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Alumni Spotlight

psychology major Michelle Jacoby, BA ’87

Matchmaker, Matchmaker

As a professional matchmaker, psychology major Michelle Jacoby, BA ’87, uses her people skills to help D.C singles look for love in all the right places.

Making an Impact

In Muscat, GW students challenged local teenagers to a soccer game.

In Oman, Students Mix Business and Culture

Students from Mohssen Esseesy’s Arabic business and language courses traveled to Oman for a lesson in economics, linguistics and cultural connections.

Learning & Discovery

How did our earliest ancestors take their first small steps from water to land? Sandy Kawano follows the trail of “walking fish” on their giant leaps for humankind.

Fins-and-Limbs

How did our earliest ancestors take their first small steps from water to land? Biology's Sandy Kawano follows the trail of “walking fish” on their giant leaps for humankind.

 

 

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    Alexandria Cannon

    “Most history classes, you are in a discussion room talking about it, but with George Washington and his World, we get to take the class on his estate and relive through what he did.”

    Alexandria Cannon 
    BA '20
    History

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    George Sangiolo

    "The student body comes from very different backgrounds , and you can always find someone studying something you know nothing about.“

    George Sangiolo 
    BS '18
    Biophysics

  • Sarah Wagner, Associate Professor of Anthropology, a women with shoulder length hair wearing a tan jacket

    Sarah Wagner

    "As anthropologists, we go into communities and spend time trying to understand lived experiences. We tell people's stories. And we have an obligation to do it right"

    Sarah Wagner
    Associate Professor of Anthropology

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    Zachary Brown

    "I chose GW because of the amazing faculty members in the department. I chose American Studies because of the relative amount of freedom the discipline provides in research."

    Zachary Brown
    PhD '27
    American Studies 

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    Debbie Wheeler

    "That degree has helped me in my entire career and I am still working with the same people I went to college with many years ago. I recommend this college to anyone"

    Debbie Wheeler
    MS '84
    Telecommunications Operations

 

59 majors, 65 minors | 17 graduate certificates, 53 master's degrees, 24 doctoral degrees

 

523 full-time faculty. 5,456 undergraduate students. 2,361 graduate students

 

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