By Menachem Wecker
Many of today’s political conflicts, however contemporary they may seem, can be traced back to the Middle Ages. So argues Anouar Majid in his book We Are All Moors:...
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GW Nursing Professor Pioneers Education in Aging, End-of-Life Care
By Julia Parmley
As an assistant professor in GW’s nursing education department, director of the National Collaborative on Aging, developer of emergency preparedness training for health...
By Menachem Wecker
In a 1960s poster protesting the draft, Uncle Sam’s ominous hand reaches toward a pile of numbered eggs – the handled ones broken, revealing draftees rather than chicks...
New One-Stop Shop for Departmental Needs
Obtaining the supplies your department needs has never been easier than through GW iBuy. iBuy brings together the catalogs of more than 40 of the University's most commonly used suppliers in an...
By Menachem Wecker
Though many readers expect online news to be free, media mogul Rupert Murdoch says they will pay if confronted with no other options.
“We are going to stop...
Gelman Library Unveils New Middle East Rare Book Collection
Among the more than 700 volumes in Gelman Library's new Middle East rare book collection are sacred and classical texts dating as far back as the 17th century, a famous translation of the classic...
Jeanette A. Michael, J.D. ’75, GW Board of Trustees member and former executive director of D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board, died on Nov. 28.
Ms. Michael served as D.C....
University Writing Class Remembers Holocaust Victims
Scattered diaries in homes. Scribbles in the margins of books. Writings on loose-leaf paper. While most of the 163,000 Jewish people in the Lodz Ghetto in Poland perished during the Nazi era,...
How an Outstanding Teacher Works
By Julia Parmley
When Jason Zara joined GW’s School of Engineering and Applied Science in 2002, seven students were...
VolunteerMatch Tracks Service Hours
It’s only been two months since First Lady Michelle Obama announced her service challenge to the GW community—in exchange for 100,000 hours of service, she will speak at GW’s 2010 Commencement —...