
SMPA Awards Over $135,000 in Awards, Scholarships & Prizes
An Adobe Spark page and a special video from some of our faculty & donors was created to announce the winners.
April 30, 2025
SMPA Awards Over $135,000 in Awards, Scholarships & Prizes



SMPA Announces New Director of the Project for Media and National Security
April 30, 2025
SMPA is pleased to announce that Thom Shanker has been selected as the next director of the Project for Media and National Security.

SMPA National Council Members Dana Bash and Chuck Todd Received Honorary Degrees During 2022 Commencement
Political journalists Bash and Todd became honorary Doctors of Public Service during the May 15 Commencement celebration on the National Mall.
April 30, 2025
Dana Bash and Chuck Todd are now honorary Doctors of Public Service.

New SMPA Conversation Series Aims to Promote Civil Discourse
The Frank Sesno Newsmaker Conversation Series, supported by alumni Ted Segal and Meredith Perla Segal, will showcase leading voices in politics and culture.
April 30, 2025
New SMPA Conversation Series Aims to Promote Civil Discourse

SMPA Announces New Director, Assistant Director
April 30, 2025
SMPA Announces New Director, Assistant Director


Cory Booker Spoke at GW about Healing Political Divide in America
April 30, 2025
The senator from New Jersey said in the launch of The Sesno Series that the greatest threat to the United States is division.

Presidential Candidate Forum
April 30, 2025
A coalition of diverse journalists is organizing a 2024 Presidential Candidate Forum hosted by the GW School of Media & Public Affair in September.