May 11, 2009

Nine graduating seniors have been selected as the newest batch of Presidential Administrative Fellows – high-achieving students who receive free graduate school tuition from GW in exchange for working for the University. Next year’s PAFs are Daniel Bernstein, Sandra Perez, Christopher Diaz, Collin Stevenson, Brittany Plavchak, Anna Phillips, Selam Bedada, Corey Barenbrugge and Natalie Kaplan. […]

Growing up at international boarding schools in both Switzerland and England, Sarah Fitzpatrick was no stranger to foreign service. Many of her classmates’ parents were diplomats, so when it was time to go to college, she choose the Elliott School of International Affairs, hoping to one day become a diplomat herself. But when she first […]

The School of Media and Public Affairs will have a new director before the beginning of the fall semester, the dean of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences said last week. In April, the SMPA faculty voted unanimously to recommend professor Frank Sesno as the school’s next leader. CCAS Dean Peg Barratt – who […]

Coordinators of Grad Week, a list of activities for seniors in their last week of college, have increased advertising and added new events in an effort to attract more participants. The week consists of a variety of events, ranging from bar nights at McFadden’s Saloon and an Atlantic City trip to a commemorative class photograph […]

As the old adage goes, the first step to solving any problem is admitting there is one. When it comes to advising, GW has long acknowledged that there is a serious problem. One year ago, the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences released a report outlining issues within the current advising system. It now seems […]

Monday Crimes of obedience: “Groupthink” at Abu Ghraib GW professor Jerrold Post discusses what went wrong at Abu Ghraib Prison in Iraq. 12 p.m. Gelman Library room 207 Wednesday “Let’s Get Free: A Hip-Hop Theory of Justice” Join Law School professor Paul Butler for a hip-hop reading and signing of his book. 6:30 p.m. to […]

One of Washington’s professional sports teams is throwing a wrench into the University’s Commencement plans. With Commencement just one week away, the University could have to hold Commencement in the Smith Center because the Verizon Center, the backup site in recent years, might be unavailable due to the Washington Capitals’ playoff schedule. The Smith Center, […]

Mark Smith has spent his time at GW trying to unravel a concept that many others have never even considered: human asexuality. The lack of sexual attraction in humans, says Smith, is a subject that has been explored from a psychological perspective. But what he believes distinguishes his study is that it is the first […]

Web Extra Television stations, newspapers and blogs covered breaking news ten days ago that the District’s first two probable cases of the swine flu were students at GW. In the days following the May 1 press conference held by the University and D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty’s Office that announced the two probable cases, news cameras […]

Seoul, South Korea – In Korea, a year living in the country makes you an old-timer. Normally, it takes just six months for a foreign student or English teacher to arrive, absorb, and depart. I can count the Americans whom I know to have lived here for more than a few years on one hand. […]