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Interior Design and Architecture

What’s in a name? For the Interior Design Program—which is changing its name to include architecture—a new name reflects not just a...

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Service-Learning in Southeast DC

For “green” policy expert Peter Linquiti, who was recently named Director of Graduate Studies of the Environmental Resource Policy Program, the program’s multi-disciplinary...

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A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Thinking Green

For 22 years, the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration (TSPPPA) has partnered with the Anacostia Public High School in Washington, D.C., to tutor and mentor high school...

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Caterpillars Provide New Clues on Impact of Warmer Temperatures

Superstorm Sandy put climate change back in the national spotlight in late October, but Associate Professor of Biology John Lill needed only look in his backyard to see evidence...

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GW Students Earn Top Awards in Chinese Speech Contest

GW students earned the top awards at the second annual Jiangsu Cup Chinese Speech Contest. Thirteen undergraduate finalists from five different schools in the greater Washington, D.C. area...

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GW to Operate Renowned Koobi Fora Field School with the National Museums of Kenya

The National Museums of Kenya and Columbian College’s Center for the Advanced Study of Hominid Paleobiology have teamed up to provide a unique opportunity for...

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Dean’s Search Committee Elected

Columbian College faculty elected nine representatives to the Dean’s Search Committee.

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Confessions of a Professional Political Junkie

By the time most people are waking up, Reid Wilson, BA ’05, has read dozens of newspapers and blog posts from across the United States. As editor-in-chief of...

Focusing on the Facts

Sound bites and bumper stickers. Spin and nuance. During an election year, it can be difficult to sort through the political rhetoric to find the facts behind the most important issues facing the...

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Image Makeover: New Portrait for the 21st Century

In creating a...