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Maryland County Wants to Ease the Burden of Student Debt for its Residents

States are in many cases reviving or using existing student loan authorities created decades ago to lend money and guarantee federally insured loans.

 

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The Rise of Hate Search

People often have vicious thoughts. Sometimes they share them on Google. Do these thoughts matter?

 

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How We Can Defeat Radical Hate Through Radical Love

Joshua Walker, adjunct professor in the Elliott School of International Affairs, calls on America to absorb all of the recent acts of hate and violence and return them with love.

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President Knapp Receives Award from Children’s National Health System

George Washington President Steven Knapp was presented with an award last week from Children’s National Health System.

Dr. Knapp...

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Hanukkah, Why?

Cultural critics often blame Christmas for the Festival of Lights’ commercialized kitsch. The real story is much more complicated.

 

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University Increases Grant Funding Available to D.C. High School Students

The George Washington University announced Wednesday the GW District Scholars Award, a grant to expand college access to District of Columbia high school students and ensure that accepted D.C....

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A Message to the GW Community from President Steven Knapp

I am writing to address valid concerns about the university’s response to a flag that was seen hanging outside a student’s window at Shenkman Hall on October 26.  

Let me begin by...

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When the U.S. Freaks Out About Foreign Enemies, Things Get Weird

Matthew Dallek, assistant professor of political management, writes that the last panic came before World War II. The paranoia was understandable but ultimately stupid.

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Liberty University to Allow Guns in Residence Halls

President Jerry Falwell Jr. made the announcement to a gathering of several thousand students at the evangelical Christian school, drawing heavy applause.

 

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Defending and Eating ‘Real’ Food with Michael Pollan

By Sarah Baldauf

Eat food. Mostly plants. Not too much.

That is the formula author Michael Pollan derived...