Tor Geir Holmen: Building schools and fighting malaria in Cameroon
Student stories: schools and malaria in Cameroon Tor Geir Holmen (Master in International Affairs) tells us about building schools and tackling malaria in Bertoua, East Cameroon....
35 years on: The life-changing legacy and impact of the PPIA program
Seventeen PPIA alumni are currently working on master’s degrees at the Ford School—12 of whom attended the summer institute here, as well....
Why GPS: Finding the awe in other ways of life
As part of an ongoing series, we give students the creative liberty to opine on their favorite memories from the School and “why GPS” is a solid fit to pursue their graduate education...
Why GPS: Turning passion into reality
As part of an ongoing series, we give students the creative liberty to opine on their favorite memories from the School and “why GPS” is a solid fit to pursue their graduate education...
Selected as a Sylff Fellow
In a Q&A, two students open up about how their fellowships are preparing them to break global boundaries after GPS...
Students spend spring break in Cuba, standing at crossroads in history
“In Cuba, you see the old and the new, the free market and Marxist-Leninist systems, different cultures, different faiths, all coming together in a way you can’t experience anywhere else in the world....
A day in the life of a BA/MIA student
In a Q&A complementing our Storify tour of a day in the life of Jeanne Marasigan, the 2018 BA/MIA candidate paints a picture of what attending GPS looks like today...
Profile in Service: Emily Otto
“Viking warrior daughter” is how Emily Otto’s father refers to her before his friends. And he’s right. Otto is a twenty-eight-year-old cadet in the Texas A&M Army Reserve Officer Training Corps and...
Professor Muhammad Yunus Meets with Elliott School Students
Muhammad Yunus on a visit to GW, hosted by the Elliott School of International Affairs, graciously agreed to spend the day meeting with students and faculty prior to his public speaking event....
Elliott School Women Take on UN Resolution 1325
Professor Aisling Swaine recently invited three Elliott School women to accompany her to attend the UN Security Council’s open debate on Women, Peace, and Security....
No Lost Generation Finds Its Voice
The No Lost Generation Student Initiative, founded in 2013 at GW, focuses attention on the plight of children affected by the Syrian crisis....
Why GPS: A place to call home in a foreign land
As part of an ongoing series, we give students the creative liberty to opine on their favorite memories from the School and “why GPS” is a solid fit to pursue their graduate education...