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Dean's Scholars in Globalization: Engaging Students in International Collaboration
For rising sophomore Clara Pak, the Dean's Scholars in Globalization program was a transformative experience that took her and seven other students to three Southeast Asia countries last spring to study with their counterparts from the National University of Singapore.
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Forensic Sciences: Solving Crimes One Genetic Marker at a Time
DNA helps catch the criminal. You’ve seen it on TV police shows, heard about it in real-life court cases and read about it in detective novels. Investigators find DNA at a crime scene then match it to someone in a law enforcement database. But what happens when you have the DNA and no match?
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World-Renowned Guitarist Inspires Students
Adjunct Professor of Music Berta Rojas is an international performer and gifted artist. A native of Paraguay, Rojas has been performing classical guitar since the age of seven in some of the world’s most prominent venues. She brings her vast experience and voracious appetite for learning to her students, inspiring them to pursue and build upon their talent.
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GW, Smithsonian Expand Partnership
GW students and faculty now have unprecedented access to the world’s largest museum complex under a new memorandum of understanding between the University and the Smithsonian Institution. The agreement, signed in July, includes a collaborative program in museum studies, expanded relationships between the Smithsonian and GW’s departments of biology, anthropology and American studies, and a fellowship for GW students at the Smithsonian.
Who is Dean Duff?
Associate dean of undergraduate studies, professor, researcher, author, and . . . musician?
Columbian College Doubles Advising Staff
Incoming freshmen have a lot to look forward to—a new city, a new roommate, and a new level of academic challenge, to name just a few. With these life-changing experiences, also comes the need for guidance and support as students juggle the rigors of academics with college life.
Career by Design
Carl Gudenius, deputy chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance and director of its Production Design Graduate Program, began designing sets and working with stage lighting in 1976. Today, his portfolio spans live theater, broadcast television, exhibit halls and, of course, the classroom.
Bravo! Students Shine in Shakespeare Theatre
The Academy for Classical Acting (ACA), which represents an unprecedented collaboration between Columbian College and The Shakespeare Theatre Company, recently wrapped up its academic year with student performances of King Lear by William Shakespeare and The Malcontent by John Marston. "I had the opportunity to attend both performances and was completely carried away into Shakespeare's time with stories that are still so relevant for today," said Columbian College Dean Peg Barratt.
Now in its tenth year, the ACA remains the only Masters of Fine Arts program in the United States dedicated solely to classical acting.
Science and Engineering Complex: Facilitating Learning and Discovery
GW has completed initial architecture and engineering work for a building dedicated to science and engineering learning and discovery. A recently released report outlines the size and scope of the ambitious project, which will nearly double the amount of space dedicated to the science and engineering disciplines currently housed in the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Forensic Sciences: Solving Crime One Genetic Marker at a Time
DNA helps catch the criminal. You’ve seen it on TV police shows, heard about it in real-life court cases and read about it in detective novels. Investigators find DNA at a crime scene then match it to someone in a law enforcement database. But what happens when you have the DNA and no match?
Dean’s Seminars: Laying the Foundation for Academic Success
Like many freshmen adjusting to the rigors of college academics, Ruben Gonzalez, BS ’07, learned that being a high school honor student doesn’t necessarily translate to success in a GW classroom. However, with a Dean’s Seminar and mentoring from History Professor Tyler Anbinder, he thrived at GW and beyond.
Graduate Maps His Future
Recent graduate Peter Gray Smith, BA '10, has an explorer's spirit and the tools to map out his adventures.
Columbian College Advances Innovative Research
Columbian College researchers are at the leading edge of new discoveries. Among their latest findings, Anthropology researchers Paul Constantino and Peter Lucas discovered a new method of linking tooth chips in fossils of early humans with their eating habits.
Hidden Gem on Foggy Bottom Campus
Walking around the Foggy Bottom campus, you may not realize that an unassuming street level entrance at the corner of 21st and G Streets leads to Columbian College's state-of-the art Speech and Hearing Center.
New General Curriculum Requirements Announced
To further advance the development of key analytic skills and diverse perspectives, Columbian College has approved a new curriculum package to be implemented with the class entering fall 2011.