Howard Jacobson Wins the Booker Prize
We are thrilled to learn that Howard Jacobson, who was in residence at GW last spring through a joint program with the British Council, has won the 2010 Booker Prize. Congratulations to Howard!
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Through its alliance with the Folger Shakespeare Library, the best archive of Shakespeare and Renaissance materials in the US, and one of the best in the world, GW is uniquely positioned to train researchers in early modern and medieval studies. Even Ivy League schools do not have these resources. Here is what we have already:…