Alumnus, former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid dies at 82
Reid, the Senate majority leader from 2007 to 2015, earned his juris doctor from GW Law in 1964 and received an honorary doctorate of laws in 2005.
Administration
Officials to re-open residence halls as planned
Students who were away during winter break must quarantine once they return to residence halls, which will open on Jan. 8.
Biden extends federal student loan repayment freeze
President Biden extended the pause through May 1 amid a nationwide spike in COVID-19 cases driven by the spreading Omicron variant.
Omicron variant prompts closures, restrictions across GW, D.C.
COVID-19 cases at GW and across D.C. stand at record highs as the spread of the Omicron variant continues to accelerate.
Spring classes to begin online to curb spread of Omicron variant
Officials will move up the deadline for GW community members to receive a COVID-19 booster shot to Jan. 10 instead of Feb. 1, three weeks earlier than the initial deadline.
Kronos ‘unavailable’ following cyber attack
Officials are working on restoration plans following a cybersecurity incident affecting the employee time reporting system last week.
GW announces booster shot requirement as Omicron spreads
Officials said students who do not receive the booster before Feb. 1 will have to get tested for COVID-19 weekly but cannot register for future semesters.
Officials looking to expand counseling staff to manage high demand
Officials presented a report at a Faculty Senate meeting Friday that stated that CAPS handled 2,739 student appointments this fall with a depleted staff.
Gelman Library services impacted in Amazon Web Services outage
Some GW Libraries services may be temporarily down after a major Amazon Web Services outage.
Officials to resume chief digital officer search ‘in the near future’
GW has lacked a permanent IT leader since the former chief information officer stepped down last September.