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CCAS 2021 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. You will also have a chance to engage with current GW graduate students, faculty and our admissions team, who will be available to answer your questions, guide you through the application

Guns, Guerillas, and the Great Leader: North Korea and the Third World

The Sigur Center for Asian Studies and the Woodrow Wilson International Center will host Benjamin Young to launch his new book, Guns, Guerillas, and the Great Leader: North Korea and the Third World as the eighth edition of the Sigur Center's 2021 New Books in Asian Studies series. The webinar begins at 4:00 PM EDT.

JSTD Fleischman Lecture: "A Jewish Community in a Slave Society"

The largest Jewish communities in the early modern Americas emerged in slave societies. Of these, the most unusual was that of the Dutch colony of Suriname, just north of Brazil. There, Jews were among the earliest white settlers, and could hence negotiate for religious liberty, their own court, and ownership of a communally-owned village, located on the edge of the rainforest.

Careers in International Consulting: Pathways & Prospects

This panel-style event engages with accomplished professionals from the African diaspora with experience working with prominent consulting firms in international development and the financial sector.

Israel's Impossible Coalition

Ofer Zalzberg explores the unprecedented alliance of Arab and Jewish religious conservatives with secular parties that ended Binyamin Netanyahu's 12 years in power. Zalzberg will trace the evolution of cooperation between the current government's diverse factions, its political potential and implications for Israeli society and Israeli-Palestinian diplomacy.

"Ethical Leadership: Strategies to Ensure That Your Virtue is Not a Surprise" with Dr. Brian Ray

All leaders should be able to effectively identify ethical dilemmas and develop courses of action that promote an organization's stated values.  

In addition to these important skill sets, leaders must have the moral courage to act when confronted with ethical dilemmas.  

Dr. Ray will discuss techniques to develop and promote these valuable skill sets, each of which is vitally important in today's turbulent world.

City Managers: Local Leaders on the Front Lines of COVID Recovery

We’ve heard a lot about the tussles over COVID recovery strategies in Congress. But what does recovery look like for the government leaders spearheading the effort on the local level?

New Paths for U.S.-Taiwan Ties

Cemented by decades of positive engagement and shared history, the United States and Taiwan enjoy a very robust relationship that spans a multitude of public and foreign policy issues. Important to these efforts are the people-to-people ties between researchers, scholars, and practitioners that explore new avenues for cooperation and collaboration between both sides.

Chemistry Seminar: Maegan Dailey, Graduate Student, Besson Lab

Online and In-person

Information Session: Exhibition Design (MA)

Join Andrea Dietz, assistant professor of exhibition design, for an online information session about the MA in Exhibition Design at the GW Corcoran School. Learn how our curriculum cultivates sophisticated designers, giving you the visual representation and physical realization skills you need to compose compelling exhibition environments.

Toward Health Equity in Brain Aging: Nontraditional Data Sources and Innovative Tools

Join the GW Institute for Brain Health and Dementia in the first session of our seminar series focused on Addressing Dementia Across the Public Health Spectrum. 

LEAP Event: "Leading with Empathy" with Rebecca Wallace

Many organizations continue to promote traditional leadership qualities such as assertiveness, strength, competitiveness, and infallibility. 

As younger generations move into leadership roles and gender disparities at the top of organizations narrow, what place do empathy, kindness, and collaboration have in the future of leadership?

How can younger leaders marry the best of traditional principles with a more

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.

Screen Shots: State Violence on Camera in Israel and Palestine with Rebecca Stein and Imani Cheers

In the last two decades, amid the global spread of smartphones, state killings of civilians have increasingly been captured on the cameras of both bystanders and police. Screen Shots studies this phenomenon from the vantage point of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories.

"Leadership Lessons Learned as the President’s Briefer" with Beth E. Sanner

Senior Intelligence Officer Sanner reflects on the challenges of providing analysis to senior policymakers, and the responsibilities that come with briefing the 'First Customer.'"

UNIVERSITY SEMINAR: “What Should We Teach? Analyzing Future International Affairs Education and Research Needs Through the National Intelligence Council’s Global Trends Report"

PANEL 1: 1:00 - 2:30pm: with Maria Langan-Riekhof, Dr. Mathew Burrows, and Dr. Suzanne Fry Moderated by Christopher Kojm

PANEL 2: 2:30 - 4:00pm: with Dr. Martha Finnemore, Dr. Miles Kahler, and Dr. Andrew Loomis Moderated by Dr. Michael Barnett

Project leaders from the National Intelligence Council’s Global Trends 2030, 2035 and 2040 Reports will reflect on the impact of those trends for international affairs education

Chemistry Seminar: Cucurbit[n]uril Molecular Containers: From Basic Science to Biomedical Applications

The Department of Chemistry Presents, via In Person and Online Zoom Presentation: Lyle Issacs, PhD, Professor of Chemistry, University of Maryland

Information Session: Data Science (MS and Graduate Certificate)

Join Dr. Ryan Engstrom to learn how the Master of Science and Graduate Certificate in Data Science programs provide foundational knowledge as well as applied skills. Our students learn how to confront the most complex problems across both government and private industry using data-driven decisions.

The Master of Accountancy Program Online Information Session

Come learn about the Master of Accountancy program and potential careers in accounting. An online information session will be held on Monday, November 15, 2021 at 9am Eastern time. Speakers include the faculty director of the program and alumni of the program, who will share their experiences about how their degree led them to jobs with some of the nation's largest accounting firms.

The Master of Accountancy Program Online Information Session

Come learn about the Master of Accountancy program and potential careers in accounting. Hear how this one-year degree program can lead to a career with accounting and advisory firms and other corporate, non-profit, and government organizations.

An online information session will be held on Monday, November 15, 2021 at 9am Eastern time.

Book Conversation with Paul Kendrick, TSPPPA Alumnus and Author of Nine Days

Join us for a book talk with Paul Kendrick BA '05, MPA '07, and his father, Stephen Kendrick, coauthors of Nine Days: The Race to Save Martin Luther King Jr.'s Life and Win the 1960 Election. Critically acclaimed by Oprah Ma

New Books in Asian Studies: South Asian Migrations in Global History

In this upcoming edition of the 2021 New Books in Asian Studies series, the Sigur Center will host a discussion of South Asian Migrations in Global History: Labor, Law, and Wayward Lives, featuring insights from editor Neilesh Bose (University of Victoria) and contributors Daniel Kent Carrasco (UNAM-Mexico City) and Andrea Wright (College of William & Mary), and moderated by Sigur Center Director Be

Information Session: Classical Acting

Learn how the GW Corcoran School's immersive 12-month MFA program in classical acting prepares students to perform classical texts with skill, clarity and inspiration. As part of this session, we will provide information about our MFA, the expertise of our faculty, the application process, scholarships and career outcomes. You will also have the chance to ask us your questions about the program and application requirements.

Politics of Debt: Financial Inclusion in Turkey with Ali Riza Güngen and Shana Marshall

Ali Riza Güngen will discuss financial inclusion in Turkey and the political ramifications of growing household indebtedness. His book Politics of Debt: Financial Inclusion in Turkey traces back the process of policymaking and locates financial inclusion within a shift in the developmental outlook in the 21st century.

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.