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Legendary Journalist Helen Thomas Addresses GW Students

By Ryan Waye, WRGW News

White House press corps stalwart Helen Thomas drew on her nearly 70-year career to talk presidents and politics with GW students at 1957 E Street in a Nov. 17 event...

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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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Professor Wins Bender Award for Offering ‘Tremendous Insight’ in Health Law and Policy

One of five Bender Teaching Awards this year went to Associate Professor of Health Policy Joel Teitelbaum for his “natural ability to teach and engage students in and outside of the classroom.”...

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Probing the Notorious Scottsboro Trial

By Rachel Muir

The trial name itself became synonymous with injustice.

In 1931, on the basis of flimsy and conflicting evidence, eight young black men were sentenced to death by an...

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An Encyclopedic Knowledge

By Menachem Wecker

According to his Wikipedia entry,...

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Remembering the Alma Mater

When it comes to giving back to George Washington University, Mitch Blaser believes in what he calls the “three Ws”: work, wisdom and wealth.

As chair of GW’s School of Business Board of...

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Uncovering an Ancient Civilization

A fragment of a painting more than 3,500 years old shows a white arc on a bright blue background. It might be a bird, a griffin, a ship or something else entirely. And there are many more...

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American Studies

By Menachem Wecker

As a student at the University of Sussex — the first British university to offer a program in American studies — Andrew Stone had the opportunity to study abroad at a...

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Paying It Back with Community Service

By Carrie Madren

Alexandria, Va., resident Brandon Grant Wolfe is attending GW tuition free. In return, he has committed to giving back to the city he lives and studies in through...