Philanthropist and U.S. Congressman Gil Cisneros, CCAS BA ’94, was a first-generation college student. Now he’s helping young people write their own education success stories in and beyond the classroom. During a recent event celebrating the GW Cisneros scholars, philanthropist and U.S. Congressman Gil Cisneros, CCAS BA ’94, called on each of the student-scholars to […]
Reg Mitchell, SEAS BS ’65, MS ’67 remembers the moment that his lifelong fascination with trains began. He was 3 years old, standing on a platform at Washington, D.C.’s Union Station with his father. It was the first time he saw a steam locomotive up close and personal. “I was just drawn to it,” Mitchell […]
Her classmates were milling around the National Mall, their black graduation robes glistening slightly from an on-again, off-again drizzle that accompanied the early summer heat. Alexa Dectis, CCAS BA ’15, meanwhile, was backstage, getting laptop recommendations from Apple CEO Tim Cook. “He gave me advice on which one I should buy for law school,” Alexa said […]
Two GW schools are collaborating to offer new scholarship opportunity through the National Science Foundation (NSF), to support GW’s efforts around cybersecurity. GW is working to develop a new breed of cybersecurity leaders through the GW HOLISTiC Executive Cyber Corps© program. The program seeks to train cybersecurity leaders who are equipped with knowledge of technical […]
Makala Skinner, CCAS BA ’10, was awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarship to serve as an English teaching assistant in southeastern Turkey. Skinner was selected as an award recipient based on her academic and professional achievements as well as her demonstrated leadership potential. This program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State in […]
Ten undergraduate and 16 graduate students from GW’s Department of Biology have received extra financial support thanks to a generous gift from an alumnus. A private foundation has been established by the estate of Wilbur V. (Bill) Harlan, CCAS AA ’34, BS ’35, through a generous $9 million bequest. The new foundation provides support exclusively […]
