May 2024

Thank you to the CCAS Community!

CCAS Dean Paul Wahlbeck extends his gratitude to students, alumni, faculty members and staff for their commitment to enriching the classroom experience and advancing our academic mission.

MSNBC’s Jen Psaki to Deliver Commencement Address

Jen Psaki, who served as White House press secretary for President Joe Biden and now hosts her own show on MSNBC, will give the 2024 GW Commencement address on the National Mall on May 19.

CCAS Class of 2024 Share GW Memories

From gaining impactful internships and enjoying classroom experiences to forging lifelong friendships and attending one-of-a-kind events, the CCAS Class of 2024 recalled their fondest GW memories.

History Detectives: Inside the Lives of Famine Immigrants

History’s Tyler Anbinder and his student researchers dug through long-lost bank records to trace the journey of Irish immigrants escaping the potato famine. What they found rewrote a historical tale.

NEXT Celebrates ‘Giant Tableau’ of Student Art

The Corcoran School’s annual NEXT Festival showcased art projects by its graduating students with 47 exhibits, 22 live performances and panels and research-based presentations.

Planet Forward Summit Eyes Climate Solutions

The 2024 Planet Forward Summit focused on empowering students to drive change through storytelling and featured discussions on sustainability challenges and solutions.

Student Research Shines at CCAS Showcase

Undergraduate and graduate students across the sciences, social sciences and humanities displayed their scholarly work at the CCAS Research Showcase.

Study Links Anti-Black Sentiment and Political Violence

A research team led by Political Science’s Andrew Thompson found that anti-Black perceptions are key drivers among Americans who express support for political violence.

Eric Cline (Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Anthropology) published the books
After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations and 1177 B.C.: A Graphic History of the Year
Civilization Collapsed with illustrator Glynnis Fawkes.

Jozef H. Przytycki (Mathematics) co-authored the book Lectures in Knot Theory: An
Exploration of Contemporary Topics with former students Rhea Palak Bakshi, MA ’18,
PhD ’21, (Mathematics); Dionne Ibarra, PhD ’22, (Mathematics); Gabriel Montoya-
Vega, PhD ’22, (Mathematics); and mathematics graduate student Deborah Weeks.

Patrick Wohl, BA ’16, (Political Science) published the book Down Ballot: How A Local
Campaign Became A National Referendum on Abortion.

PhD candidate Cam Cannon (American Studies) was named a 2024 Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellow for their project “Standard: Trans Activism and the History of Gender-Affirming Medicine in the United States.”

Sophomore Anjana Murugan (Biology) was selected as a 2024 Key into Public Service Scholar by the Phi Beta Kappa Society and will receive a $5,000 undergraduate scholarship.

Sanjay K Pandey (Public Policy and Public Administration) was featured on Research.com's list of the world’s “Best Business and Management Scientists.”

Junior Grace Truslow (Political Science) received the prestigious Truman Scholarship from the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation.

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