The George Washington University is a private federally chartered research university in Washington,D.C. Chartered in 1821 as Washington,D.C.’s first university by the United States Congress,GW is one of six universities in the United States with a congressional charter.
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is an American think tank based in Washington,D.C. From its founding in 1962 until 1987,it was an affiliate of Georgetown University,initially named the Center for Strategic and International Studies of Georgetown University. The center conducts policy studies and strategic analyses of political,economic and security issues throughout the world,with a focus on issues concerning international relations,trade,technology,finance,energy and geostrategy.
Judy Carline Woodruff is an American broadcast journalist who has worked in local,network,cable,and public television news since 1970. She was the anchor and managing editor of the PBS NewsHour through the end of 2022. Woodruff has covered every presidential election and convention since 1976. She has interviewed several heads of state and moderated U.S. presidential debates.
Christopher Wallace is an American broadcast journalist. He is known for his tough and wide-ranging interviews,for which he is often compared to his father,60 Minutes journalist Mike Wallace. Over his 50-year career in journalism he has been a correspondent,moderator,or anchor on CBS,ABC,NBC,Fox News,and now CNN. In 2018 he was ranked one of America's most trusted TV news anchors. Wallace has won three Emmy Awards,a Peabody Award,a George Polk Award,the duPont-Columbia University Silver Baton Award,and a Paul White lifetime achievement award.
The George Washington University Law School is the law school of George Washington University,in Washington,D.C. Established in 1865,GW Law is the oldest law school in the national capital. GW Law offers the largest range of courses in the US,with 275 elective courses in business and finance law,environmental law,government procurement law,intellectual property law,international comparative law,litigation and dispute resolution,and national security and U.S. foreign relations law. Admissions are highly selective as the law school receives thousands of applications. In 2020,the acceptance rate was 21%.
Gravelly Point is an area within the National Park Service's George Washington Memorial Parkway in Arlington County,Virginia. It is located on the west side of the Potomac River,immediately north of Roaches Run and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
The GW Hatchet is the student newspaper of the George Washington University. Founded in 1904,The Hatchet is the second-oldest continuously running newspaper in Washington,D.C.,only behind The Washington Post. The Hatchet is often ranked as one of the best college newspapers in the United States and has consistently won awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and from the Associated Collegiate Press. Alumni of the GW Hatchet include numerous Pulitzer Prize winners,Emmy Award winners,politicians,news anchors,and editors of major publications.
This page describes the student-run television station of The George Washington University. See also:Great West Television
The Elliott School of International Affairs is the professional school of international relations,foreign policy,and international development of the George Washington University,in Washington,D.C. It is highly ranked in international affairs and is the largest school of international relations in the United States.
Membership in the Council on Foreign Relations comes in two types:Individual and Corporate. Individual memberships are further subdivided into two types:Life Membership and Term Membership,the latter of which is for a single period of five years and is available to those between the ages of 30 and 36 at the time of their application. Only U.S. citizens and permanent residents who have applied for U.S. citizenship are eligible. A candidate for life membership must be nominated in writing by one Council member and seconded by a minimum of three others.
Planet Forward,a project of The George Washington University's School of Media and Public Affairs,is an online public forum where experts,engaged citizens and students weigh in on energy,climate and sustainability. The most inventive and creative ideas are featured online.
The School of Media and Public Affairs (SMPA) at the George Washington University in Washington,DC,a school in the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences,offers both undergraduate and graduate programs in journalism and political and international communication. The School's director is Frank Sesno,former CNN correspondent,creator of PBS's Planet Forward and professor.
M. Brian Blake is an American computer scientist/software engineer and the eighth president of Georgia State University. He was previously the executive vice president for academic affairs and provost at George Washington University;executive vice president of academic affairs and the Nina Henderson Provost at Drexel University;the dean of the graduate school and vice provost for academic affairs at the University of Miami;an associate dean for research and professor at the College of Engineering at the University of Notre Dame;and department chair and professor of computer science at Georgetown University.
Bruce Gentry Blair was an American nuclear security expert,research scholar,national security expert,the author of articles and books on nuclear topics,and a television show producer.
The George Washington University Student Association is the student government of the George Washington University in Washington,DC. The SA is responsible for advocacy on behalf of the GW student body at and is modeled after the U.S. Federal Government and consists of three branches:legislative,executive and judicial.
Michael Shanahan was a journalist for the Associated Press. His reporting included the 1970 shootings at a demonstration at Kent State University in Ohio. He would later go on to become a professor of journalism at the George Washington University for more than two decades.
Jeremy Diamond is an American journalist who works as the White House correspondent for CNN.
Darley Carol Newman is an American producer,television host,writer,and entrepreneur. Newman is the creator and host of Equitrekking,an Emmy Award-winning equestrian themed travel TV show on PBS,and Travels with Darley,a PBS and Amazon Prime series that documents her experiences traveling with the locals around the world.
