In the wake of the arrest of an ex-professor charged with embezzlement, GW is taking steps to beef up oversight. While nothing has been implemented, some professors fear that the system could sap research and morale.
Federal officials suspended part of a $14 million grant in June as they investigated a former GW professor who was charged last week with stealing about $600,000, University administrators said Friday. The funds freeze prompted GW to halt most research at the National Crash Analysis Center, an institute at its Virginia Campus run jointly with the Federal Highway Administration, said Donald Lehman, executive vice president for Academic Affairs.
Comedian Jon Stewart blasted CNN's "Crossfire" when he appeared on the show Friday afternoon, criticizing its content and hosts in an unusually serious display for the Comedy Central star. "What you do is not honest. What you do is partisan hackery," Stewart said.
If you're a GW student, Todd Ramlow, an adjunct professor of English, may have taught one of your classes. If you're a fan of D.C.'s restaurant scene, he may have also served your dinner. Ramlow, who has taught at GW since 1999, currently teaches classes in English, human sciences and women's studies, a schedule that he says amounts to a 35-hour weekly workload.
The GW Board of Trustees broke with precedent and announced tuition for next year's freshman class at its fall meeting Friday. For the second straight year, the board approved a fixed pricing plan that will require incoming freshmen to pay the same tuition during their entire stay at GW.
Dana Carvey found himself in a familiar role Saturday night as he entertained a sold-out Colonials Weekend crowd of more than 4,600 students, parents and alumni. During his hour-long comedy routine at the Smith Center, the "Saturday Night Live" alumnus performed his famous impressions of George H.
Foggy Bottom overflowed with students, parents and alumni that came together to reunite with each other and the University as part of Colonials Weekend. A variety of events were available to participants, including auctions, guest lectures, tours of the University and a live jazz brunch.
With about 150 of Mitchell Hall's 300 residents participating in arts Living and Learning Communities, leaders of the dormitory are pushing to transform and promote it as an entirely arts-oriented space. Ryan Ketac, Mitchell's Community Living and Learning Center director, is in charge of an arts program that encompasses six separate LLCs ranging in concentration from literature to photography.
Monday Free Mat Pilates Class 7 to 8 p.m. Lloyd Gym Dance and Exercise Studio Sponsored by Mount Vernon Campus Life Tuesday "Late Night with the President" Freshman hall spirit competition and opportunity to ask President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg questions 7 p.
Radio talk show hosts to be featured on Kalb Report Al Franken, G. Gordon Liddy and Jim Bohannon will discuss the impact of talk radio on the presidential election at the Kalb Report Monday night at 8 p.m. The talk show hosts from different ends of the political spectrum will talk about issues such as objective journalism and its relevance in talk radio.
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