April 4, 2011

As more women worldwide pursue graduate degrees in business, GW is facing a reverse trend, seeing the number of female MBA graduates decline 7 percent over the last two years. The decline comes at a time when women have made major gains in the once male-dominated field, climbing to comprise 48 percent of MBA students […]

They say the best experiences are those we can share with friends, but when I look back on my experiences in Florence, the day I braved the city on my own stands out the most. With my friends gone on a day-long excursion that I was unable to attend, I found myself mano-a-mano with Florence, […]

This may come as a surprise, but there is a campaign on campus trying to change the world. Last night, a group of students covered campus in blue circles to launch “Do One Thing.” The campaign is geared toward improving our impact on society. Originally created by international advertising firm Saatchi & Saatchi, the campaign […]

When College of Professional Studies Dean Kathleen Burke announced that an outside firm would conduct the search for a new director of the Graduate School of Political Management, we hoped the restarted process would include more input from those who felt excluded from the original search process. But so far, this has not been the […]

Students weighing the option of going to law school – and the likelihood of getting a job with a law degree – may have more help in the process if the American Bar Association implements its proposal for law school accreditation standards. Some facets of the proposal are surrounded by controversy. But one aspect of […]

By the top of the second inning Sunday at Barcroft Park, baseball had staked an early 1-0 lead, and was on its way to a 6-3 win over Saint Joseph’s. Senior Tom Gately, GW’s starting pitcher, however, yanked the cap off his head after seizing the ball back from the catcher. He couldn’t seem to […]

If I were to describe the classroom experience at Universitá Bocconi, or in Italy altogether, I would say it devastates my patience level and outright overwhelms me when it comes to paying attention during lectures. Put another way, when I arrive a couple minutes early to class and the professor has not arrived yet, the […]

There were few similarities between the first and second games of Atlantic 10 conference play for the GW women’s lacrosse team. Friday, the Colonials (4-8, 1-1) earned their first conference victory, defeating St. Bonaventure 18-15, but they were unable to extend the momentum to Sunday, and fell to Duquesne in a close 7-6 loss. Head […]

Students care about the GSPM search too The students of the Graduate School of Political Management come from different parts of the country. We come from different backgrounds, and we each come hoping to achieve different goals. It is easy, however, to understand why so many of us were drawn to this specific graduate program: […]