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....
Alumnus Receives Prestigious Rhodes Scholarship
Josh Pickar, who received his B.A. from GW's Elliott School in 2014, will study global governance and diplomacy as well as comparative social policy at the University of Oxford....
Elliott School Dean Brigety Shares Insight on Refugee Crisis
Exacerbated by conflicts in the Middle East, today’s refugee crisis has generated the highest numbers of displaced people on record. There are more than 21.3 million refugees worldwide....
Alumna Brings Health Education to Underprivileged Girls
Once a young girl who battled with her weight and low self-esteem, Sarah Hillware, ESIA BA ’13, used her passions and personal experiences to create Girls Health Ed....
Champion of Democracy Aims for D.C. Return
From South Sudan to Afghanistan, Christina Hartman, ESIA BA ’99, has worked for 15 years to strengthen democracy and build community in some of the world’s most troubled nations....
A Man in Full: Ambassador Edward "Skip" Gnehm
When Edward “Skip” Gnehm Jr., ESIA BA ’66, MA ’68, arrived at GW in the fall of 1962, he already had his goal in sight. He spent the next six years studying international affairs......