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Campaign Spotlights Aspirations
As GW kicks off its $1 billion philanthropic campaign, Columbian College is leading the charge in enhancing academics, supporting students and breaking ground on bold new initiatives. Among the college’s funding priorities are endowed professorships, faculty research, financial aid, the Science and Engineering Hall and support for strategic opportunities. Read more.
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Leading Epigrapher Returns
When archaeologists puzzle over an ancient inscription and experts are stumped by an artifact’s engravings, there’s one name they call: Christopher Rollston, a leading Near East epigrapher, biblical scholar and master of a dozen “dead” languages. Now Rollston is returning to his roots on the GW campus—and raising the Classic Department’s star power. Read more.
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East Meets West: The Power of Art
Historians point to centuries of instances where artistic techniques, motifs and images have influenced masterpieces—and societies—across borders. In a video conversation with Dean Ben Vinson, Mika Natif reveals how elements and images from Renaissance Europe found their way into 17th century Islamic art. View video.
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New Grants Pave Way for Discoveries
From scientific investigations on the origins of diabetes and the consequences of melting Arctic ice, to historical perspectives on the Ottoman Empire and D.C.’s African-American cultural legacy, to research projects in Java and Uganda, it’s been a banner year for major new research grants at Columbian College. Read more.
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Art Class Counts Down to End of AIDS
The clock is ticking on finding a cure for AIDS. That’s the theme of an innovative collaboration between Interior Architecture and Design and the School of Medicine and Health Sciences. A class called “Time to End HIV” challenged students to build timepieces that creatively told the story of the disease. Their work captured fears and frustrations—as well as aspirations and hopes. Read more.
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Interns Spend Summer on Fast Track
Student interns Matthew Sicheng Jiang and Bryan Hilley are using their summer to build networks, follow career paths and make a difference. Jiang, an economics and history undergrad, pursued an internship with the D.C. China Center in the Deputy Mayor's Office, while Hilley, an art history student, learned about the life of a curator at the Phillips Collection. Click on their names above to read more.
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Designing Looks Fit for the Stage
Fashion has always been graduate student Basmah Alomar's first love. Now she’s sewing the seams of a costume design career. While working toward her MFA in design, Alomar has created costumes for productions from GW’s DanceWorks to D.C.’s Ambassador Theater to the Washington Stage Guild. Read more.
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Student Veteran Lauded by Ellen, HGTV
A bomb in Iraq took Army vet Mark Little’s legs, but it never dampened his determination. The forensic psychology grad student founded a nonprofit for fellow wounded service members, and his selflessness was honored with a surprise gift: a home renovation from Ellen DeGeneres and HGTV. Read more.
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