Trachtenberg School Honors Outstanding Alumni and Professors

Event Demonstrates School’s Motto of “Doing Good and Doing it Well” When GW’s Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration (TSPPPA) community gather, there’s sure to be some TLAs tossed around (that’s three-letter acronyms for those who don’t speak “government”). The February 21 Trachtenberg School Outstanding Alumni and Teaching Awards Networking Reception was no […]

Student: Alumni Leaders Make GW Special

As part of GW’s student-alumni initiatives, the Colonial Ambassadors Program empowers a select group of undergraduate students to promote and preserve GW traditions, encourage a spirit of philanthropy and nurture the student-alumni connection through special events and projects. With offerings like the Colonial Ambassador/GW Alumni Association (GWAA) mentorship exchange–which pairs ambassadors with alumni leaders who […]

Top Five Stories of 2013

2013 was a big year for the GW community—from entertainment to politics to business to community service, alumni around the world made a difference, and we were lucky enough to catch up with many of them. Check out which stories were most popular last year: Double Alumna Conquers Crossfit Christy Phillips Adkins, SPHHS BS ’07, […]

Alumna Nominated for Deputy Secretary of State

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 […]