Trump's First Year: College Towns
Taking the "Polls" of the Nation
September 3, 2026
At the one-year anniversary of Donald Trump’s inauguration, the American Communities Project is using 2017 data from Gallup to analyze how different kinds of...
A Red-Carpet Internship at the Kennedy Center
September 3, 2026
I have always loved the performing arts and journalism.
Bringing Journalists and National Security Officials Face-to-Face
September 3, 2026
At a time when disinformation is a growing threat, SMPA's Project for Media and National Security is bringing decision-makers and the media face-to-face to...
President Trump Shows ‘Aggressive Indifference’ to Russian Threat
James Clapper, former director of national intelligence, also called for social media regulation during a conference on disinformation and digital conflict at GW.
September 3, 2026
When radios started making their way into American living rooms, the government regulated content broadcasted over the airwaves.
Behind the Scenes: The Crucible and Modern Day Witch Hunts
Professor Kerric Harvey explored how new technologies like social media intersect with the mob mentality of a witch hunt.
September 3, 2026
Kerric Harvey was the expert speaker at the Olney Theatre Center event “Behind-the-Scenes: A Larger Context” following a production of “The Crucible“ on...
Kimberly Gross Named Interim CCAS Associate Dean
September 3, 2026
Professor Kimberly Gross will serve as the interim Columbian College of Arts and Sciences Associate Dean for Programs and Operations through June 2019.
Finding Success on the Front Page and Behind the Scenes
An SMPA Q&A with Senior Journalism and Mass Communication Major Justine Coleman.
September 3, 2026
On a warm summer day, one week into her senior year, journalism and mass communication major Justine Coleman walked into a Starbucks with friends to pick up...
SMPA Junior Publishes Groundbreaking Disinformation Research
An SMPA Q&A with Junior Political Communication Major Jack Nassetta.
September 3, 2026
This summer, junior Jack Nassetta was on the opposite side of the country working as a visiting fellow with the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation...
GW Poll Finds Deep Partisan Divides and No Middle Ground to End Shutdown
September 3, 2026
A new GW Politics Poll shows just how hard it will be to re-open the government if that depends on a bipartisan immigration compromise.
SMPA Institute Honors Senator Leahy for Commitment to Public Diplomacy
September 3, 2026
The George Washington University Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication recently awarded Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) the Walter Roberts Award...