A pair of incidents remind us that we are still living in a democracy and peaceful pushback can work, even on a college campus. Both stories involve Young Americans For Freedom (known as YAF). Two…
Topic: GWU
GWU Establishes Institute for Religious Freedom
George Washington University praised itself for being a beacon of religious freedom, yet could not name a single accomplishment. Go figure.
Artistic Freedom Well Spent
We have spared no shortage of blog space on our problems with George Washington University over the past three decades. Nonetheless, we found something worthwhile on their Foggy Bottom campus that all who are in…
Study: ISIS Radicalization is Online and Tried to Hijack #BlackLivesMatter
George Washington University’s Program on Extremism published a recent study entitled, “From Retweets to Raqqa,” to highlight the growing social media presence and radicalization efforts of the Islamic State (known by some as IS, ISIS,…
The Rise of ISIS in America
The George Washington University Program on Extremism recently published a study on Islam-based extremism by sympathizers of the Islamic State (also known as ISIS, Daesh, or as the Obama administration says, ISIL). The study’s executive…
Everyone is Offended at GWU
George Washington University President Steven Knapp issued a statement through his office after a flag controversy flared up at one of the university dorm halls. A student, who is Palestinian, hung a Palestinian flag outside…
George Washington University Student Told to Take Down Palestinian Flag from Dorm Window
The student is fighting GW about the insistence to remove the flag: Following “many complaints” to the campus police department, an officer showed up to student Ramie Abounaja’s room Oct. 26, told him to remove the…
Watch Out: George Washington University President Likes Anonymous Microaggression Reporting System
Watch your back, George Washington University students, and watch what you say. You could get reported by your peers for microaggressions: George Washington University is one step closer to adopting a system for students to…
Smart Power can Counter ISIS, says One Expert
Let the recap from GW Today do the talking, regarding British Council chief executive Sir Ciarán Devane’s remarks at George Washington University: Fully combatting ISIS, he said, must include efforts to connect with displaced Muslims and…
GW Administration Distances Self from ‘White Student Union’ Facebook Page
These ‘White Student Union’ Facebook pages, which claim that they have ties to dozens of universities in the U.S., are not officially sponsored by the higher education institutions. It sounds like a troll job done…