Every year, the Houston Grand Opera (HGO) honors a group of young professionals who make a difference throughout the city of Houston, TX for their leadership in non-profit organizations. This year, GW alumnus Carlos Paz, Jr., CCAS BA ’08, was among those recognized. Paz, Jr. was one of eight young professionals to receive the 2014 […]
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GW Receives Record-Setting Gifts; Renames School of Public Health
Early this morning, GW Today announced that GW has received gifts from the Milken Institute, the Sumner M. Redstone Charitable Foundation, and the Milken Family Foundation: The George Washington University has received three gifts totaling $80 million that will address—in collaboration with other institutions—many of the world’s public health challenges, focusing on prevention of disease […]
Double Alumna Named PR Person to Watch
If you keep tabs on the national political scene, you probably know that Megan Whittemore, CCAS BA ’08, GSPM MS ’10, is the Press Secretary for House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (who is also a GW graduate). Whittemore recently made headlines again when PR News included her on the “2013 PR People to Watch” list. […]
Alumnus & Professor Co-Author JFK Article on HuffPo
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 […]
Alumnae Trio Find Success with Tinsel & Twine
A typical day for the [much buzzed about] Brooklyn-based event design shop Tinsel & Twine is anything but typical, says communications director Erica Taylor, CCAS BA ’06. That’s because the company creates a signature style for each client and event, from floral styling to custom stationery and signage, to lighting installation, prop coordination and event […]
Alumni Duo Dubbed “New Indie-Pop Obsession”
Have you ever had dreams of being a rock star? Meet two GW alumni who are on their way to hitting it big with their Indie-Pop group holychild. Liz Nistico, ESIA BA ’11 and Louie Diller, ESIA BA ’12, met back in 2010 when Diller was an accompanist for Nistico’s dance class. The two ended […]
12 GW Varsity Programs Recognized by NCAA
GW Athletics is in the news once again! Our friends at GWsports.com recently reported on GW Atheltics’ graduation rating exceeding the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division 1 Average: The NCAA publicly announced the Graduation Success Rate of all Division I institutions today, with GW’s baseball, women’s basketball, women’s cross country, golf, men’s and women’s […]
SEAS Professor Named One of Nation’s ‘Most Innovative’ Educators
Our friends at GW Today recently reported that a professor from GW’s School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS), Ergun Simsek, will represent GW at the 2013 Frontiers of Engineering Education symposium: When it comes to teaching electromagnetics, Professor Ergun Simsek likes to show before he tells. Theoretical concepts — those complicated equations on the […]
Alumnus Named Evening News Co-Anchor in TX
John Estrada, ESIA BA ’09, has been named the evening news co-anchor of KAVU Newscenter25 in Victoria, TX, The Victoria Television Group announced on Sept. 23. Estrada joins co-anchor Rissa Shaw for Newscenter25’s 6 pm and 10 pm CT newscasts. Estrada comes to the Newscenter25 team from New York City, where he was a segment […]
Alum’s Life Inspires Hollywood Film
Throughout his life, Swiss Consul Carl Lutz, CCAS BA ‘24, inspired many with his actions. Now, his life has inspired Hollywood. Nominated three times for the Nobel Peace Prize and named Righteous among the Nations by Yad Vashem, Lutz launched the largest rescue operation of the Second World War and is credited with saving 62,000 […]