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Jonquel Jones 2025 Commencement Speaker

‘Your Gut Doesn’t Lie’: WNBA’s Jones Inspires Graduates to Trust Their Instincts

The GW basketball Hall of Famer and rights advocate headlined a joyous Commencement ceremony for the Class of 2025 on the National Mall.

Collage of graduate portraits from the Mall, 2025

Live from the National Mall: Class of 2025 Members Share GW Memories

They learned from world-class faculty. They reaped the benefits of GW’s location in the nation’s capital. They bonded with classmates and headed on paths to change the world.

The undergraduate Class of 2025 was welcomed to the GW Alumni Association at the Senior Class Toast. (Photos: Abby Greenawalt)

GW Class of 2025 Toasts to Their Futures

The annual tradition also welcomed graduating seniors to the GW Alumni Association and celebrated raising more than $5,000 toward this year’s senior class gift.

Street signs at I and 25th streets, NW.

Getting to Know the DMV: Foggy Bottom

This Northwest D.C. riverside neighborhood went from a 19th-century manufacturing hub to GW’s home base. Get to know the neighborhood many students call home.

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New Site Spotlights the Value and Impact of Federally Funded Research

GW’s Research Impact page showcases the breakthroughs made possible by the partnership between government and academia.

Demetrius Apostolis

Graduating GW Senior Soars to the Friendly Skies

History and organizational sciences student Demetrius Apostolis will head to the prestigious United Airlines pilot training program after Commencement.

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Lifestyle Changes and Metformin Cut Diabetes Risk over 21 Years, New Study Shows

The Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study is the first to demonstrate the long-term payoff of diabetes prevention efforts.

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Hail to the Buff and Blue!

As Commencement approaches, here’s your handy guide to university symbols, flags, the GW fight song and more.

Commencement 2025

Commencement Week 2025: Know before You Go

From tips on where to eat to transportation recommendations, find out details of GW’s signature weekend celebrating its graduating students.

Collage of images from 2021-2025 stories including José Andrés, a dinosaur, Thurston Hall and Pres. Granberg's investiture

Looking Back at GW Today’s Top Stories from 2021 to 2025

Our most-read stories from the last four years, from the end of the COVID-19 pandemic to the announcement of 2025 Commencement speaker Jonquel Jones, B.A. ’19.