The University announced late last week that eight graduating seniors will receive full tuition to pursue master's degrees at GW as part of the University's Presidential Administrative Fellowship Program.
His new home might be in the District, but University President Steven Knapp's passport paints a much different picture of his whereabouts during his first year as GW president.
Howard Dean, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, said last week in the Marvin Center that Republicans have turned away minorities with their stances on immigration and civil rights issues.
University officials said last week that GW scored below average for academic involvement in a prominent higher education survey from 2007, though the school was rated highly for study abroad and internship work.
GW may soon sign a declaration that would allow a watchdog group to investigate the working conditions of the University's outside contractors, officials said last week.
We are disturbed that the administration has not moved swiftly to reassure students with safeguards against the potentially devastating impact of the loan crisis.
GW Hillel raised half a million dollars in a campaign to renovate its aging building, officials said at the Jewish organization's 20th anniversary on May 2.
Nicole Capp was right. She trusted that students would care about the Student Association when it was working on behalf of students, and she has set a new standard for SA leaders at GW.
With market basket schools hiking up their prices, we are not alone in our tuition woes. But this is not a club we ever wanted to join, much less found - and the way out may be through alumni support.
This weekend is about one thing only - the graduates.
Taxi drivers in the District are reluctantly complying with a mandate to install meters by June 1, signaling the end of a nearly six-month battle to keep the zone system.
GW students looking to rent a ride around D.C. will have an alternative to Zipcars beginning this month: bikes.
Last year GW became the first university in the nation to surpass the $50,000 price tag for tuition and expenses. But a year later, GW has company at the top.
"Are there any secret agents here tonight?" asked Bret McKenzie, one of two members of the self-proclaimed band-not-duo Flight of the Conchords, who performed to a near-sold out audience at Lisner Auditorium Friday.
Mike O'Connor's pitching motion isn't overly distinct. But when he coils his body, reaches his long left arm far back and releases a fastball, it's like he is really willing the ball across home plate. Almost like he's trying to will himself back into the major leagues - this time, to stay.
Eight seniors from GW sports: how they grew and what they're doing next year.
Freshman Miles Beatty and junior Cheyenne Moore, two scholarship athletes, have been dismissed from the men's basketball team, the athletic department announced last week.
The GW baseball team ended a disappointing three-game series on a high note against La Salle Sunday, a day after dropping a critical doubleheader in their chase for the Atlantic 10 postseason.
The University plans to dramatically change Colonial Inauguration in the coming years, beginning this summer with the elimination of a costly laser light show and several other luxuries, a top administrator said Thursday.
Assault charges against a former Student Association senator have been dimissed until prosecutors decide to proceed with the case, the U.S. Attorney's office said.
A malfunctioning air conditioner erupted in flames in Schenley Hall on May 2, causing about $75,000 in damages, according to fire reports.
The University sent letters to former members of the Alpha Pi Epsilon fraternity last month, threatening disciplinary action if any members "reorganize, reconstitute or re-colonize" in any form.
The University plans to launch a school-wide competition this fall to encourage class bonding and community building, officials said this week.
Besides the Commencement address, there will only be two other non-student featured speeches on the Mall this weekend - and both will be from former GW leaders.
Students may never be able to show school spirit at a homecoming football game, but thanks to this year's senior class gift, GW spirit may get a boost.
University President Steven Knapp announced the creation of a Commencement speaker advisory committee last week in an effort to bring transparency to the search process for the annual keynote speaker.
Todd Jasper started working security at the Surf & Sand Hotel in Laguna Beach, Calif., four years ago. Now, the graduating senior will work at the Department of Homeland Security - one of a growing number of students to secure government jobs out of college.
Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) will address about 2,000 graduating Law School students in the Smith Center Sunday.
Peyton R. Patterson of NewAlliance Bank will speak to the Graduate School of Business on Friday at the school's graduation ceremony.
Many of this year's graduates will soon begin a new life in a new city, but GW is working to help ease the transition to an unfamiliar town full of unknown faces.
Mark Hughes, former president of System and Network Solutions Group of Science Applications International Corporation, will address the graduates of the School of Engineering and Applied Science Saturday night.
Leon Lederman, a Nobel Prize winner and high-energy physicist, will speak at the College of Professional Studies graduation ceremony Saturday.
Mike McConnell, U.S. director of national intelligence, will speak at the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences graduation Saturday and be presented with an honorary degree for public service.
Judith Muhlberg, who works for the consulting firm Gagen MacDonald, will be the keynote speaker for the business school graduation ceremony Friday.
Though graduates are allotted six tickets for Sunday's Commencement ceremony on the Mall, University officials said they are not necessary unless the event is moved indoors.
Maggie Desmond knows it sounds like a bad cliché, but after seeing Al Gore's "Inconvenient Truth" she realized there were so many ways she could improve our environment.
Senior Sara Ray said she is grabbing her diploma, throwing her mortarboard in the air and heading to Macedonia on Sunday. But first, she has to speak to an estimated crowd of 20,000 on the National Mall.
Growing up in Bluebell, Pa., Alyssa Greco knew that if she wanted to watch TV with her older brothers, she would have to develop an interest in basketball. So she did.
Christine Handy Collins isn't your typical student Commencement speaker. But she is also far from your average GW student.
The University defied tradition and picked two student Commencement speakers for the University-wide ceremony on Sunday.
As a freshman, James Zarsadiaz anticipated a career on Capitol Hill. This aspiration quickly dissolved, however, when he realized that policy-making does not interest him.
In an interview with The Hatchet in his office at American University, Bond reflected on his career, his controversy and the state of racism today. He said of the many commencement addresses he has given in his career, speaking at GW "is one that will stick in (his) mind.
For theater major Joe Altenau, it's all about the lights.
Dan Sagalovich is going to medical school, but you might not know it from the classes he has taken at GW, which include political science, photography and yoga.
When Emily Robertson enrolled in GW at age 16, she wanted to continue studying music on the side. Four years later, Robertson is graduating with honors as an Enosinian Scholar from the music department.
When people in her home city of New York ask Christina Rodriguez where she is from, her response is Puerto Rico.
What began as a middle school hobby for Jacqueline Hackett has become a decade devoted to youth substance abuse prevention.
A trip to the gym changed Amy Fishman's life. On her way to Lerner Health and Wellness Center in 2004, the Cincinnati native came across a bone marrow drive at Hillel.
It's not unusual for David Rosenbaum to get strange looks when he's working out at the Lerner Health and Wellness Center, especially when he runs into his interns.
The countdown to Commencement is dwindling and restaurants are getting booked. To keep your family entertained and avoid the reservation rush, The Hatchet has compiled eight unique, food-free things for you and your parents to enjoy before you graduate.
The sports teams in photos.
The year in review, seen through the camera lens.
Monday, May 12, 7:68 p.m Former University president Stephen Joel Trachtenberg will be traveling to Israel with President George W. Bush as part of an honorary delegation to celebrate the country's 60th anniversary.
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