“There's something very inspiring and romantic about D.C., and it’s easy to find fun date ideas that don't cost a lot of money or require a lot of planning,” says Rebecca Pawlowski, director of...
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President Knapp Announces Diversity and Inclusion Initiative
“The George Washington University has a long history of equal opportunity and a strong commitment to diversity,” says President Knapp. “But there is more we can do to build the diversity of our...
Recovering from a Record Breaker
The winter of 2009-2010 will go down in the record books for the most snowfall in the District, edging past the 1898-1899 record of 54.4 inches. Those historic numbers were enough to cancel four...
By Jennifer Price
As blizzard conditions descended on the District last weekend, Washingtonians rushed to the nearest grocery store, grabbing anything they could find and prepared to be...
The Beginnings of Commercial Art
Photographs of Truman Capote and Edward Kennedy hang beside oil paintings of George Washington and a hamburger in a new exhibit at GW’s Brady Art Gallery open Feb. 3 to March 5. Titled “Warhol:...
In November, LaWanda Fountain, executive coordinator in GW’s Office of the Provost and Vice President for Health Affairs, received some good news. She had completed her breast cancer treatments...
By Julia Parmley
A dozen young adults from an impoverished South African community took center stage at GW’s Dorothy Betts Theatre Feb. 5 thanks to a partnership with GW. The performance...
By Jennifer Price
Jeff Alston didn’t play varsity basketball in high school.
And for three years he created scouting reports, studied film and reserved hotel rooms as the...
Managing the Government’s Wallet
Three GW Law professors testified before the U.S. Senate on flexible purchasing arrangements and government contract regulations Feb. 25.
Steven Schooner, associate professor of law and co...
In Memoriam: Robert M. Dunn Jr.
Robert M. Dunn Jr., professor emeritus of economics, died on Feb. 18. Dr. Dunn retired from GW in 2009 after more than 40 years on the university’s economics faculty. At GW, he taught...