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GW Offers Free Virtual Spring Group Fitness Classes

January 17, 2021
Join GW Campus Recreation on ZOOM for daily group fitness classes. Classes are free this spring and open to all GW students, faculty and staff! This schedule runs from January 11-May 2, with a variety of cardio/strength classes and mind/body classes.
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Reflecting on 2020: Message from the Dean

December 16, 2020
As 2020 draws to a close, I want to take a moment to reflect on our challenges and successes in 2020, a year like no other.
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GSPM Alumni Shine during Election Season

December 15, 2020

Congratulations to six of our Graduate School of Political Management (GSPM) alumni for being re-elected this past November!

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Getting to Know Suzanne Farrand: Assistant Dean of Students

December 14, 2020

Congratulations to Suzanne Farrand on her new role as assistant dean of students for CPS.

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Melanie Jonas, CPA, Promoted to Finance Director for CPS

December 14, 2020
Congratulations to Melanie Jonas, the new Finance Director for CPS, effective December 1. As finance director, she will play a critical role in the operation of the college as part of the senior management team.
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AT&T CIPP Director Elizabeth Rule Named MIT Solve Indigenous Communities Fellow

December 12, 2020
Congratulations! Dr. Elizabeth Rule, Director of our AT&T Center for Indigenous Politics & Policy (AT&T CIPP), is one of eight fellows recognized by MIT Solve for building innovative projects that blend technology with traditional knowledge. She will receive $10,000 to further develop the Guide to Indigenous D.C. mobile app and expand the project to additional regions.
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GW Ethics in Publishing Conference Draws Large Virtual Crowd

December 12, 2020
Despite the challenges of the pandemic, John W. Warren, director of our master’s in publishing program, successfully held the 10th Annual Ethics in Publishing Conference for hundreds of participants. The virtual program included 11 sessions and 22 speakers, with topics such as equity, inclusion, diversity, accessibility, sustainability, peer review and other issues of ethics in publishing. Videos available.
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Event Recap: The Conduct of Cyber-Enabled Information Operations

December 11, 2020
During the Sept. 17, 2020 virtual event, a distinguished panel of experts discussed a fictitious, but realistic video scenario. A terrorist group working with sophisticated, international hackers launched a multi-faceted cyber campaign aimed at undermining western democratic principles and election security. They examined the challenges in the scenario, such as deception, cyberspace operations, election tampering, social media and related issues, as well as how to deter and counter them to maintain national and global security. Hosted by the Cybersecurity Strategy and Information Management program at GW/CPS, in partnership with CSFI and the Economic and Trade office at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C.
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Two SUP Students Awarded APA Diversity Fellowship

December 10, 2020
Congratulations to Sustainable Urban Planning (SUP) students Alexander Davis and Courtney Wheeler for receiving the inaugural National Capital Area Chapter of the APA Diversity Fellowship (NCAC-APA).
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Cybersecurity Alumnus Passes Prestigious CISSP Certification

December 08, 2020
Congratulations to Eric J. Curcio, a 2018 alumnus of our cybersecurity bachelor’s degree completion program, on passing his Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) examination. The certification is highly sought after by employers as the “top” certification in cybersecurity.
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Editor-in-Chief Announced for GW Journal of Ethics in Publishing

December 07, 2020
Randy Townsend, MPS, was announced as the inaugural Editor-in-Chief (EIC) of the GW Journal of Ethics in Publishing, a student-managed publication hosted by the Masters of Professional Studies in publishing program, within the College of Professional Studies at The George Washington University.
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Paralegal Studies Webinar: Robbing the Mail Train

October 16, 2020
Today the postal service is under attack on all fronts in an effort that some people believe is meant to influence the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. But are those attacks founded in reality? What’s really at play? And what’s at risk when we attack the United States Post Office? 
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CPS Leadership Changes, Acting Dean Feuer at the Helm

September 10, 2020
Melissa Feuer, the college’s associate dean for student and academic affairs, officially began her new role as acting dean of the College of Professional Studies on Sept. 1. Feuer steps in to replace Dr. Christopher J. Deering, who will be taking a sabbatical this upcoming year and returning to the faculty.
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Four Students Awarded Bryce Harlow Foundation Fellowships

September 09, 2020
Congratulations to Graduate School of Political Management (GSPM) students Bridget Anshus, Jacqueline Beckwith, Samantha Chavin and Thomas Erb for winning The Bryce Harlow Foundation Fellowships.
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Six NAPLP Alumni Tackle Digital Disparities during COVID-19 Pandemic

September 08, 2020
Alumni of GW’s Native American Political Leadership Program landed virtual internships with AT&T this summer to bring corporate-government relations and advanced broadband access across Indian Country.

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