Academics

Experts said GW’s four-year graduation rate drop of 4 percent came as students in the U.S. opted to defer their education due to medical or mental health concerns.

Experts said interdisciplinary degrees help students remain engaged in learning and prepare them for a workforce where a diverse skill set is required.

John Vlach, a professor emeritus of American studies and anthropology and a celebrated folklorist, died from Alzheimer’s disease in October. He was 74.

Provost Chris Bracey said about 110 students who entered the University in 2018 left “largely” due to GW’s shift to remote learning.

Wrighton lost the election to Willie E. May, who ran on a platform of promoting diversity in STEM and combatting misinformation.

Half of the respondents to the diversity climate survey said they had experienced negative treatment based on their identity in the past five years.

Art therapy professors said they plan to spend a $1 million donation on graduate fellowships to bring “imperative” financial support to their students.

GW chartered an interdisciplinary, collaborative research institute working to address racial and ethnic inequality last week.

Dean Mei Fu said in a statement sent to School of Nursing community members Tuesday that she will step down from her role as dean Friday.

Monday marks the end of GW’s classroom mask mandate, but faculty and students said the requirement largely went unenforced months before its removal.