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Ask the Expert_Banned Books

Ask a GW Expert: What Banned Books Should I Read This Summer?

Tired of the predictable paperbacks on your summer stack? Sociology’s Daina Eglitis shares her banned-book recommendations for bolder beach reads.

The conversational robot "Pepper," a project of GW Engineering's Assistive Robotics and Tele-Medicine (ART-Med) Lab, greets visitors at InnovationFest 2026. (GWToday/Florence Shen)

GW Researchers Pack the Smith Center for InnovationFest

The university-wide research showcase highlighted work across the disciplines.

Ted Turner at GW

Media Mogul and Philanthropist Ted Turner Remembered by GW Community

At GW, Turner’s legacy lives on through SMPA’s Ted Turner Professor of Environmental Media position.

Student at Sasha Bruce Youthwork

A Course That Changes How You See the World, Starting With What You Eat

At GW, the World on a Plate course is changing the way students think about food—and everything connected to it.

Spirit

Q & A: What Led to Spirit Airlines’ Fall?

GW School of Business’s Jungho Suh examines the decline that led to Spirit Airlines ceasing operations.

Only at GW

Class of 2026’s Fondest GW Memories (Part One)

From classrooms to clinics to global experiences, graduating students recall the people and moments that defined their time at GW.

Members of the sixth GWALA cohort with staff members

GW’s Academic Leadership Academy Graduates its Sixth Cohort

GWALA program helps faculty and staff sharpen their leadership skills.

Susan Kelly-Weeder. (GW Nursing)

Q&A: Alcohol Safety at the End of the School Year

GW Nursing Dean Susan Kelly-Weeder discusses negative health outcomes associated with excessive alcohol use and the rise of abstinence among college students.

Edlyn Rochon

First-Generation College Graduate Has a Hunger for Learning

Master’s degree candidate Edlyn Rochon, also a GW staff member, will enter a Ph.D. program in the fall.

Grace Curry

Graduating Lacrosse Player Grace Curry Found Her Stride—and the Record Book

The GW senior capped her career with a program record 66 goals, turning confidence, teamwork and resilience into a historic final season.