The 16-day event, which opened last week on June 25 and will run through the week following the nation’s 250 birthday, features exhibits from nearly all states and territories highlighting each state’s unique elements and includes a ferris wheel, small triumphal arch, musical performances and religious presentations.
Officials to prioritize expansion into neighboring areas for housing, VSTC relocation in campus plan
Assistant Vice President for Campus Development Adam Aaronson told the Staff Council last Friday officials plan to expand its Foggy Bottom Campus plan to incorporate neighboring areas to better support the University's needs.
Officials used donations provided from the family of Ted Lerner — the namesake of the Health and Wellness Center — to fund the installation of four massage chairs, a couch with two massage guns and two infrared saunas on the lower level of Lerner Health & Wellness Center last month.
With the semiquincentennial upon the nation’s capital and hundreds of thousands of people expected at America 250 celebrations, managers of Foggy Bottom businesses said they have already begun to see an uptick in customers, though they think the peak is still to come.
10 students in GW’s history and American studies graduate programs said America 250 presents an opportunity to engage with messy, intricate histories while also instilling pride in Americans and empowering them to claim agency over the country’s future.
President Donald Trump spoke at a rally that marked the beginning of The Great American State Fair, a 16-day event hosted by Trump’s Freedom 250 organization leading up to America’s semiquincentennial, highlighting the "greatness" of America's past, present and future.
GW Hospital nurses filed a request for review after the National Labor Relations Board paused their union decertification vote following unfair labor practice charges and a motion to block the election filed by the District of Columbia Nurses Association.
This weekend is America’s 250th birthday — a huge milestone for our country. But this birthday brings conflicting feelings for many, including myself. Now it is the time to reflect on how much we have strayed from the values of our country — freedom, progress, equality and opportunity. But this also serves as a reminder of the values we should recommit to moving forward for many more birthdays.
Now, as the fall semester approaches, there seems to be no concrete transition plans to relocate staff, faculty and students from the school, which unfortunately showcases the University’s inability to have effectively engaged the VSTC community and planned ahead for how they would address community concerns and their needs after the sale.
Throughout President Donald Trump's second term, he has continuously shown a disregard for checks and balances and sought to bulldoze any legal...
This change in requirements will affect about two million people who rely on SNAP benefits across the country. As someone whose family uses SNAP benefits, and who personally benefited from SNAP, I understand how crucial these food stamps can be for people in financial need who are struggling with food insecurity. Adding in more barriers for people who are already facing financial hardship will only further exacerbate financial stress and the stigma that people who use government assistance programs are taking advantage of the government.
Since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term, colleges and universities across the nation have felt the full weight of the federal...
As an outside hire, we hope incoming provost Ed Balleisen will do the work to empathize with the community and start off the year with a solid understanding of the University and its people, since the position of the provost is one of the most essential positions at a university, serving as the second in command who oversees academic affairs. We believe that Interim Provost John Lach did an exceptional job at making himself available to students and serving as an advocate for faculty. As he prepares to step into the role of GW’s chief academic officer in July, Balleisen should take a page out of Lach’s book.
Stop by these Foggy Bottom establishments and nearby vantage points to find some of the best spots and deals in the District for the Fourth of July.
GW alums Eva Price and Jenna Segal, lead producer and co-producer, respectively, of the play Liberation, won a Tony in the "Best Play" category.
With the 2026 FIFA World Cup in full swing, local D.C. bars and restaurants are looking to score with match day celebrations, specials and watch parties for soccer fans across the District, no matter which team they’re rooting for.
From teaching the fundamentals of storytelling in the classroom to seeing her own stories on the shelves in bookstores, GW adjunct creative writing Professor Lina Patton is set to release her first novel next week.
While venturing through the University Student Center, students can stop for a quick bite at Absurd Bird, take a headshot at GW’s career services office and now pick up hair products from a DMV-based hair care company following the February installation of a beauty vending machine in the basement.
After touring film festivals, two GW professors are bringing it back to the District to premiere their documentary at the DC/DOX documentary festival early next month.
Joe Barrer brings two decades of coaching experience to Foggy Bottom, featuring time as a coach at high schools, NCAA Division II and III schools and in the NBA G League.
Officials said GW's 20 varsity teams will begin wearing a patch featuring Foggy Bottom-based Vanda Pharmaceuticals' logo beginning this fall, calling it the largest corporate partnership in Athletics' history.
Graduate midfielder Ariana Gronauer and senior midfielder Lenea Guerrero are the latest additions to an incoming class featuring six first-years and one other transfer portal addition, looking to turn the tide for women's soccer ahead of the fall campaign.
I’ve gotten out of this place everything I’ve put into it. I’ll hold this paper and the stories we’ve told with me forever. This work belongs to the community it serves.
Institutions like GW need people willing to ask difficult questions, demand transparency and make noise, even when silence is easier. I'm proud to be a part of a paper that's fought for 122 years to do so.
Each year, graduating editors are given 30 final column inches — “30” was historically used to signify the end of a story — to reflect...