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In Wake of Newtown Tragedy, Is Gun-Control Legislation Likely?
As the country continues to mourn the victims killed in a shooting spree at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., a debate over gun control is intensifying in the nation’s capital.
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Message from President Steven Knapp on the Passing of Senator Daniel Inouye
It was with great sadness that we learned this evening of the passing of our distinguished alumnus Daniel K. Inouye, the second longest-serving member of the United States Senate in the nation’s...
GW Funds Student-Led Service Projects
Last week 18 girls from McKinley Technology High School got a taste of what it’s like to be an engineering major at the George Washington University.
Thanks to a $2,300 grant from GW’s...
In 2012, the George Washington University used about 4,108 cases of paper, more than half of which was non-recycled paper.
If those cases all had been 30 percent recycled paper, 121 tons of...
A Message from President Steven Knapp
As reports developed throughout the day, we gradually learned that what had occurred in Newtown, Connecticut last Friday was the latest horrific instance of a mass killing of innocent students and...
University Launches Cybersecurity Initiative
By Kurtis Hiatt
The threat of a cyber attack is virtually omnipresent.
“It involves, in a sense, conflict and struggle that is in the networks in all of our homes and all of our...
George Washington Admits Record Number of Early Decision Applicants
Some of the newest Colonials got a surprise last Thursday night when they picked up the phone and George Washington University President Steven Knapp was on the line.
“I’m president of the...
Making Sense out of the Senseless
Understanding the mindset of mass murderers, especially in the wake of last week’s Newtown, Conn., tragedy in which 20 children lost their lives, can seem nearly impossible.
To gain insight...
Egypt is once again divided, this time over a draft of a new constitution, which makes a majority of personal and political rights subject to Islamic law. Ten of the nation’s 27 provinces voted in...
Gilberto Garcia Named Director of Equal Employment Opportunity
The George Washington University recently announced that Gilberto Garcia Jr. is the university’s new director of equal employment opportunity in the Division of University Human Resources. Mr....
