Panelists Discuss Trayvon Martin Shooting
Students, faculty and administrators came together Tuesday night to discuss the shooting death of Trayvon Martin and what it says about race stereotypes, justice and the power of activism in the...
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Health Reform Hangs in the Balance
Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard three days of oral arguments about the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Hundreds of supporters and...
Education Expert Discusses U.S. School System
More rigorous entrance standards for teaching schools, higher salaries for teachers and a strong core curriculum are just some of the ways other countries’ education systems are surpassing the U.S...
Senior Alyssa Abraham has packed at lot into her three years at George Washington.
The organizations she’s been active in include the Women’s Leadership Program, Mount Vernon Campus...
GW’s D.C. Reads Helps Area Children Improve Reading, Math
According to the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress, 56 percent of fourth graders and 49 percent of eighth graders in D.C. scored at a below basic level in reading. In mathematics,...
GW Softball Battles through Competitive Schedule
GW’s softball team is gearing up for the Atlantic 10 tournament in May, but the journey to St. Louis won’t be easy.
Head coach Stacey Schramm said a difficult schedule this season means...
Surprise! Students Find Out They’re Going to GW—for Free
By Kurtis Hiatt
Would she cry?
“She might,” whispers Rebecca Christian, considering how daughter Nia Christian would react in just a few minutes.
“She has a right to, if...
Health Reform Before the U.S. Supreme Court
Today, the Supreme Court will begin to hear three days of oral arguments about the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act – President Barack Obama’s signature domestic...
Baseball Faces La Salle in Season’s First Home Series
GW baseball is only a month into its season, but the team already has 20 games under its belt, including series in Florida, North Carolina and Williamsburg, Va.
But this weekend’s series...
In the summer of 2004, Walter Isaacson got a phone call from Steve Jobs.
A New York Times bestselling author, Mr. Isaacson had recently published “Benjamin Franklin: An American Life” and...