The Defense of Marriage Act ruling on June 26th was a historic day for the country—and many Colonials shared their feelings with us on Facebook and via email. Members of the GW LGBT Alumni Association, who work hard to celebrate and promote the GW LGBT community, also shared their reactions to this monumental day: Morgan […]
Category: Politics
GW Student First in Line to Hear DOMA Ruling
Carly Abenstein SMPA BA ‘16, didn’t know how the highest court in the country would rule on the Defense of Marriage Act, but she knew she was going to be in the room when they did. “It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness history being made,” Abenstein said in an email. After her summer class […]
Daniel Martinage, CCAS BA ’75, ESIA MA ’78
Daniel Martinage, CCAS BA ’75, ESIA MA ’78, has been named the new executive director for The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), the world’s oldest and largest membership organization for industrial design. “IDSA is excited to welcome Daniel to the design community,” said George McCain, chairman of IDSA’s board of directors. Martinage is an […]
Kevin Joseph Sheehan, CCAS BA ’91
Kevin Joseph Sheehan, CCAS BA ’91, passed away on Nov. 26, 2012 after a long battle with multiple myeloma. A devout Christian, Sheehan relied on his faith throughout the duration of his illness. Born in Framingham, MA, Sheehan graduated from Massachusetts Bay Community College with a business administration degree. He continued his studies at GW […]
James Skoufis, CCAS BA ‘08
James Skoufis, CCAS BA ‘08 was elected to the New York State Assembly (99th District) in November 2012. Skoufis studied political science at GW’s Columbian College of Arts and Sciences. “I look forward to putting all that I learned at GW to use as the state’s youngest serving assembly member,” he says. Skoufis also earned […]
Face the Facts USA
Fact # 1 — How fast is the federal deficit rising? In every second of 2011, the government spent $114,253 while taking in only $73,043 in revenue. That means in each second, the federal government spent $41,210 that it didn’t have. Divided among every man, woman and child in the US, the 2011 deficit amounted […]
Ben Bernanke GW Lectures Streamed Live
Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, is delivering a series of lectures at George Washington University’s School of Business (GWSB). The lectures, “The Federal Reserve and Its Role in Today’s Economy,” are being live-streamed. If you missed the first lecture, check it out below. Catch the other three […]
J. Edgar Hoover’s GW Years
The recently released film, “J. Edgar,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio as J. Edgar Hoover, LAW LLB ’16, LLM ’17 — best known as the longtime director of the FBI — has generated new interest in Hoover’s life and work. To provide more context about Hoover’s time at GW, Andrew Simpson, CCAS MA ’09, a historian at […]