Viewers of MTV will most likely recognize the names and faces of Whitney Port and Lauren Conrad hailing from the palm-tree-studded avenues of California. The newest cast member to join the drama is not so widely known, but has more in common with GW students than anyone else on the show. Just four years ago, […]
The United States has failed to back up its strong anti-genocide rhetoric with action, former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright told a packed Elliott School auditorium Tuesday evening. The discussion, which focused on how to prevent genocide, was the inaugural event of the Elliott School of International Affairs’ Banneville Forum. Albright, who served as […]
The United States’ education system is still plagued with inequalities, the youngest member of the Little Rock Nine told an audience at the Marvin Center earlier this week. Carlotta Walls LaNier spoke Monday night about her experience as one of the first black students to attend an all-white public school following the landmark 1954 Supreme […]
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After hours bundled up in freezing temperatures on the National Mall, members of the GW community shed the layers of warm clothing for ball gowns and tuxedos to dance the night away at the University’s largest inaugural ball to date. Thousands of students, alumni and employees partied together for about four hours at Tuesday’s celebration, […]
The School of Business failed to pass a proposal for the third time last month that would fundamentally change the way professors receive tenure and promotions in the school – amid a growing debate over the requisite standards needed for advancement. Professors seeking promotion or tenure in the business school currently apply through their department. […]
As the troubles of Wall Street continue to grow, its effects have reached at least one group of students in the School of Business. GW Women in Business has received funding from Lehman Brothers since the student organization was founded in 2006. Lehman Brothers, however, declared bankruptcy in September and GWWIB leaders are unsure if […]
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. Students, alumni and community members attended the event to raise awareness about necessary changes to the Jewish student center at 23rd and H streets. “The building was built in […]
Sunday, May 4, 10:03 p.m. GW Hillel raised half a million dollars in a campaign to renovate its aging building, officials said at the Jewish organization’s 20th anniversary Wednesday. Students, alumni and community members attended the event to raise awareness about necessary changes to the Jewish student center at 23rd and H streets. “The building […]
When GW professor Steven Livingston visited Iraq two months ago, he became the first American professor to visit the nation under the auspices of the U.S. Embassy in Iraq’s American visitor program. In the next several weeks, he plans to return to the war-torn country. Livingston, a professor of media and public affairs and international […]