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Taking Business Savvy to New Arenas

By Mary Dempsey

Mehir Desai always expected to be on the side of the underdog, helping entrepreneurs in developing countries fight red tape and other government obstacles. Today Mr. Desai...

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A New Republican Party

By Menachem Wecker

In the course of a 30-minute talk and an hour question-and-answer period, the self-declared new face of the Republican Party discussed health care, Afghanistan, gay...

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Early Morning Tweets and Treats

By Menachem Wecker

In GW’s end-of-the-semester tradition Midnight Breakfast, faculty and staff help alleviate student stress by serving breakfast one night during finals from 10:30 p.m....

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A Political Web

By Menachem Wecker

If conferences won awards for best titled session the Graduate School of Political Management’s ...

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GW Professor Looks Back on Foreign Service Career

GW adjunct professor of international affairs David H. Shinn has had his car attacked by elephants in Tanzania, traveled to nearly every square mile of Ethiopia, and had the grim task of sorting...

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Setting a New Standard

By Menachem Wecker

Anita Davidson’s team is one of the last standing in an international competition created to inspire a new generation of super fuel-efficient vehicles. Called the...

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Get to Know Shelly Heller

She quickly charted an alternative career path—as a computer scientist in what was then a fledgling field, earning advanced degrees and a place in GW’s academic leadership along the way.

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Horsing Around

For many GW student organizations, meetings require just a few chairs and a table. But for one, it necessitates a barn, 40 acres, a 40-minute car ride—and horses.

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Square 54 Zoning Order Affirmed

The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has issued an order affirming the D.C. Zoning Commission’s 2007 decision to approve the development of Square 54. Located at 2200 Pennsylvania...

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Predicting the Future

With less than a month to go until the year 2010, some of the world’s top thinkers, analysts and policymakers gathered at GW for a two-day conference on trends, issues and ideas affecting the...