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Longtime tourism professor, industry leader dies at 89
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (647+ words) Donald Hawkins, a professor who specialized in tourism studies for over 40 years and the co-founder of the School of Business" Master of Tourism Administration program, died on Dec. 31. He was 89. "He was one of the best people I know in…...
Student Health Center partners with SGA to launch advisory council
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (659+ words) The Student Health Center plans to launch a student advisory council later this month to boost student input and engagement, following months of complaints from Student Government Association leaders about limited care, short operating hours and poor communication from the…...
Washington Post’s ‘bloodbath’ layoffs hit GW alumni
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (765+ words) GW alumni laid off by the Washington Post on Wednesday said they fear the cuts will weaken coverage built on close source relationships they forged over decades, leaving gaps in accountability reporting and community trust. "It's such a huge loss…...
SGA senators question officials on Code of Student Conduct revisions
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (941+ words) Associate Vice Provost and Deputy Dean of Students Rachael Stark fielded questions from Student Government Association senators Monday about proposed changes to the Code of Student Conduct, defending officials" plans to remove student conduct panels and limit appeal pathways. Officials'released…...
Vern students make most of snow week amid Vex shutdowns
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (591+ words) A winter storm that dropped seven inches of snow across the District last week forced Mount Vernon Campus students to remain on campus for nearly a week as GW moved classes remote and suspended transportation between campuses. First-year political science…...
Officials share potential Campus Plan designs with students at virtual town hall
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (562+ words) The Campus Planning team presented four urban design scenarios at a virtual town hall for students Wednesday, drawing from student and community feedback to show how officials could redesign the campus over the next 20 years. GW's current campus plan is…...
First-generation students launch podcast to aid transition to college life
1+ week, 26+ min ago (816+ words) A group of first-generation students, with the help of a GW staff member, launched a podcast to share resources on college applications and the transition to university life for prospective students who are first in their families to attend college....
Trump-era policies worsen already faltering graduate admissions, experts say
1+ week, 30+ min ago (952+ words) Experts say President Donald Trump's higher education and immigration'policies have exacerbated an already declining graduate enrollment at GW, driven by a sharp drop in international students and ongoing concerns about the cost of attendance in recent years. GW's graduate enrollment…...
SBA commends students for pressuring GW Law to bar ICE from career fair
1+ week, 3+ day ago (494+ words) The Student Bar Association Senate commended students for urging GW Law officials to disinvite U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from the school's public interest career fair at a meeting Tuesday. ICE's Office of the Principal Legal Advisor pulled out of the…...
Students launch chapter of public interest pre-law organization
1+ week, 3+ day ago (489+ words) Students launched a Public Interest Law Association chapter within the Pre-Law Student Association this month, aiming to introduce peers to careers centered on social justice, civil liberties and advocacy for marginalized communities. "People on all sides of the ideological department…...