Officials complete layoffs in response to pandemic
Officials said the layoffs saved GW $32 million – roughly 18 percent of the University’s projected annual budget gap.
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Officials to eliminate electronic transcript fees
Provost Brian Blake and Chief Financial Officer Mark Diaz said the changes came as a result of feedback about buried fees regularly incurred by students.
Medical Faculty Associates doctor treats Biden
Kevin O’Connor, the Medical Faculty Associates’ director of executive medicine, has served as President-elect Joe Biden’s primary care physician since 2009.
20/30 Plan rendered 'obsolete' by pandemic: officials
Officials put the 20/30 Plan on hold in April as a result of the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on GW’s enrollment.
Officials continue to extend timeline for possible staff layoffs
Administrators said early in the semester that layoffs would be completed within a few weeks but continued terminating staff positions well into the fall.
Faculty Assembly approves faculty-wide survey of LeBlanc's leadership
The move came following a tense standoff between the parliamentarian and many faculty over the assembly’s ability to conduct online voting.
Faculty Assembly expected to consider online voting motion
The body is scheduled to consider a petition calling for a faculty-wide survey about University President Thomas LeBlanc’s performance.
Early application data 'consistent' with national trends: officials
Officials said early applicant data for the next academic year shows GW is “on track” to meet the University’s enrollment models.
Blake suspends academic master plan after threat of no-confidence vote
Some faculty had pushed to hold a vote of no confidence in Provost Brian Blake at this month’s Faculty Assembly meeting.
Thousands of protesters gather in D.C. as election races play out
Many businesses around the city boarded up in anticipation of unrest, but the damage to storefronts was limited to occasional graffiti as the protests remained calm throughout the night.