This semester the majority of events will be held virtually. Check the event description for details about how to participate, and contact the event organizer if you have any questions.
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Monday, January 18, 2021
Sensitivity Analyses in Poverty Measurement
10:00am - 11:30am
This event examines the following paper: Sensitivity Analyses in Poverty Measurement: The Case of the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index
- Academic Events
- International
- Research
- Elliott School of International Affairs
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Principled Leadership in Times of Crisis
Former Elliott School Dean Reuben Brigety will discuss the life and experience of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and its meaning for students of international affairs. International events -- including anti-colonial movements in Africa and Gandhi's peaceful protests against British rule -- shaped Dr. King, who in turn has inspired human freedom movements for the past half-century. Dean Brigety will explore Dr. King's example of moral
- Academic Events
- Diversity
- Guest Speakers
- Elliott School of International Affairs
Thursday, January 21, 2021
Pathways: Pursuing Graduate School
Are you pursuing a career that requires additional studies beyond your undergraduate degree? Do you want to obtain a second degree in another field? Or maybe you’re just curious about how graduate school is different from undergraduate studies. Whatever the reason, graduate school offers numerous options and opportunities to suit a diverse range of interests and needs.
- Academic Events
- Admissions
- Career & Professional Development
Friday, January 22, 2021
Diagnosing and addressing India's post-2011 growth slowdown
8:30am - 10:00am
India's GDP has crashed in 2020 due to the pandemic - but it was showing a decline even before that. Private investment surged in India from 2003 to 2012, and has declined thereafter. In 2020 rupees, the stock of under implementation private projects has dropped from Rs.83 trillion in 2012 to Rs.35 trillion today.
- Academic Events
- International
- Research
- Elliott School of International Affairs
Increasing Capacity and Stability of Li-O2 Batteries by use of Super Concentrated Electrolytes and Careful Design of Carbon Nanochains to Control Li2O2 Formation During Discharge
2:00pm - 2:30pm
As the energy demands of our society continue to grow current Li-ion batteries are being pushed to their limits. These limits being low capacities and energy densities of currently used cathode materials such as LiNi0.33Mn0.33Co0.33O2 (170 mAh/g and 629 Wh/kg) and LiFePO4 (165 mAh/g and 558 Wh/kg).
- Academic Events
- Guest Speakers
- Columbian College of Arts & Sciences
- School of Engineering & Applied Science
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Taking Stock of Climate Change: Earth, Air, Fire and Water
12:00pm - 1:30pm
The climate of planet Earth depends on the energy balance between incoming radiation from the Sun and re-radiation from the planet.
- Academic Events
- International
- Research
- Elliott School of International Affairs
International Holocaust Remembrance Day: "Lucy S. Dawidowicz and the NY Intellectuals" with Nancy Sinkoff
6:00pm - 7:00pm
For International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2021, Nancy Sinkoff (Rutgers University) will speak about her new biography, From Left to Right: Lucy S. Dawidowicz, the New York Intellectuals, and the Politics of Jewish History.
- Academic Events
- Columbian College of Arts & Sciences
Thursday, January 28, 2021
Egypt’s Occupation: Colonial Economism and the Crises of Capitalism with Aaron Jakes and Wael Gamal
The history of capitalism in Egypt has long been synonymous with cotton cultivation and dependent development. From this perspective, the British occupation of 1882 merely sealed the country's fate as a vast plantation for European textile mills. All but obscured in such accounts, however, is Egypt's emergence as a colonial laboratory for financial investment and experimentation.
- Academic Events
- Guest Speakers
- International
- Elliott School of International Affairs
Sunday, January 31, 2021
Spring Org Fair
The Spring Org Fair is an essential stop for any GW student - new or returning - looking to build community or get involved at GW! As an attendee, you can browse through the org "tables" and drop into a conversation at your convenience and then move on to another virtual table when you're ready. Learn more on the student organization website.
- Student Organizations
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
2021 Fleischman Lecture in Judaic Studies: "Family Papers" with Sarah Abrevaya Stein
4:00pm - 5:00pm
For the annual Fleischman Lecture in Judaic Studies, Sarah Abrevaya Stein (University of California, Los Angeles) will discuss her recent book, Family Papers: A Sephardic Journey Through the Twentieth Century.
- Academic Events
- Columbian College of Arts & Sciences
Thursday, February 4, 2021
Roundtable on Taiwan and Indo-Pacific Partnerships: Regional Trends
The Indo-Pacific is the most critical region today for global prosperity and security. As the region continues in a state of flux, pivotal states are increasingly recognizing opportunities that Taiwan offers as a partner. Join us for a discussion on how relations are playing out between Taiwan and leading states India, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand, with experts from the US and Asia.
- Academic Events
- Elliott School of International Affairs
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Shaping S&T Policy
The Elliott School of International Affairs welcomes back Professor Scott Pace and Professor Pascale Ehrenfreund after their extended leaves of absence for government service. As Executive Secretary of the National Space Council at the White House, Dr. Pace was involved in defining and shaping national space policy, programs and budgets. Dr.
- Academic Events
- Faculty & Staff
- International
- Elliott School of International Affairs
- Trachtenberg School of Public Policy & Public Administration
Thursday, February 11, 2021
GW Lunar New Year 2021 Virtual Celebration
The George Washington University is pleased to present our first Lunar New Year Virtual Celebration in special partnership with San Diego Southern Sea Dragon and Lion Dance Association.
- Academic Events
- Arts, Culture & Entertainment
- Diversity
- Columbian College of Arts & Sciences
- Elliott School of International Affairs
Thursday, February 25, 2021
Emerging paradigm on technology capability upgrading
Traditionally technology upgrading of emerging economies has been framed within the catching up and economic growth perspective. A major new development is the changing nature of technology through the ongoing increasing application of artificial intelligence; the demise of the fossil-fuel-based growth regime; increasing concerns with equity and inclusiveness of technology.
- Academic Events
- Elliott School of International Affairs
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
"Albert Memmi at 100": Jonathan Judaken in conversation with Abdourahman Waberi
3:45pm - 5:00pm
Jonathan Judaken (Rhodes College) will speak with Abdourahman Waberi (GW RGSLL) about the Jewish-Tunisian-French author and intellectual Albert Memmi. This event, co-hosted by GW's Department of Romance, German & Slavic Languages & Literatures, also markes the publication of the new anthology, The Albert Memmi Reader, edited by Jonathan Judaken and Michael Lejman.
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Thursday, March 4, 2021
AMA: Legal Resources for DACA & Undocumented GW Student Entrepreneurs
Many of the companies in today’s US market were all founded, completely or in part, by immigrants and DACA recipients. In major cities, many undocumented entrepreneurs have launched businesses ranging from street vending to tech startups. In fact, more than 5% of DACA recipients under the age of 25 have started a small business and 8% of Dreamers over 25 years old are entrepreneurs and employing workers.
- Academic Events
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- Columbian College of Arts & Sciences
- Elliott School of International Affairs
- School of Business
Monday, April 19, 2021
2021 Max Ticktin Memorial Lecture: "Borders and Belonging" with Mira Sucharov
7:00pm - 8:00pm
For the Judaic Studies Program's 2021 Max Ticktin Memorial Lecture, Mira Sucharov (Carleton University), a prolific and original Candian-Jewish political scientist, will speak about her new memoir, Borders and Belonging.
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- Columbian College of Arts & Sciences
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