By Menachem Wecker
Many of today’s political conflicts, however contemporary they may seem, can be traced back to the Middle Ages. So argues Anouar Majid in his book We Are All Moors:...
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New One-Stop Shop for Departmental Needs
Obtaining the supplies your department needs has never been easier than through GW iBuy. iBuy brings together the catalogs of more than 40 of the University's most commonly used suppliers in an...
By Menachem Wecker
Though many readers expect online news to be free, media mogul Rupert Murdoch says they will pay if confronted with no other options.
“We are going to stop...
University Writing Class Remembers Holocaust Victims
Scattered diaries in homes. Scribbles in the margins of books. Writings on loose-leaf paper. While most of the 163,000 Jewish people in the Lodz Ghetto in Poland perished during the Nazi era,...
How an Outstanding Teacher Works
By Julia Parmley
When Jason Zara joined GW’s School of Engineering and Applied Science in 2002, seven students were...
VolunteerMatch Tracks Service Hours
It’s only been two months since First Lady Michelle Obama announced her service challenge to the GW community—in exchange for 100,000 hours of service, she will speak at GW’s 2010 Commencement —...
Gelman Library Unveils New Middle East Rare Book Collection
Among the more than 700 volumes in Gelman Library's new Middle East rare book collection are sacred and classical texts dating as far back as the 17th century, a famous translation of the classic...
Jeanette A. Michael, J.D. ’75, GW Board of Trustees member and former executive director of D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board, died on Nov. 28.
Ms. Michael served as D.C....
There’s a household in Beijing that’s in for some excitement.
TaiSen Zhuang, who’s pursuing a Ph.D. in micropropulsion, says he’ll be planning a visit to his hometown—to “give my mom and...
By Julia Parmley
If you think golf is just a game of leisure, try competing against approximately 70 Division I players while walking and carrying clubs over five miles of sand bunkers,...