Education Department rescinds Obama-era guidance on campus sexual assault
The department released interim guidelines that allow universities to use a more rigorous standard of evidence in determining responsibility in a sexual violence case.
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Faculty Association backs Elliott School policy to end single-gender panels
The president of the Faculty Association praised Elliott School Dean Reuben Brigety for making a “vital substantive and symbolic move” to improve female representation at academic events.
ANC delays GW Hospital helipad vote citing enforcement, accountability concerns
Commissioners said the current proposal didn’t allow the ANC to hold the hospital accountable if it broke the terms of the agreement.
Man assaulted along 23rd Street, police say
Police blocked a portion of the sidewalk along 23rd Street following the incident.
Former Trump campaign manager knocks Congress at College Republicans event
President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski defended the president but slammed Congress’ Republican majority Tuesday in a talk with Frank Sesno, the director of the School of Media and Public Affairs.
Voting rights advocate tells College Democrats to be genuine in their political beliefs
Jason Kander, the former Missouri secretary of state talked about his work for Let America Vote, a voting rights organization, to a nearly-full audience in the Betts Theater Tuesday.
Rice Hall relocation plans announced to accommodate administrators
Administrators currently housed in Rice Hall will be moved into buildings across campus by the end of next year, according to a University release from Tuesday.
SEAS professor inks $5.3 million research agreement to study cancer treatment
The deal, the largest corporate research funding agreement in University history, will allow an engineering professor to expand his research into an emerging cancer treatment.
Teashi restaurant opens in Shenkman Hall
The Asian-style restaurant will offer dishes like rice bowls, teppanyaki and noodle soup from Shenkman’s basement food court.
SMPA hosts town hall on media's role in the Trump era
The event, moderated by SMPA Director Frank Sesno, began with Sesno asking leaders of the GW College Republicans and GW College Democrats about their perceptions of the news media’s Trump coverage.