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GW Law Alumnus Makes $2 Million Bequest to Start Scholarship Fund

By Tatyana Hopkins

Kenneth E. Jaconetty, J.D. ’88, has made a planned gift of $2 million to establish the Kenneth E. Jaconetty Scholarship Fund, an endowed scholarship program that will...

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Sustainability Summit Tackles Environmental Justice

By Briahnna Brown

To get more people involved in solving sustainability problems on a daily basis, the best approaches involve strong leadership and empathy, renowned chef, humanitarian...

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Future Enrollment Planning Task Force Prioritizes Academics, Diversity and Meeting Students’ Financial Need

The George Washington University will move forward with the Future Enrollment Planning Task Force’s (FEPTF) new undergraduate class profile...

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The Biden Administration and the World

By Tatyana Hopkins

While people tend to expect more changes in the Biden administration’s approach than continuity of Trump-era policies, the world is more likely to see continuity than...

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Academic Core Indicators, Vaccine Update Presented at Faculty Senate

Many of the university’s core indicators of academic excellence are strong or improving, Provost M. Brian Blake told the Faculty Senate Friday.

The core indicators assess key areas of the...

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GW's Lunar New Year Celebration Draws Global Audience

By B.L. Wilson

In its first virtual celebration of the Lunar New Year, George Washington University’s Confucius Institute rang in the Year of the Ox, which is associated with...

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GW Commits to Eliminating Single-Use Plastics

Building upon the past decade of sustainability progress, George Washington University will implement a plan to ultimately eliminate single-use plastics.

The plan applies to vending,...

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New Home for Nashman Center, GW to Expand Green Space

GW’s Honey Nashman Center for Civic Engagement will be relocated this spring to its new home in the new Hillel Building at 2300 H Street. The Nashman Center offices will be on the third and fourth...

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GW Kicks Off Bicentennial with Virtual Celebration

By Ruth Steinhardt

On Feb. 9, 1821, President James Monroe signed an Act of Congress creating a university in Washington, D.C.—an institution that petitioner Luther Rice and his colleagues...