Howard Jacobson Wins the Booker Prize

Public Writing: A Cultural Studies Journal for Undergraduate Writers provides a lively and provocative online forum for undergraduate writers who are engaged in critique of contemporary, historical, public ideas. Student writers from across the humanities and social sciences and around the world are invited to submit to Public Writing. A Public Writing submission may combine…

We’re getting there. Paining is being done today, and new carpets are being installed tomorrow. By next week we will have a new–if empty–lounge! Look for a new refrigerator and new seating soon! Share on FacebookTweet

It is not uncommon to walk into college with one major and come out with an entirely different one and luckily for 2002 alumna Ayanna Jackson-Fowler, that major was English. Although Jackson-Fowler entered GW as a pre-Med major she quickly realized her real passion. She said, “I really enjoyed studying and creating literature. So, I…

Last weekend I was thrilled to have an all-access pass to the 2011 AWP Conference (Association of Writers & Writing Programs) here in DC. With a badge and notebook in hand for coverage, I trekked over to the Wardman Park Hotel on a beautiful afternoon with no idea what to expect. Little did I know…

Rachel Malis graduated GW last spring, and she’s currently celebrating the publication of her poem “Odessa, Odessos” in the online journal damselflypress.net. In light of this new achievement, we caught up with Rachel to see what else she’s been doing. When did you graduate GW? What was your major?I graduated from GW in the Spring…

Our sincere apologies for the fact that our tea and sherry swilling party was cut short by the evacuation of the Academic Center due to a suspicious package. Alumni will be heartened to know that six brave faculty members endured the long wait for re-entry to Rome Hall, then imbibed the remaining sherry … and…