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Constitutional Crisis in Spain

Catalonia's failed bid for independence has cast a spotlight on Spain's constiutional crisis. This special lecture will compare the approaches taken to regional autonony by Catalonia and the Basque Country.

Beyond Brexit: The Future of the UK and the EU

With the Article 50 deadline fast approaching, you can still find polls and articles speculating what Brexit will look like after March 29th. However, by March 19th, assuming that no deadline extension deal with the EU has occurred, we will be in a more informed place to discuss what the UK and the EU will look like on the morning of March 30th.

The Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies Alumni Speaker Series

The Alumni Speaker Series will showcase and celebrate the many accomplishments and diverse paths our alumnae have taken, through a dialogue on challenges and opportunities in working toward change on issues related to women, gender, and sexuality, here in the United States, and around the world. 

This installment of the series will feature three speakers: Andrea Pagano-Reyes (MA '08), Layla Moughari (MA '07) and Kate Black (

Crisis in Kashmir: Escalation, Opportunity, or Business as Usual?

A month into the military confrontation between India and Pakistan in Kashmir set off by a suicide bombing killing 40 Indian Central Reserve Police Force members by Pakisan-based militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed, the crisis seems to have receded -- or has it?

The Return of Bipolarity in World Politics: China, the United States and Geostructural Realism

Monday, March 25, 2019 12:30 PM – 1:45 PM Room 505 Elliott School of International Affairs 1957 E Street, NW, Washington, District Of Columbia 20052

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Lecture on Kunqu Opera

The GW Confucius Institute will host the Shanghai Kunqu Opera troupe to demonstrate the classic Legend of the Jade Hairpin. Professor Liana Chen from GW East Asian Languages and Literatures Department will be the moderator and will provide background on the kunqu play. This lecture and demonstration will be a wonderful opportunity for those interested in learning about traditional Chinese opera.

2019 Mergen-Palmer Distinguished Lecture: Dr. Megan Black

GW Ph.D alum Dr. Megan Black, current assistant professor of International History at the London School of Economics, will be returning to GW in March to speak on her book, The Global Interior: Mineral Frontiers and American Power, published in October 2018.  The Global Interior encompasses Dr. Black's dissertation research.

The Global Interior: Imagining and Extracting Minerals in the Projection of American Power

GW Ph.D alum Dr. Megan Black, current assistant professor of International History at the London School of Economics, will be returning to GW in March to speak on her book, The Global Interior: Mineral Frontiers and American Power, published in October 2018.  The Global Interior encompasses Dr. Black's dissertation research.  See below for the description of the book courtesy of Harvard University Press:

Panel Discussion: Twenty-Five Years After the Rwandan Genocide

This panel will address the legacy of the Rwandan genocide against the Tutsi after twenty-five years, the challenges Rwandan genocide survivors face seeking to secure their human rights and welfare, and efforts to advance reparative justice for genocide survivors.

2019 GW New Venture Competition (GW NVC) Finals

9 teams take the stage to vie for over $300K in funding and support at the 11th Annual 2019 GW New Venture Competition

Presented by George Washington University's Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Last year, Time Table took home the winning prize for their innovative approach to improving wait times at popular restaurants.