From the latest By George! New GW Institute Brings Together Scholars in Medieval, Early Modern Studies Jeffrey J. Cohen, chair of GW’s English Department, leads the University’s Medieval and Early Modern Studies Institute. By Julia Parmley Faculty across departments in GW’s Columbian College of Arts and Sciences have been individually engaged in medieval and early…

Please join us on Thursday September 17 at 4PM for our inaugural event of the 2009-10 year, a seminar entitled “Messianic Time and the Untimely” Three papers will be pre-circulated by email on September 1, and should be read in advance by all who plan to attend. On September 17, we will have short presentations…

If you’ve donated money to the department over the past year, you are already on our mailing list (your name should also appear in the “Department Supporters” box to the right: thank you for your generosity! We couldn’t do much of what we undertake without your support). Early in the fall you will receive our…

Someone stole the electronic projector last night from our newly renovated seminar room. Value: $3500. Please let us know if you have any information or saw anything suspicious. This is very disheartening. Share on FacebookTweet

Rachael Baird, our inaugural (and wonderful) Communications Liaison for the English Department, is now living in China. Check out her blog and get a glimpse of her life post-GW. Here’s an invitation to other English majors, current and former: if you have a blog, drop me a line and let me know. We’ll feature a…

Eric Alexander Brichto, a current student at GW, for his recent and generous donation. We’re truly grateful that someone who is still paying university tuition would think enough of us to support our mission. Thanks, Eric! Please stop by my office at your convenience and we can talk about that summa cum laude you asked…