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Anthropologist. Educator. Writer. Speaker. Nerd: Meet Alumna Nikki Lane

Anthropologist. Educator. Writer. Speaker. Nerd. These are just a few of the identities of Nikki Lane, CCAS BA ‘09. Lane, a professorial lecturer in American University’s Critical Race Gender and Cultural Studies Collaborative, loves sharing her knowledge of cultural and linguistic anthropology beyond the classroom. “I bring my scholarship out of the ivory tower and […]

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Saving Washington: Alumnus Tells Forgotten Story of Battle of Brooklyn

It hasn’t even hit bookshelves yet, but the second book by Chris Formant, GWSB MBA ’79, Saving Washington: The Forgotten Story of the Maryland 400 and the Battle of Brooklyn, has already created market buzz and has been optioned by one of HBO’s top producers. “I got the idea serendipitously,” says Formant, who read a […]

Hear from the Eight Recipients of the Alumni Achievement Award

Annual event recognizes the accomplishments of some of the university’s most distinguished alumni. The university honored the accomplishments of eight of its alumni at the 81st annual Alumni Achievement Awards on Thursday, kicking off this year’s unified Colonials Weekend for alumni, students, family and friends. George Washington University President Thomas LeBlanc said in opening remarks that although he has […]