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News releases from 2008 are available below. If you are interested in releases from past years, please visit the News Release Archive.


GW Faculty Recognized for Excellence in Teaching, Scholarship, and University Service with 2008 Oscar and Shoshana Trachtenberg Prizes
Posted on 05/12/2008

GW Commencement Logistics, May 18, 2008
Posted on 05/12/2008

GW Student Activists Create Scholarship for Sudan Refugee; Receive GW Manatt-Trachtenberg Prize
Posted on 05/12/2008

GW Senior Tim Shea Named Student Employee of the Year for the District of Columbia
Posted on 05/12/2008

GW Graduation Goes Green
Posted on 05/12/2008

Eleven Graduates Receive Prestigious Fulbright Scholarships to Conduct Research and Teach Around the World
Posted on 05/12/2008

Communications Expert and Connecticut Banker to Address School of Business Graduates
Posted on 05/09/2008

GW Medical Community to Provide Free Stroke Screening
Posted on 05/09/2008

Senator Daniel K. Inouye, J.D. '52, to Address Graduates at The George Washington University Law School Diploma Ceremony
Posted on 05/07/2008

The George Washington University Commencement Weekend Events May 16 - 18
Posted on 05/07/2008

GW President Steven Knapp Announces Special Advisory Committee on Commencement Speakers
Posted on 05/06/2008

Civil Rights Leader Julian Bond, Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell, U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye Headline GW Commencement Weekend
Posted on 05/05/2008

GW Students Named "Winning Neighbors" in Foggy Bottom/West End
Posted on 05/02/2008

Timothy Tong, Dean of GW's School of Engineering and Applied Science, Appointed President of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Posted on 04/28/2008

Government Performance Advocate Recognized for Outstanding Leadership, High Ethical Standards, and Innovative Management Procedures
Posted on 04/28/2008

GW Student Competition to Reward Entrepreneurship and Enterprise
Posted on 04/22/2008

Urban Youth Media Projects to be Celebrated by GW's Prime Movers Program April 23
Posted on 04/22/2008

GW President Steven Knapp Signs American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment
Posted on 04/22/2008

New GW Mentoring Program Designed to Help Freshmen Transition from High School to College
Posted on 04/21/2008

India's $4 Billion a Year Loss in Entertainment Industry Piracy is Focus of Annual Capitol Hill Event Marking World Intellectual Property Day
Posted on 04/21/2008

GW Honors Three University Leaders With 2008 "George Washington Awards" at Commencement on the National Mall
Posted on 04/11/2008

GW Presents Annual Awards for Alumni Service
Posted on 04/10/2008

GW Named to National Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction
Posted on 04/10/2008

Harald Griesshammer, GW Physics Professor, Awarded National Science Foundation Grant for Nuclear Physics Research
Posted on 04/10/2008

Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell, M.P.A. '86, to Deliver Keynote Address at GW's Columbian College of Arts and Sciences School Celebration, Noon, May 17
Posted on 04/09/2008

Sixteen Undergraduate Women From Across the Country to Take Part in Competitive GW Summer Mathematics Program
Posted on 04/08/2008

Mayor Adrian Fenty, Chancellor Michelle Rhee, and GW President Steven Knapp Announce 2008 Full Scholarship Award Winners
Posted on 04/04/2008

Casey Murrow, Richard C. Hottelet, and Marvin Kalb Celebrate Edward R. Murrow Centennial at GW, April 24
Posted on 04/02/2008

***SOLD OUT***Pulitzer Prize Winners Seymour Hersh and Dana Priest Join Marvin Kalb in Probe of Investigative Journalism, April 14, 2008
Posted on 04/01/2008

GW Graduate Programs in Law, Education, Public Health and Health, and Public Affairs Rank Among Top 30 in U.S. News
Posted on 03/28/2008

GW Community Mourns Passing of Trustee Emeritus Philip S. Amsterdam
Posted on 03/25/2008

GW School of Business Offers One-of-a-Kind M.B.A. Program in Sports Management
Posted on 03/24/2008

Legendary Civil Rights Leader Julian Bond to Deliver GW's 2008 Commencement Address on the National Mall May 18
Posted on 03/24/2008

George Washington University Researcher Settles Debate Over Early Human Origins; Fossils Show Upright Walking as Early as Six Million Years Ago
Posted on 03/20/2008

GW's Prime Movers Program Receives $1,500 Gift From Radio-Television News Directors Association D.C. Area Chapter
Posted on 03/19/2008

The George Washington University Receives $2.5 Million Gift to Establish Endowed Professorship in Hebrew Bible
Posted on 03/18/2008

GW Anthropology Research Team Finds That "Hobbit" Fossil Evidence is Linked to Human Evolution
Posted on 03/17/2008

GW is among 136 universities providing endowment information to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee.
Posted on 03/14/2008

