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White House Official Urges Students to ‘Change the Culture’ on Sexual Assault

 

Tina Tchen has never seen anything like this.

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Facebook ‘Newspaper’ Spells Trouble for Legacy News Forms

Nikki Usher, assistant professor of media and public affairs, accesses new technology being deployed by Facebook and how that may affect consumers and...

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In Memoriam: Michael Shanahan

The School of Media and Public Affairs announced that Assistant Professor of Media and Public Affairs Michael Shanahan died on Saturday. The cause of death was an ischemic stroke that occurred...

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GW Helps Fill in ‘Missing Maps’

 
Junior Anna Berger has never stepped foot in Zimbabwe’s capital of Harare. She’s never seen its streets...

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Aspiring Artists Convene for National Portfolio Day

 
High school students touting thick portfolios and sketchbooks showed up at the George Washington...

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Trustee Gift of $5 Million to Support GW VALOR, ‘Trek’ Program, Tech Room, Career Mentoring

By Brittney Dunkins

Abigail Howard, now a senior in the George Washington University School of Business donned her best business attire and traveled last year...

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Veteran journalist and educator Michael Shanahan dies

Michael Shanahan, assistant professor of media and public affairs, died Saturday at his home after suffering a...

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Global Women’s Institute Finds Gaps in Violence Prevention Research

Levels of violence against women and girls—such as female genital mutilation, trafficking, forced marriage and intimate partner violence—remain high in countries around the world. More than 30...

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U.S. Sen. Al Franken Says Native Americans ‘Need Advocates’

By James Irwin

Al Franken was at Pine Ridge, a particularly poor Native American reservation in South...

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‘The Science Guy’ Brings Quirky Intelligence to Lisner Auditorium

 

In spite of Wednesday’s frigid weather, the line from Lisner Auditorium stretched around the block. The mostly cheerful ticketholders—singing his...