As we mark the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination, we’re featuring an article from Karen Norris, GSEHD BA ’72, who attended “GW Culture Buffs at The Newseum” earlier this month. The event centered around The Newseum’s “Assassination of JFK and Kennedy Family History” exhibit. Read on to hear what Norris learned at this dynamic […]
With the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination approaching on Friday, Nov. 22, we’re taking a moment to highlight a recent article by Hon. Mark Kennedy, director of GW’s Graduate School of Political Management (GSPM), and Larry Lane, ESIA BA’67, MA ’76, who serves on the GSPM adivsory board. Kennedy and Lane co-authored the article […]
Jean-Marc Gorelick, ESIA MA ’09, a USAID Foreign Service Officer, is currently serving as a senior elections advisor in Afghanistan, where presidential and provincial elections are slated to occur on Apr. 5, 2014. “Inclusive, credible and transparent elections are critical to securing Afghanistan’s democratic future,” Gorelick said in an email. Gorelick recently met Secretary of […]
Several members of the GW alumni community were recently named to the 2013 99 Most Influential Foreign Policy Leaders Under the Age of 33 list (“99 under 33”). This list recognizes a community of some of the brightest and most innovative minds of the time, nominated and chosen by a peer group of Millennials. Compiled […]
Heather Higginbottom, CCAS MA ’99, has been nominated for deputy secretary of state by President Obama. Higginbottom is the first woman to be nominated for that position, The Washington Post reports. In early 2013, Higginbottom was named counselor to Secretary of State John Kerry. Following the 2008 presidential election, President Obama named Higginbottom deputy director […]
Mo Elleithee, GSPM MA ’96, serves as the director of communications for the Democratic National Committee. We were able to catch up with Elleithee to ask him about advice for aspiring political operatives, how he communicates his party’s story, and his thoughts on college basketball: GW: You’ve been incredibly successful in your career working on campaigns and […]
Panelists for the 2013 Alumni Weekend Sunday Political Brunch have been announced! A crowd favorite, this annual event features a town-hall style discussion on one of the hottest topics in politics and policy. This year, former US Secretary of Agriculture and former Chairman of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee Dan Glickman, along with former US […]
James H. Kimber, SMHS BS ’02, a 20 year veteran from Long Beach, CA, is running for California’s 50th Congressional District. Kimber served 20 years in the U.S. Navy, and during his career he graduated with a bachelor’s degree from GW. Following his naval career, he returned to school where he attended the physician assistant […]
After graduating from GW, Louis Laverone, ESIA BA ‘10, knew that a career in law was in his future. What he didn’t know is that he’d win a U.S. Supreme Court case soon after he finished law school. Laverone attended Emory Law School and graduated in May 2013. While at Emory, he was part of […]
Senator David Holt, CCAS BA ’01, has published his first book, Big League City: Oklahoma City’s Rise to the NBA. Holt, current Oklahoma senator and former chief of staff to the Mayor of Oklahoma City, tells the story of the arrival of major league sports in Oklahoma City. Until June 25, the proceeds from the […]
