On April 19, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, CCAS BA ’85, R-Va., was in Foggy Bottom to encourage GW students to get involved in issues that are important to them, and ones that will make the world a better place. “We need your help,” he told the students gathered at GW Hillel. “Because that’s what’s […]
If the vast amount of information available on the Internet is envisioned as an iceberg, traditional search engines like Google only uncover the very tip. That’s why Zhuojie Zhou, a SEAS Ph.D. student, and Nan Zhang, a GW assistant professor of computer science, developed WiseAgg, a search engine for analysts. The engine, which works on […]
A few weeks ago, GW hosted the fifth-annual Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U), bringing more than 1,000 college students from 50 states and 82 countries to campus. Each year CGI U hosts a meeting where students, topic experts and celebrities come together to discuss pressing global issues in five focus areas: education, environment and […]
On March 22, nine students at eight District schools got the same happy news—that they received the GW-Stephen Joel Trachtenberg Scholarship, a four-year award worth more than $200,000 and covering tuition, room, board, books and fees. “Nothing is more satisfying than to surprise an aspiring young student with a full scholarship,” said Dr. Knapp. “I […]
GW Today recently profiled two George Washington University alumni who have thrown their hats into the ring this year for seats in Congress. And many of their campaigns are in full swing, with primaries ranging from late March to September. Among those running are Chris Edwards, GWSB MPA ’96, a former naval officer vying for the […]
On Jan. 30, eight GW Alumni were recognized by D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray, CCAS BA ’64, and SnagFilms founder and chairman Ted Leonsis as the recipients of Washington’s Best Film for their 2010 project on convicted felons reintegrating into society: Jason Wilder Evans Jatryce Jackson Kripa Kosh Yavar Moghimi Hua “Lily” Qin Erika Rydberg Rebecca […]
For the fourth consecutive year, GW ranks first among medium-sized universities producing Peace Corps Volunteers, according to the annual Peace Corps rankings. GW currently has 78 undergraduate alumni serving overseas. Since 1961 — the Peace Corps’ inception — 1,094 George Washington alumni have served in the Peace Corps. “It is terrific that GW is once […]
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 […]
