on her nearly 70-year career to talk presidents and politics with GW students at 1957 E Street in a Nov. 17 event...
For many GW student organizations, meetings require just a few chairs and a table. But for one, it necessitates a barn, 40 acres, a 40-minute car ride—and horses.
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Square 54 Zoning Order Affirmed
The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has issued an order affirming the D.C. Zoning Commission’s 2007 decision to approve the development of Square 54. Located at 2200 Pennsylvania...
Professor Wins Bender Award for Offering ‘Tremendous Insight’ in Health Law and Policy
One of five Bender Teaching Awards this year went to Associate Professor of Health Policy Joel Teitelbaum for his “natural ability to teach and engage students in and outside of the classroom.”...
Probing the Notorious Scottsboro Trial
By Rachel Muir
The trial name itself became synonymous with injustice.
In 1931, on the basis of flimsy and conflicting evidence, eight young black men were sentenced to death by an...
Paying It Back with Community Service
By Carrie Madren
Alexandria, Va., resident Brandon Grant Wolfe is attending GW tuition free. In return, he has committed to giving back to the city he lives and studies in through...