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Jen Psaki during a White House press conference.

Jen Psaki to give keynote address at Commencement

By Erika Filter, Senior Staff Writer May 1, 2024
Former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki will address the Class of 2024 as this year's Commencement speaker, officials said Wednesday. 
House committee calls on Bowser, MPD chief to testify over encampment

House committee calls on Bowser, MPD chief to testify over encampment

By Sejal Govindarao, Staff Writer May 1, 2024
The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability will call on D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith to testify next Wednesday.
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Co.) speaking through a megaphone at a press conference in H Street.

Live coverage: Encampment meets day seven under congressional, mayoral attention

By The GW Hatchet Staff May 1, 2024

Protesters begin the seventh day of their encampment Wednesday under scrutiny from members of Congress for the near week-long demonstration. Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) urged Congress Tuesday to hold a...

Top Republicans press Bowser, MPD on why they did not clear encampment

Top Republicans press Bowser, MPD on why they did not clear encampment

By Jennifer Igbonoba and Sejal Govindarao April 30, 2024
The Republican heads of two congressional committees wrote a letter to top D.C. officials demanding to know why D.C. police reportedly refused to shut down the GW pro-Palestinian encampment. 
Live coverage: Liberation zone retains numbers heading into day six

Live coverage: ‘Liberation zone’ retains numbers heading into day six

By The GW Hatchet Staff April 30, 2024
Pro-Palestinian protesters in University Yard and H Street enter their sixth day of demonstrations.

Crime log: Female student reports laptop stolen

By Ella Mitchell, Staff Writer April 29, 2024

Theft I/From Building Academic Center Reported 4/23/2024 – 1:30 p.m. Open case A male student reported their unattended backpack stolen. – Case open. Unlawful entry Milken School of...

Letter to the editor: Retired professor banned from listserv after supporting encampment

By Karyn Pomerantz, Guest Contributor April 29, 2024
After supporting the anti-war, pro-Palestinian encampment, a former professor gets banned from the Milken Institute of Public Health listserv.
Students enter The School Without Walls.

School Without Walls faces budget gaps; likely to lose theater, Chinese programs

By Rory Quealy and Bryson Kloesel April 29, 2024
Students and alumni released a petition urging D.C. officials to protect the teachers and their courses.
Singapore Ambassador Lui Tuck Yew speaks during the event.

Singaporean ambassador to the US talks US-Singapore relations

By Norah Woods, Reporter April 29, 2024
The Singaporean Ambassador to the U.S. discussed the dynamics of U.S.-Singapore relations at the University Student Center on Tuesday.
The GW Title IX Office on 20th Street

GW’s Title IX office to change policies following update to federal regulations

By Jenna Lee, Staff Writer April 29, 2024
The University will review the new federal regulations and draft new policies this summer to ensure they are in compliance.
Revolutionaries, 1967 to 2024

Revolutionaries, 1967 to 2024

By Nick Perkins and Jenna Baer April 29, 2024
Glimpses of photographs and reporting across 60 years of demonstrations on GW's campus reveals parallels in the scenes of the U-Yard encampment and other protests at the University.
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