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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
NCMA Chapter Recognizes GW Alumni
Three recent graduates won awards for outstanding academic achievement in the field of government contracts.
May 27, 2016
Committed to Service
The university honored Professor Miriam Galston with the Oscar and Shoshana Trachtenberg Prize for Service.
May 23, 2016
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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