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1684 - King Charles II revokes the Massachusetts Bay Colony charter due to repeated violations of the charter’s terms including trading with other countries and running an illegal mint.

1915 - An estimated 25,000 supporters in a women’s suffrage march on New York’s Fifth Ave, led by Carrie Chapman Catt, founder of the League of Women Voters.

1941 - Walt Disney’s film “Dumbo” is released.

1973 - Richard Nixon agrees to turn over White House tape recordings to Judge John Sirica.

2015 - Adele releases her single “Hello”, which becomes the first song with more than a million downloads in its first week.

Graduate student union challenges GW’s ban of stipend recipients from membership. GW Hatchet.

The Louvre’s Attraction Is Its History. That’s Also Its Weakness. The New York Times.

D.C. Council rolls back tenant rights at small rental properties. The Washington Post.

Image credit: Adam Galland

Hailing from Dobbs Ferry, New York, senior Adam Galland is this newsletter’s spotlight. A History major with a minor in American Studies, Adam is currently studying abroad at the Autonomous University of Madrid. His academic interests center on the intersection of power systems and artistic expression, a theme reflected throughout his coursework. Among his most memorable classes are Professor Wald’s Popular Music and Politics and Professor Guglielmo’s WWII History and Memory.

Since 2023, Adam has interned at the international law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, where he has worked in the Finance and Managing Attorney’s Offices. His experience has placed him at the forefront of major litigation and transactional work, including multi-billion-dollar mergers, high-profile celebrity lawsuits, and impact cases defending civil and democratic liberties. Splitting his time between the firm’s Washington, D.C. office during the academic year and its New York office in the summer, Adam has built meaningful connections with leading attorneys and collaborated closely with peer firms across the country.

Beyond the headline-making cases, Adam is most passionate about the firm’s immigration work. Through Willkie Farr’s partnership with the City Bar Justice Center, he has participated in several pro se asylum clinics, helping applicants prepare and file petitions for political asylum under U.S. law. As a fluent Spanish speaker, Adam primarily assists clients from Central and South America, supporting them through complex legal processes. He credits his American Studies coursework, especially Immigration History, for deepening his understanding of migration issues and preparing him to offer support with empathy and care.

Looking ahead, Adam is excited to complete his senior thesis on the history of religious coexistence in Spain, graduate this spring, and hopefully return to his native New York to join Willkie Farr & Gallagher as an Assistant Managing Clerk.

The Real Dogs of GW American Studies

Calling  all canines!! Join GW American Studies for a Fall mixer and prospective majors event. Enjoy pizza and refreshments. Enter your pup for a spot in the "Best in Show" contest mc-ed by Prof. James McMaster of Ceremonies!

When: Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025; 5:30 PM
Where: 2106 G Street NW

Register here!

DC History Center and Charles Sumner School
Class Action Reads! Model Schools in the Model City
Professor Amber N. Wiley

Join the DC History Center and Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives for a book talk about the history of Black public education and school architecture in the nation’s capital.

Education is essential for social equality, and Black Washingtonians recognize that for the American Dream to apply to them, their children need a quality education. In Model Schools in the Model City: Race, Planning, and Education in the Nation’s Capital, author Amber N. Wiley (PhD '11) explains how DC school buildings became a physical realization of Black liberation, agency, and their right to exist as citizens of the United States.

Event is free and open to the public.
Registration is highly recommended.

When: Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025; 6:00 PM
Where: DC History Center (801 K Street NW)

Register here!

GW Corcoran Visiting Artist & Scholars Committee
An Evening with Millie De Chirico

Millie De Chirico is a podcaster, film programmer, writer, and historian based in Atlanta, Georgia. She was the chief programmer of TCM Underground, the beloved late-night cult movie franchise on Turner Classic Movies, and currently co-hosts the weekly film podcast, Dear Movies, I Love You. Join us for a conversation with Millie about the progression of her career, her interest in cult classics, and how she champions accessibility and diversity through film.

When: Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025; 6:15 PM
Where: Smith Hall of Art, Room 114 (801 22nd St NW)

Register here!

GW Philosophy Griffith Lecture
Varieties of Demagogic Speech
Dr. Jason Stanley

Dr. Stanley is the author of 2018's “How Fascism Works,” 2020's “How Propaganda Works,” and 2024's “Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future."

When: Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025; 4:00 PM
Where: Hall of Government, Room 102

Prof. Vanessa Northington Gamble was quoted in the Washington Informer in the article “‘March On!’ Festival Reimagines Public Health in Black America.’’

Current PhD candidate Mora McLean is the winner of this year's Gene Wise-Warren Susman Award for Best Paper Presented by a Graduate Student at the ASA Annual Meeting. Mora's paper is titled “Battered Paradise: The Progressive Destruction of St. Thomas Harbor, St. Thomas, USVI Under Danish and American Rule." Mora will be honored during the Opening and Awards Ceremony at the 2025 ASA Conference in San Juan, PR.

Call for Papers: The International Nineteenth Century Studies Association (INCSA) invites proposals for its second biennial conference. Click here to learn more // Deadline: Oct. 31, 2025.

Call for Applications: Dumbarton Oaks is currently accepting applications for a range of academic and semester fellowships. Click here to learn more //
Deadline: Nov. 1, 2025.

Call for Papers: The LGBTQ+ History Association is currently seeking papers for its fourth conference, the Queer/Trans History Conference* 2026 (#QTHC26), to be held at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor from June 2 to 5, 2026. Click here to learn more // Deadline: Nov. 1, 2025.

Call for Applications: The Newcombe Foundation is accepting applications for the Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, which supports doctoral candidates in their final year of writing, who are working in areas of religion, ethics, values, or morals. Click here to learn more // Deadline: Nov. 1, 2025.

Call for Applications: The Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum is accepting applications for their Spring 2026 Internships. Click here to learn more // Deadline: Nov. 3, 2025.

Call for Applications: The American Council of Learned Societies invites applications for the 2025 competition of the ACLS Digital Justice Grants Program. Click here to learn more // Deadline: Nov. 20, 2025.

Call for Papers: The 2026 GWU English Graduate Student Association Symposium is now accepting papers! This year’s symposium, titled “The Mind and the Machine: Mental Disability and Technology,” will be held virtually. Click here to learn more // Deadline: Nov. 30, 2025.

Call for Applications: The 2026 SHAFR Summer Institute, held at The Ohio State University, is accepting applications. The 2026 SHAFR Summer Institute will focus on the variety of US strategic cultures that emerged in response to previous moments of international crisis. Click here to learn more // Deadline: Dec. 15, 2025.

Call for Papers: Critical Ethnic Studies is currently accepting submissions for a special issue devoted to the transnational exploration of caste domination and anti-caste social movements and theories, with emphasis on the interrelation of caste and race in the history and geography of empire. Click here to learn more // Deadline: Feb. 2, 2026.

Call for Applications: The Eudora Welty Foundation and the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) announce the 2026 Eudora Welty Research Fellowship to encourage and support research using the Eudora Welty Collection and related materials at the MDAH. Click here to learn more // Deadline: Mar. 6, 2026.

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