Bowser orders curfew, activates National Guard to support MPD
Mayor Muriel Bowser ordered a citywide curfew for the District for Sunday night in response to recent protests over incidents of police brutality.
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D.C. to secure tracing, testing abilities to contain virus by July
Officials say the District should have the necessary contact tracing and testing capabilities by the end of July to contain the virus.
Faculty Senate requests layoffs and furloughs be 'last resort'
The Faculty Senate called on officials to rely on furloughs and layoffs as a last resort in mitigating the fiscal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on GW.
Elliott School to allow new graduate students to enroll in Flex-Start
All newly admitted graduate students in the Elliott School of International Affairs will be able to take up to nine credits online this fall.
Researchers develop tool to determine number of contact tracers needed
Public health researchers developed a tool to determine the number of COVID-19 contact tracers that will be needed to reopen the United States.
LeBlanc calls special meeting of Faculty Senate
Officials will hold a special meeting of the Faculty Senate for senators to discuss academic and budgetary planning in light of the pandemic.
GW Hillel, J Street U respond to interim Elliott School dean choice
GW Hillel wrote that it’s discussing the appointment with academic partners, while J Street U at GW wrote that the organization supports the appointment.
Officials appoint interim dean of Elliott School
The vice dean of the Elliott School of International Affairs will take over as interim leader of the school at the end of the month.
Faculty Senate passes resolution to expand freshman forgiveness policy
The resolution expands the freshman forgiveness policy to allow all undergraduate students to retake up to three courses.
Tschirhart focuses on students' career preparation in first year
Mary Tschirhart said she has emphasized her commitment to preparing students for ongoing challenges they will encounter as public servants.