GW's Luther W. Brady Art Gallery Receives $210,000 to Help Support Its Programs
Posted on 03/12/2008

GW Alumnus Bill Westenhofer Wins 2008 Academy Award for Achievement in Visual Effects
Posted on 03/11/2008

GW Named Among Top 50 "Best Values in Private Colleges" By Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Posted on 03/10/2008

Washington Nationals to Allocate 2,000 General Admissions Tickets for GW-Saint Joseph's Baseball Game
Posted on 03/06/2008

GW and The Street Corner Foundation Lay Groundwork for Stronger Relationship
Posted on 03/06/2008

Krishna R. Kumar Named GW School of Business Associate Dean for Research and Doctoral Studies
Posted on 03/05/2008

Political Online Advertising Poised to Take Off in 2008
Posted on 03/04/2008

GW's Elliott School and Columbian College to Launch Master's Degree in Global Communication
Posted on 02/29/2008

GW Baseball Team to Play First Game at Nationals Park
Posted on 02/29/2008

Statement Regarding Radio Comments About Street Corner Foundation Request to Use GW Venue for Celebrity Charity Basketball Game
Posted on 02/29/2008

GW Joins Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
Posted on 02/26/2008

GW's School of Media and Public Affairs Establishes the Robert A. and Christine Staub Faculty Excellence Award
Posted on 02/22/2008

Trade Association Leader and Former Clinton White House Aide to Lead GW's Council on American Politics
Posted on 02/22/2008

GW President Steven Knapp to Attend Inauguration of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak
Posted on 02/20/2008

GW Completes Presidential Task Force Review of Campus Safety and Security
Posted on 02/19/2008

President Knapp's Message to GW Community Regarding Tragedy at Northern Illinois University
Posted on 02/14/2008

Smith and Kogod Families Commit $10 Million for Transformational Renovation of Charles E. Smith Center
Posted on 02/14/2008

***SOLD OUT***CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour Discusses
Posted on 02/13/2008

Four New GW School of Business Faculty Named Dean's Research Scholars
Posted on 02/12/2008

The George Washington University Launches Five-Year Plan Addressing Affordability and Cost
Posted on 02/08/2008

The George Washington University and Boston Properties Finalize Ground Lease for Square 54, Former Site of GW Hospital
Posted on 02/08/2008

GW President Steven Knapp Establishes Vice Presidency for Research
Posted on 02/08/2008

GW's Jacob Burns Law Library Acquires Rare French Law Collection from the Association of the Bar of the City of New York
Posted on 02/05/2008

GW to Implement Campus-Wide Health Safety Initiative
Posted on 02/04/2008

GW's Institute for Politics, Democracy, and the Internet Announces New Director
Posted on 02/04/2008

GW Announces Leadership for the University's Academic Planning and Operations
Posted on 02/04/2008

"Financial Times" Ranks GW M.B.A. International Programs Fifth Worldwide
Posted on 02/01/2008

GW School of Business M.B.A. Program Ranked #11 in the U.S. and #13 Globally for Social and Environmental Stewardship
Posted on 01/31/2008

GW's Office of Parent Services Announces New Members of Parents' Association Advisory Council
Posted on 01/31/2008

Three Faculty Members From The George Washington University Named Fulbright Scholars
Posted on 01/28/2008

GW Ranks in Top Five for Peace Corps Volunteers at Both Undergraduate and Graduate Levels
Posted on 01/28/2008

Graduate School of Education and Human Development Receives $600,000 Grant to Study Academic Language Demands on English Language Learners
Posted on 01/24/2008

GW Announces Extended Hours for Student Center; Additional Amenities Now Available at WOW Wingery
Posted on 01/22/2008

GW Votes Seeks to Boost Student Registration for the 2008 Presidential Election
Posted on 01/18/2008

GW to Honor Five Students and a Professor with 2008 Martin Luther King, Jr. Award
Posted on 01/17/2008

David Pensak, International Firewall Creator, Joins GW Law School's Creative and Innovative Economy Center as Research Fellow
Posted on 01/16/2008

Elliot Hirshman, GW's Chief Research Officer, Appointed to Provost at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
Posted on 01/16/2008

GW to Host Science Olympiad Invitational Tournament
Posted on 01/14/2008

GW's College of Professional Studies Dean Roger Whitaker to Return to Faculty Position
Posted on 01/11/2008

Statement Regarding UPD/MPD Joint Training Exercise
Posted on 01/09/2008

Stephen Joel Trachtenberg Receives Award for Outstanding Service from the Council of Independent Colleges
Posted on 01/09/2008

GW and the Arthur S. Flemming Awards Commission Announce Application Deadline Extended Until Feb. 1, 2008
Posted on 01/08/2008

Statement Regarding the Ratification of the SEIU Local 500 Contract for Part-Time Faculty at The George Washington University
Posted on 01/04/2008

 

 
 

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