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GW Joins Multidisciplinary Scientific Society as Founding Institutional Member

New partnership with the American Association for the Advancement of Science provides free memberships and benefits to the university community.

The undergraduate Class of 2025 was welcomed to the GW Alumni Association at the Senior Class Toast. (Photos: Abby Greenawalt)

GW Class of 2025 Toasts to Their Futures

The annual tradition also welcomed graduating seniors to the GW Alumni Association and celebrated raising more than $5,000 toward this year’s senior class gift.

Commencement 2025

Commencement Week 2025: Know before You Go

From tips on where to eat to transportation recommendations, find out details of GW’s signature weekend celebrating its graduating students.

Whitney Hermandorfer

GW Law Alumna Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals

Whitney Hermandorfer, J.D. ’15, is President Trump’s first judicial pick of his second term.

Hope Harrison

GW Professor Honored by German Government for Lifetime of Work

Hope Harrison has shaped our understanding of the Cold War and shared her work with international audiences.

Party guests move through the Flagg Building Atrium seen from above

NEXT Festival Extravaganza Lives Up to Its Name

More than a thousand people attended GW’s annual celebration of the arts.

GW students pet a dog

Spring 2025 Final Exam Period Resources

The Division for Student Affairs offers resources and well-being support through finals.

Giving Day 2025

GW Community Raises Over $2M During Record-Breaking Giving Day 2025

The university’s fifth annual Giving Day brought together thousands to support students, programs and initiatives across campus.

Alan Morrison, Christopher Bracey, Mary Anne Franks, Ellen M. Granberg, and Dayna Bowen Matthew

GW Law’s Mary Anne Franks Installed in Endowed Professorship

In remarks concluding installation ceremony, Franks invoked World War II resistance leader Sophie Scholl.

(Left to right) Provost Bracey and Trachtenberg Award winners Y. Tony Yang, Ilana Feldman, Stephanie Cellini with President Granberg.

Teaching, Research and Service Take Center Stage at Faculty Honors Ceremony

Faculty and graduate students were honored for their contributions at the 15th Annual Faculty Honors Ceremony.

GW Professors Gate in Foggy Bottom on a sunny autumn day

GW Provost Hosts Conversation Addressing Hard Questions Surrounding Institutional Neutrality and Free Speech

Experts at GW Provost's webinar say complex issues of academic freedom and freedom of expression call for nuanced views.

GW Academic Honors 2025

GW Recognizes Top Scholars at 2025 Academic Honors Ceremony

President Ellen M. Granberg and Provost Christopher Alan Bracey congratulated the 225 students who earned Outstanding Academic Achievement Awards, as well as nine Distinguished Scholars.

Planet Forward

Planet Forward Summit Highlights How Storytelling Can Transform Climate Conflict into Collaboration

The 2025 Planet Forward Summit was held in association with the Conflict Transformation Collaborative at Middlebury College.

The Loop

How GW Students Drive Zero Waste Efforts on Campus

On the eve of Earth Day 2025, GW Office of Sustainability initiatives take aim at zero waste and resource conservation.

The Flagg Building is adorned with banners promoting NEXT

For the Corcoran’s Annual Celebration, Artists Spring into High Gear

More than 170 GW students of the arts prepare to show audiences what comes NEXT at festival.

 

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