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Obama Education Secretary Calls for Closing Racial, Economic Gulf in Educational Outcomes
By Ruth Steinhardt
Despite improvements in academic performance across racial and economic groups in recent years, significant equity gaps still exist and must be addressed, former U.S....
National Security Address Sounds Alarm on Threats Facing U.S.
By Briahnna Brown
Homeland Security Committee Chair Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) highlighted problems facing the United States during his “State of National Security Address” Monday,...
Message from President LeBlanc
I want to provide an update on the university’s response to the offensive social media post that was made last week.
University staff have now completed the initial fact-finding process,...
Coming up: Snacks, Performances and a Glimpse of the Past at Charter Day
On Feb. 9, 1821, an act of Congress chartered the Columbian College, which would become the George Washington University. At noon Friday, GW will...
After nearly three decades as GW’s chief financial officer, Lou Katz announced Wednesday he will step down as executive vice president and treasurer at the end of June. At that time, he will...
Students ‘Excited to Learn’ at PyeongChang Olympics
By Kristen Mitchell
A group of George Washington University graduate students will collect data at the Winter Olympics in South Korea to help the International Olympic Committee run more...
Jihadists Returning to the U.S. Concern Law Enforcement
The George Washington University Program on Extremism has identified 64 Americans who traveled to join jihadist groups in Iraq and Syria since 2011—part of...
University Community Responds to Deeply Offensive Social Media Posting
George Washington University President Thomas LeBlanc began a dinner he was hosting on Friday evening for first-generation students by expressing how disappointed he was to see social media that...
GW Undergraduate Researchers Doing ‘Remarkable Work’
By Kristen Mitchell
Sarah Schrup had been planning her career as a physician specializing in obstetrics and gynecology since she was in middle school. When she arrived at George Washington...
