Elliott Alumnus Earns Prestigious Rhodes Scholarship
Congratulations to recent Elliott School alumnus Yosef Bukhari, MA ’23, who has been awarded a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship to attend the University of Oxford in England beginning in Fall 2024. He plans to pursue a PhD in international relations, focusing his...
Athens Roundtable on AI and Rule of Law Spotlights Ethical, Legislative Issues
Marking a year since the introduction of ChatGPT, the two-day summit featured five members of Congress and dozens of leaders in research, industry, policy and law. Authored by: Ruth Steinhardt | Read the original GW Today article. On Nov. 30, 2022, OpenAI introduced...
Elliott Faculty and Students Attend 28th Annual Climate Change Conference
Robert Orttung, research professor of international affairs and the director of research at Sustainability GW was there as some of the world’s biggest oil companies announced an unexpected pledge over the weekend that they would slash methane emissions from their...
Connecting cultures: A workshop on building cultural diplomacy programs
By Yvonne Oh and Alexis Posel IPDGC kicked off its workshop on cultural diplomacy programming “Connecting Cultures: Cultural Diplomacy and Engagement Workshop”, collaborating with the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design. The workshop was conceived with the...
Elliott Student Amplifies Community Voices in Local Government
When senior Dasia Bandy first moved to Washington, D.C. to start her college career at GW, she knew she wanted to get involved in the local community. Having grown up watching her parents dedicate themselves to civic engagement, Dasia felt a calling to public service...
New Program Helps Elliott School Alumni Navigate the Job Market
Amidst the ever-changing landscape of today’s job market, the transition from student life to a professional career frequently proves to be a nerve-wracking journey. Recognizing and supporting the unique needs of alumni and recent graduates in this...
New Middle East Study Abroad Program Partners with Howard University
In a new partnership, the Elliott School’s Institute for Middle East Studies (IMES) is collaborating with Howard University to offer a Middle East Studies Abroad Program in Oman, offering GW students an immersive experience in the heart of the Middle East’s rich...
Meet the GW Institute for International Economic Policy Executive Circle’s New Chairs
Lisa Schroeter, BA ’92, and Carl Richardson, MA ’99, are stepping up to co-chair the IIEP Executive Circle, which offers strategic guidance to the GW Institute for International Economic Policy (IIEP), located at the Elliott School. The global group also mentors and...
Exploring Extremism: Elliott School Alum’s Research Contributes to International Advocacy Efforts
Grant A. Silverman is a Research Assistant at the Elliott School’s Illiberalism Studies Program. Studying the rise of illiberal and extremist movements in the United States and Europe, his research emphasizes the role of digital media and disinformation in the rise of...
GW Elliott School Celebrates 125th Anniversary
This academic year, the Elliott School of International Affairs proudly commemorates the 125th anniversary of teaching international affairs at GW. Since 1898, the George Washington University has offered an unbroken succession of international affairs programs of...
Elliott School’s New Data Literacy Initiative: Revolutionizing Policy through Evidence-Based Approaches
The Elliott School is excited to announce the launch of a new initiative, Data Literacy in International Affairs, beginning Fall 2023. Led by Dr. Laila Sorubakhsh and Dr. Emmanuel Teitelbaum, the aim of the initiative is to provide a much-needed bridge between the world of public policy, international affairs, and data analytics.
GW Elliott School receives $1 million gift to advance contemporary China studies
Dean Alyssa Ayres with David Gitter, ESIA ’15, at the Elliott School in June 2023. The Elliott School of International Affairs has received a $1 million endowed gift from the Center for Advanced China Research, a Washington DC think tank founded by David Gitter,...
Elliott Undergraduate Research Fellow Presents at Arctic Science Summit
Anissa Ozbek, a third-year student in the Elliott School of International Affairs and an undergraduate research fellow, traveled to Vienna, Austria, this February with the GW delegation to the 2023 Arctic Science Summit Week. There, joined by Professor Marya...
Elliott Student was Awarded the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship
Payton Beaumier Payton Beaumier, who recently graduated from the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University, was awarded a 2023 Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship following a highly competitive nationwide contest. The...
GW Elliott School Receives Anonymous Gift
Strengthens Uyghur Studies The Elliott School of International Affairs has received one of the largest gifts in recent years, a $900,000 anonymous donation that will enhance the school’s Uyghur Studies Initiative, to be headquartered at the school’s Sigur Center for...
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