Past Student Commencement Speakers Reflect on Their Messages
Commencement: it’s the day George Washington University students dream of, but each year only one student has the honor of delivering an...
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Student Publications Write GW’s Story
The George Washington University Estelle and Melvin Gelman Library is now home to six student publications on display at...
Bringing the CEO Into the Classroom
By James Irwin
David Rehr was looking for a way to highlight a new program. Mark French was trying to re-launch a learning tool for current and...
Illuminating Our Racing Hearts
You are anxious or sense danger approaching. Your sympathetic nervous system kicks into gear and...
Obama’s Cybersecurity Initiative Is a Good Start, But…
Frank Cilluffo, director of the Center for Cyber and Homeland Security, and Sharon Cardash, associate director of the Center for Cyber and Homeland Security, coauthor a piece on the need for...
George Washington’s Tangled Relationship With Slavery
Annual lecture during namesake’s birthday celebration sheds light on his ties to the topic.
What Lies Beneath the Surface of a Painting?
Deep in the bowels of the National Gallery of Art’s West Building, one painting—an icon, about three square feet in size, of a calm-eyed saint—...
2015 SEAS Research and Development Showcase Spurs Innovation
A record number of students—more than 120—competed in the ninth annual ...
Lemony Snicket on How ‘Unfortunate Events’ Make Great Fiction
Daniel Handler—better known by the pen name Lemony Snicket—has never...
Many Americans Believe in Some Conspiracy Theory. Here’s Why.
John Sides, associate professor of political science, examines the prevalence of “magical thinking” in American politics and how some conspiracy...