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Animal Law at GW: A Look Back at the 2024-25 Year

August 29, 2025

The Animal Law Program at GW had an eventful 2024-25 academic year. Read the program's newsletter to learn more.

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Double Impact

August 26, 2025

PHILANTHROPY ISN’T ONLY about giving. It’s about vision, legacy, and an audacious hope to reshape the world.

GW Law Professor Alicia Solow-Niederman Publishes Article in Stanford Law Review

August 21, 2025

Professor Solow-Niederman's article on AI and Doctrinal Collapse was published in the Stanford Law Review in August.

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A Supreme Anniversary

August 20, 2025

GW Law’s annual Van Vleck Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition has stood out among competitions testing law students’ appellate advocacy skills.

GW Law Professor Emily Hammond Named Interim Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs

August 19, 2025

The Office of the Provost has named Emily Hammond, the Glen Earl Weston Research Professor of Law, interim vice provost for faculty affairs, effective Sept. 1.

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Educating for the Future

August 14, 2025

EVEN BEFORE IT CONFERRED ITS FIRST law degrees, the George Washington University was a trailblazer in adapting and applying legal principles to issues shaping the future.

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GW Law Assistant Dean Randall Abate, Professor Rob Glicksman Deliver Lectures in Buenos Aires

August 13, 2025

Randall Abate and Robert Glicksman traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina, in June to deliver a series of lectures on U.S. and international environmental law.

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LLM Guide Ranks GW Law as a Top Program for Banking, Finance, Securities Law

August 12, 2025

LLM Guide ranked GW Law No. 4 in its top 10 LLM programs for banking, finance, and securities law in 2025.

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Defining the Modern Environmental Law Era

August 7, 2025

For over 50 years, GW Law's Environmental and Energy Law program has been at the forefront of education and scholarship in the environmental law field.