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We have our blog. We have our Facebook page. We offer the most cutting edge courses in the university, if not the galaxy. So why is it that when we finally have a cute graphic to assist with our strategic plan for utter media domination, the University phases out our hippo? Should we have chosen…
From The Hatchet: Research Centers Must Mean Science. Or Policy. Or Science Policy.
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Samantha Yakas: New Communications Liaison
The English Department is happy to announce that English Major Samantha Yakas has joined us as the new Communications Liaison for the 2012-2013 school year. The Communications Liaison helps us with all of our social media, including this blog (watch for Samantha’s posts), our Facebook page, and Twitter. Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/English-Dept-GWU/31472949461Follow us on Twitter…
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