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The Spirit of Compassion

Looking out from the lectern at Western Presbyterian Church, at his fellow graduates in the pews, Noble Freeman admitted he was a little jealous to see so many smiling families. Mr. Freeman...

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A Foot in the Door

By Laura Donnelly-Smith

Recent GW graduate Ashley Starks knew the process of finding her first post-college job wouldn’t be easy. She knew there would be challenges and that she would face...

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A Colonial Commencement

With the U.S. Capitol as a backdrop, speakers at GW’s Commencement ceremony this morning told graduates to continue their dedication to making the world a better place, to advocate for those in...

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Men's Tennis Falls to Duke

GW men’s tennis fell to 12th-ranked Duke University Friday in Durham, N.C., in the team’s first-ever NCAA Division I...

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Board of Trustees Approves FY 2012 Budget

May 13, 2011

The George Washington University Board of Trustees today approved a multimillion-dollar budget that includes more funding for financial aid, academic programs and renovation...

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‘Granting’ Back

Two local nonprofits received a financial boost thanks to a unique grant-making initiative in a GW service-learning class.

Students in a human services course taught by Adjunct Professor...

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Becoming Cartoons

by Laura Donnelly-Smith

GW President Steven Knapp has, by any account, accomplished a great deal in his career as a scholar, professor and university president. But there was one goal that...

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Next-Generation Nursing

By Laura Donnelly-Smith

The GW School of Nursing has had significant accomplishments in its inaugural year. Since it officially became GW’s 10th school on May 10, 2010, the School of...

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Starting Over

By Jennifer Eder

Kathryn Boling is not the conventional medical student.

At 53 years old, she has raised two daughters, been through a divorce, had a 30-year career and moved...

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Following the Doctor’s Orders

By Jennifer Eder

Ron Michaud suffered his first heart attack at 37.

Ten years later, he had a second bypass surgery. But in 2002 his severe heart failure required him to get a...