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Alumna Brings People Together for Meaningful and Intimate Conversations

Cathy Cranberg, CCAS BA ’95, is good at asking questions. For more than 20 years, she led large businesses, including those within GE Healthcare and Novartis Pharmaceuticals, through change and put them on the path to achieve a vision. It was through this process, she says, coupled with her psychology degree, that she learned to […]

GW Alum, Bulls Owner Elected to HOF

Chicago Bulls owner and chairman Jerry Reinsdorf, GWSB BA ’57, was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Monday. Reinsdorf, who oversaw six Michael Jordan-led championship teams in the 1990s, will be enshrined along with nine members of the Class of 2016, including Shaquille O’Neal, Allen Iverson, and current Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo. “This is […]

Colonials Win NIT Championship

Kevin Larsen scored 18 points, Patricio Garino added another 14, and the George Washington men’s basketball team capped off the winningest season in program history with a 76-60 victory over Valparaiso to win the National Invitation Tournament championship Thursday. It is GW’s first postseason title. The Colonials (28-10) also set a program record for wins […]

Charles E. Smith Center Turns 40

Sunday marked the 40th anniversary of the Charles E. Smith Center’s dedication. For the past four decades, the Smith Center has been an iconic landmark on GW’s Foggy Bottom Campus, the site of some of GW Athletics’ biggest victories, but also a place full of memories for thousands of Colonials past and present. In honor […]