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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,...

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Colonials Ready to Compete

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....

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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,...

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D.C. Zoning Commission Approves New Building for SPHHS

When it granted approval last month of GW’s School of Public Health and Health Services project, the D.C. Zoning Commission highlighted the positive work between the university and the community...

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Soccer Team ‘Adopts’ Young Cancer Patient

For the past two weeks, the GW women’s soccer team has been hard at work preparing for the start of their season, which began Aug. 19 with a match against Georgetown University on the Mount Vernon...

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Key Education Study Findings Unveiled at GW

More than 70 percent of Americans say they have confidence in public schools teachers, and 69 percent gave A or B grades to the teachers in their local public schools – compared with only 50...

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In Memoriam: Howard Paster

Howard Paster, an influential lobbyist, public relations pioneer and member of the GW Graduate School of Political Management’s Council on American Politics, died Aug. 10 at the age of 66.

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Master of the Mace

After 22 years, more than 700 university events and more handshakes, smiles and encouraging words than she could ever tally up, GW’s university marshal, Jill Kasle, is hanging up her academic...

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GW Community Helps Design a Better Gelman Library

A contemporary university library should have extensive space for collaborative learning, lots of spots to plug in laptops, wireless networking and printing capabilities and librarians who...

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Former Colonial Plays for WNBA

By Jesse Hooker

For District native and GW alumna Jessica Adair, B.A. ’09, the hardwood desktop in her D.C. nonprofit office just didn’t compare to life on the basketball hardwood. Now,...