Volume 108, Issue 2
Stories from the May 16, 2011 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
Hallelujah. From freshmen to seniors, most of the student body had one common complaint all year: Gelman Library. In fact, a shared hatred for the library might be one of the few uniting veins pulsing through students of all years at GW. The Board of Trustees decided at a meeting May 13 that it would […]
In its second search for an executive director this year, the Graduate School of Political Management will broaden the search process to better represent stakeholders’ interests and allow for a more diverse candidate pool. The expansion of the search comes after pleas for participation from faculty, alumni and students, who criticized College of Professional Studies […]
Regulatory officials shut down Wednesday three unlicensed vendors who were buying books from students and selling boxes on the Foggy Bottom Campus. A D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs investigator was on campus that day for other business, issued citations to the operators and ordered the businesses to shut down, DCRA Legislative Affairs Specialist […]
A recent episode involving the philosophy department and Peg Barratt, dean of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, has me concerned – and even a bit embarrassed – about the future of the Mount Vernon Campus. Residents of the Vern have often complained about the non-satellite (but really, sort-of-satellite) campus. Yes, it is located […]
Rain clouds cleared as nearly 7,000 graduates took over the National Mall May 15 to collect their degrees, marking the first graduating class to have spent their entire growth at GW with University President Steven Knapp. “These are the students who started when I started. I was a freshman the same time they were,” Knapp […]
The first ever keynote speaker at the Graduate School of Education and Human Development’s graduation ceremony implored graduates to spread the news about the positive experiences gained in their classrooms, emphasizing that educators have the power to change the tone of discussion about the state of America’s education system. Matthew Tosiello, a third grade teacher […]
A leader in the field of nursing told the School of Nursing’s inaugural class May 13 they will have a hands-on role in crafting the future of health care in America. Geraldine Bednash, chief executive officer and executive director of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, told the group of about 80 that they […]
The Class of 2011 raised more than $77,000 for the Senior Class Gift campaign, almost a third of which will go to an emergency scholarship fund for students. The seniors exceeded last year’s class by almost $3,000, with a last-minute anonymous gift boosting the total by $13,000. About $28,000 will go to the Ronald Howard […]
University Provost Steven Lerman welcomed more than 270 of GW’s doctoral candidates into “the community of scholars” the evening of May 12, charging them to “keep their thirst for knowledge alive throughout their careers.” Lerman and a faculty member placed a hood on the robe of each doctorate recipient representing the type of degree earned […]
Collaborating to make a stronger dean search This letter is in response to an article printed May 9, “Dean names second GSPM interim executive director,” regarding the status of proposals for Graduate School of Political Management director as called for by the school’s adjunct faculty, students and alumni. We are listening and making changes. Under […]