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Phi Beta Kappa Names Former GW Law Dean as New CEO

Frederick M. Lawrence will lead the prestigious academic honor society.

June 1, 2016

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NCMA Chapter Recognizes GW Alumni

Three recent graduates won awards for outstanding academic achievement in the field of government contracts.

May 27, 2016

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Committed to Service

The university honored Professor Miriam Galston with the Oscar and Shoshana Trachtenberg Prize for Service.

May 23, 2016

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In Memoriam: John R.W.D. Jones QC, LLM '98

The renowned international criminal lawyer, who helped shape the field, passed away in April.

May 20, 2016

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Two GW Law Alums Named "Outstanding General Counsel"

David Buchen, JD '89, and Bruce Sewell, JD '86, are respectively the top legal officers at Altavis PLC and Apple, Inc.

May 20, 2016

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Elizabeth Ewert Appointed Associate Dean of Students

Ms. Ewert will leverage her years of experience to provide students with academic, co-curricular, and personal assistance.

May 11, 2016

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Providing Expertise At Home and Abroad

One GW Law Professor has now testified before both the U.S. Congress and EU Parliament on issues of procurement and trade.

May 9, 2016

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Class Assignment: Free a Man from Prison

GW Magazine chronicles how alumni Courtney Francik and Bart Sheard petitioned President Obama to commute a man's sentence—and he did.

May 6, 2016

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Four Questions With Diploma Ceremony Speaker Gregory Garre

Mr. Garre explains why he's looking forward to Commencement and what he'd be doing if he wasn't practicing law.

May 4, 2016

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Adjunct Professor Kuyomars "Q" Golparvar Wins "Spark a Life" Award

Mr. Golparvar also recently began work as an immigration judge at the EOIR.

April 29, 2016

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3Ls Dane Shikman and Julia Haigney Named to "Top Law Students" List

Tipping the Scales profiled "The Top Law Students From The Class of 2016."

April 28, 2016

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Balancing the Books

Alumna Kyle Zimmer’s nonprofit, First Book, is pooling the buying power of educators and families in need to change the face of—and the access to—children’s publishing.

April 28, 2016