To mark the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which barred sex-based discrimination in voting rights, CCAS Spotlight spoke to Associate Professor of Political Science ...
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CCAS Recognizes Newest Bouchet Society Inductees
Five Columbian College PhD students were nominated for induction in the Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, which recognizes and promotes diversity and excellence in doctoral...
Inside the Jane Austen Phenomenon
A few years ago, Professor of English Tara Wallace was invited to speak on a Smithsonian panel about the celebrated novelist Jane Austen. Wallace was a natural choice. She’s...
For Alumnus Cisneros, A Mission to Make a Difference
During a recent event celebrating the GW Cisneros scholars, philanthropist and U.S. Congressman Gil Cisneros, BA ’94, called on each of the student-scholars to use their education...
On Trip to Oman, Students Mix Business and Culture
For the students in Associate Professor of Arabic and International Affairs Mohssen Esseesy’s Business Arabic class, a 2019 spring break trip to Oman offered a one-of-a-kind ...
Matchmaker, Matchmaker: An Alumna’s Labor of Love
Michelle (Ezra) Jacoby, BA ’87, describes herself as a “compulsive connecter.” She’s the friend you call for a book recommendation, a restaurant tip or the number of the best...
Commemorating History’s Dark Chapter
History PhD student Ashley Valanzola met Monique Novodorsqui-Deniau in a Paris café. Valanzola was researching the lives of Jewish women in France who survived the Holocaust, and...
Why Your New Year’s Resolution Should Be Self-Acceptance
By Kristen Mitchell
A new year brings a season of change and the opportunity to focus on goals for the future. For many people, however, resolutions about weight loss and eating...
Fins and Limbs Tell an Evolutionary Tale
About 400 million years ago, our early ancestors took their first hesitant steps out of the primordial seas on to land.
But did they really step? Or did they crawl? Or wiggle?...
Student Debaters Lend Voice to International Peace Project
GW student debaters engage in international peace project