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Media for Democracy

The George Washington University's Institute for Data, Democracy & Politics (IDDP), School of Media & Public Affairs (SMPA) and the Election Coverage and Democracy Network invite you to join us in person or online for 

Lessons From the Edge: A Conversation with Ambassador (Ret.) Marie Yovanovitch

Join us for a conversation with Ambassador (ret.) Marie Yovanovitch as she explores her career as an Ambassador, her leadership, and the ethical challenges she faced as U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine (2016-2019).

Escaping the Taliban, One Year Later: Afghan Voices of Hope

Join the Central Asia Program, the Afghan Voices of Hope project, and the Sigur Center for Asian Studies to discuss evacuation and resettlement efforts, important advocacy tools, and policy reform around Afghan refugees and migrants as we reflect on the past year.

*Registration is required | Refreshments will be provided

Diálogos Hispanos with Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar

The Diálogos Hispanos Speaker Series is an initiative of the Cisneros Hispanic Leadership Institute that aims to inspire the GW community through stimulating conversations with diverse leaders about the role of Hispanics/Latinos in global society. Our next speaker, Mariano-Florentino (Tino) Cuéllar, is the first president of the Carnegie Endowment of International Peace of Hispanic/Latin heritage.

Information Session: Public Administration (MPA), Public Policy (MPP), Environmental Resource Policy (MA)

Join the GW Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration for information sessions on our various master's programs. Learn about our Master of Public Administration, Master of Public Policy or Master of Arts in Environmental Resource Policy. Discussions on career opportunities, funding, course offerings, program structure will be included.

Soh Jaipil Lecture Series with Gi-Wook Shin

From resentment towards economic retaliation over THAAD deployment to culture wars over hanbok and kimchi, South Korean public sentiment towards China has drastically deteriorated over the past few years, becoming even worse than sentiment toward Japan.

The U.S. and China in Space: Power, Politics, and Policy

Information Session: Interaction Design (MA)

Join Kevin Patton, director of graduate studies and assistant professor for interaction design at the GW Corcoran School of the Arts and Design, for an online information session and Q&A about our Master of Arts in Interaction Design.

Protesting Jordan: Geographies of Power and Dissent with Jillian Schwedler and Jeremy Crampton

Protest has been a key method of political claim-making in Jordan from the late Ottoman period to the present day. More than moments of rupture within normal-time politics, protests have been central to challenging state power, as well as reproducing it—and the spatial dynamics of protests play a central role in the construction of both state and society.

Is the War on Message? Political Communication in Russia Before and After February

How can we understand the success with which Putin's regime has managed the war against Ukraine at home? That is, what paved the way for the Kremlin to use the war to re-secure a contingent social consensus around Putin? In this talk, Maria Sidorkina sets aside the strong-arm tactics the regime used to dismantle the opposition's political and media institutions, to consider the structure of the public sphere before February 2022.

Is the War on Message? Political Communication in Russia Before and After February

How can we understand the success with which Putin's regime has managed the war against Ukraine at home? That is, what paved the way for the Kremlin to use the war to re-secure a contingent social consensus around Putin? In this talk, Maria Sidorkina sets aside the strong-arm tactics the regime used to dismantle the opposition's political and media institutions, to consider the structure of the public sphere before February 2022.

WGSS 50th Anniversary Celebration: Careers in Gender and Representation

The GW Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) program is excited to host another event featuring distinguished alums.

Mass spectrometry-based protein and lipid biomarker identification in Niemann-Pick Type C

The GW Department of Chemistry welcomes speaker Stephanie Cologna from the University of Illinois, Chicago, for an in-person and virtual seminar.

Information Session: Fine Arts (MFA)

Join Maria del Carmen Montoya, assistant professor of sculpture and spatial practices and director of graduate studies for fine arts, to learn how our MFA in Fine Arts curriculum fosters a rigorous and experimental approach to art making, while encouraging students to pursue their creative commitments in the studio and in the world.

Information Session: New Media Photojournalism (MA)

We invite you to join us for an online information session and Q&A with Susan Sterner, Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Professor for GW Corcoran School's Master of Arts in New Media Photojournalism!

America’s Great-Power Opportunity: A Conversation with Ali Wyne

Join us Wednesday, October 12th, 12:00 - 1:00 pm EST, for a conversation with leading geopolitics expert Ali Wyne on his new book, America’s Great-Power Opportunity: Revitalizing U.S. Foreign Policy to Meet the Strategic Challenges of Strategic Competition (Polity, 2022). What is the nature of this new era of “great-power competition”?

Information Session: Public Policy and Administration (PhD)

Join the GW Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration for an information sessions on our PhD in Public Policy and Administration. Discussions on career opportunities, funding, course offerings, program structure will be included.

The Kremlin's Echo Chambers: Why Russians Trust Propaganda and Reject Independent Media

After Russia invaded Ukraine, the Kremlin’s propaganda has become especially aggressive and outrageous. Yet, most Russians, as before, seem to be satisfied with state-run media, and only a few of them have noticed the Kremlin’s crackdown on the remaining independent journalists.

Washington DC Law School Fair

The Washington DC Law School Fair will be held in person on Wednesday, October 12, 2022 from 5 - 8 p.m. Meet many law school representatives from across the nation. Attendees will also have the opportunity to engage in workshops that will aid with the law school admission process. The fair is free to attend. Registration is now open. 

George Talks Business: Barbara Humpton

No Safety Net: The IMF & Diminishing Social Protections in the Middle East

Currently, the Arab Region is facing a historical moment similar to that in Latin America at the beginning of the foreign debt crisis in the 1980, when developing and low-income countries were tied up in foreign loans that initially seemed relatively inexpensive and necessary for development and growth.

Information Session: Interior Architecture (MFA)

Join the GW Corcoran School of the Arts and Design to learn more about the Master of Fine Arts in Interior Architecture.

AHS 2022 Tech Conference

How is tech shaping international affairs? Join us as we explore topics such as the future of war, nuclear strategy, green energy, and technology and authoritarianism at the 2022 AHS Tech Conference! Engage top speakers from CSIS, CSBA, Freedom House, CEPA, and more as we explore how technology is forever shaping international affairs.

Information Session: Social Practice (MFA)

Maria del Carmen Montoya, assistant professor of sculpture and spatial practices and director of graduate studies for social practice, will speak about this unique MFA program and how to apply to the GW Corcoran School of Arts and Design. Our program has an emphasis on public policy with the goal of empowering the next generation of artists to bring their studio practice to bear on questions of social justice.

CCAS 2022 Graduate Virtual Open House

The Columbian College of Arts and Sciences (CCAS) invites you to attend our Graduate Virtual Open House! The event is the perfect opportunity to learn more about graduate study at GW and the 90+ graduate degree and certificate programs within CCAS.