Boosting the power of activism: New research shows we are stronger together
Robin Phinney (PhD '10) and LaGina Gause (PhD '16), recent Ford School doctoral alumnae, have focused their research on ways to improve the effectiveness of activism and protest....
Working toward a purpose together at GAO
As part of an ongoing series to spotlight GPS’s top employers, we profile why GAO hires our graduates, plus why current alumni enjoy working there...
Elliott School Alumna Reveals the Narrative of American Muslims
An unexpected turn led Hena Khan (M.A.’97) from her career as international development consultant to successful children’s author....
Rose Gottemoeller, MA ’81, is passionate about science and government
Rose is the Deputy Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a position she took up in October 2016. She is the first woman and second American to hold this title....
Alumnus Ted Schmitt Uses Big Data to Help Endangered Species
A technology wizard living in Seattle and working for Vulcan Inc., Ted Schmitt wields big data as a weapon in the fight to protect the Earth's threatened species....
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....
A pivot from physics
Steven Buchsbaum ’97 attended GPS to discover what could be the next step in his science-centric career. What he received was so much more....
Emboldened to make the future brighter
In time for International Women’s Day on March 8, we spotlight five GPS alumnae and their professional achievements stemming from moments of being bold in their careers...
Hacking for global health: Tackling wicked problems, like avian influenza, with creativity
"It was a big, late-night conversation. We walked into the room with one view of the world, and we came out completely different, and totally for the better."...
GPS graduates find culture is key at Booz Allen
As part of an ongoing series to spotlight GPS’s top employers, we profile why Booz Allen Hamilton hires our graduates, plus why current alumni enjoy working there...
General George W. Casey Jr. (Ret.)
General Casey is just one example of our distinguished alumni who have stayed engaged with our school, benefitting our students and the larger community....
Condoleezza Rice, 66th U.S. Secretary of State
A star pupil of Josef Korbel's went on to become the 66th U.S. Secretary of State. Condoleezza Rice considered Korbel her mentor and the reason she decided to pursue a career in public service....