Almost two months have passed since the major earthquake in Haiti, yet the country remains in dire need of aid. Provost and Vice President for Health Affairs John F. Williams, M.D. ’79, Ed.D....
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GW Honored at the Hispanic Leadership Awards
GW’s commitment to educating and encouraging future public servants and its academic outreach efforts focused on Hispanic populations were recognized with the inaugural Educational Visionary Award...
By Jamie L. Freedman
GW is poised to significantly increase its investment in learning and research, as the innovation initiative gathers momentum.
Creative ideas aimed at...
Dissecting the Financial Crisis
George Washington alumni discussed their experiences at the epicenter of the financial crisis at a March 2 symposium in New York.
The panelists included Abby Joseph Cohen, M.A. ’76,...
George Washington Announces Provost Selection
George Washington University President Steven Knapp announced March 3 the selection of Steven Lerman as provost and executive vice president for academic affairs and as the A. James Clark...
Major Foundation Support Spurs Global Security Research
GW’s Elliott School of International Affairs is leading three major research programs focused on global security, thanks to nearly $2 million in grant funding from...
D.C.’s Other Presidential Election
When he heard Jacob Chervinsky, chairman of GW’s Joint Elections Committee, announce, “With 51.5 percent of the vote, your next student body president is…,” Jason Lifton’s heart stopped. The...
Approximately 200 senior citizens joined GW students for an evening of dinner, games and a whole lot of dancing at GW’s eighth annual Senior Prom Feb. 28 in the Marvin Center Continental Ballroom...
Immortalization through Caricature
They’re playing arcade games, wielding ping pong paddles or pool cues, or hurling a bowling ball down a lane. On the fifth floor of the Marvin Center outside the Hippodrome, about 150 George...
By Jennifer Price
Thomas Mallon, who will become the head of GW’s creative writing program later this month, didn't start writing fiction until he was in his 30s.
As a young...