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Chuck Todd Urges Journalists to Fight Back

The “Meet the Press” host talked at GW about the Supreme Court nominee, the U.S. deputy attorney general and campaigns to discredit mainstream media.

February 16, 2026

Have a discussion on media, and the news is sure to intervene.

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Building a New Start at SMPA

From political asylum, Nasser Diallo arrived in the U.S. speaking only French. He graduated from SMPA in 2018 and is now enrolled at Oxford.

February 16, 2026

On a Saturday afternoon last May, Nasser Diallo, B.A. ’18, walked across the stage at the Charles E. Smith Center, like thousands of other GW graduates.

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Professor Hindman Wins Prestigious Harvard Book Prize

February 16, 2026

Professor Matthew Hindman will receive the 2019 Harvard Shorenstein Center Goldsmith Book Prize for “The Internet Trap.”

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Beyoncé’s Nutritionist, Recycling CEO Discuss Sustainability Storytelling

Planet Forward Summit speakers share how to use storytelling to persuade an audience to rethink waste and eat plant-based.

February 16, 2026

Marco Borges, the man behind Beyoncé’s plant-based eating challenge, knew that the interactive tool he created to quantify the environmental impact of...

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A Dream Come True: Learning in Paris

February 16, 2026

When I was in high school one of the opportunities that drew me to GWU’s SMPA was the course “Globalization and the Media,” SMPA 3195 taught by Professor Lee...

Dr. Imani M. Cheers Promotion

February 16, 2026

This past summer faculty member Dr. Imani M. Cheers was promoted to associate professor at the School of Media and Public Affairs (SMPA).

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SMPA Announces New Director

SMPA is thrilled to announce that Professor Silvio Waisbord has been named the new SMPA director, effective July 1, 2020.

February 16, 2026

SMPA Announces New Director

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A Message From Director Waisbord Regarding Fall Semester

February 16, 2026

A Message From Director Waisbord Regarding Fall Semester

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2021 SMPA Award, Scholarship and Prize Recipients

February 16, 2026

Congratulations to all 2021 award, prize, and scholarship winners!