Students returning to campus this week for the start of GW’s fall semester—as well as new students arriving in Foggy Bottom for the first time—will notice evidence of ongoing construction and...
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First Chapter Chooses Book By Rebecca Skloot
When incoming freshmen sat down to read Rebecca Skloot’s The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks this summer, they may not have realized how careful a selection process the book underwent before it...
Within the first few weeks of the fall semester, the Office of Safety and Security anticipates having a new system online, which will help it track the university’s shuttles, called 4-RIDE,...
By Anna Miller
According to Arthur Shorr, M.B.A. ’70, the George Washington University’s new short-term study abroad program, Health Services Delivery in Israel, will be an unforgettable...
Statement from Terri Harris Reed
Greetings everyone! The start of the new school year is just days away and, in the coming weeks and months, you will have ample opportunities to engage diversity in the service of teaching,...
From water polo to volleyball, GW’s student-athletes are donning the Buff and Blue for the start of fall sports. George Washington Today caught up with coaches and players for a season preview....
Fiscal Year 2011 Sets Fundraising Records
GW alumni, parents and friends contributed more than $113.5 million to the university in fiscal year 2011, GW’s most successful fundraising year to date. According to the Division of Development...
Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Pedro Silva is an earthquake expert, but the 5.9-magnitude quake that rocked the East Coast Tuesday still caught him somewhat by surprise...
Memorial for Civil Rights Leader Opens on National Mall
On Aug. 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. stood in front of 250,000 people on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to deliver his “I Have a Dream” speech.
Almost a half century after his...
Ceremony Marks Rite of Passage for Doctors to Be
More than 180 students were welcomed to the GW medical community at the annual White Coat and Honor Code Ceremony in Lisner Auditorium Aug. 20.
Held at medical schools around the country,...