“And the Bridge Is Love” and More Books

Margaret Soltan sat down to catch up with Michael Bennett, an English alum who received his BA from GW in 2002 and went on to earn his PhD at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The last time we caught up with Bennett back in 2010 he had just become an assistant professor at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater! He…

Jenny McKean Moore seminar alum and author Paul Steinberg “A Salamander’s Tale is about Drugs, Sex, Lust, Rock ‘N Roll, Time, and Death” Paul Steinberg, a longtime psychiatrist in Washington, graduated from GW’s Jenny McKean Moore seminar.  His book, A Salamander’s Tale: Regeneration and Redemption in Facing Prostate Cancer, comes out next April.  We talked to him about…

Jennifer Nelson (BA, ’88), Chair of the English Department at Gallaudet University and an English major during her time at GW, talks to Professor Margaret Soltan about the unique nature of Gallaudet,  Professor Jennifer Nelson GW English BA, 1988 The Challenges of a Bilingual Campus:  Jennifer Nelson Talks about Life at Gallaudet University   Margaret Soltan: Let’s…

GW English Professor David T. Mitchell GW English is already well known for work in Disability Studies, an interdisciplinary field of inquiry examining the meanings of disability in culture and history, interrogating ideas of normality, and continually imagining what a more accessible world might look like.  We were thus very excited to search this year…

Vice Provost and Dean of Student Affairs Peter Konwerski Reads a Poem As Dean of Student Affairs, Dr. Konwerski is the chief student affairs officer for GW, managing a diverse staff of education professionals responsible for academic success; student academic engagement; parent engagement; and wellness, education, and prevention for GW undergraduate, graduate, and professional students….