Summer in D.C.
Washington, DC, offers an unparalleled mixture of educational and cultural resources. The city is headquarters to national and international governmental and nongovernmental organizations, embassies and cultural institutes. Public programs and exhibits are year-round. The inner workings of national government are easily accessible through visits to the Supreme Court, the Capitol, the US Treasury, the Pentagon and historic landmarks. Extended summer hours at the Smithsonian Institution museums attract thousands of visitors. The Kennedy Center Millennium Stage hosts performances by nationally and internationally known artists every evening—for free!
Summer concerts are on every street corner and even at the National Zoo. Historic Union Station is a magnificent gathering spot, and its marble corridors are lined with two stories of boutiques, restaurants and a movie theater. Browse the shops of Georgetown, wander around Eastern Market and samples the spicy international cuisine in the Adams Morgan neighborhood. Whether you’re paddling on the Potomac, jogging through Rock Creek Park, watching American movie classics under the stars on the National Mall or experiencing the cultural extravaganza of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, you will enjoy a summer that can only be found in Washington, D.C.
National Zoo
This 163-acre zoological park is home to 2,000 animals!
National Mall
The Smithsonian Folklife Festival is a free annual event on the National Mall -- an international exposition of living cultural heritage.
The GW Experience
Students
All in the Family
Greg and Heather Hachenburg talk about their undergraduate experience at GW, one of many sibling pairs to share in the Colonials legacy.
Creating Next Generation Leaders
GW program helps female students connect with leading women across a variety of fields and develop their roles as future women in leadership.
Where the City is a Classroom
Freshman volunteers experience life beyond Foggy Bottom...
Faculty
Fighting Neglected Diseases
GW professor works to eradicate diseases that affect the health, education and economic development of the world's poorest people.
Building the Super Computer
Pioneering lab puts GW at the forefront of high-speed computing and offers GW students unprecedented access to science and skills of the future.
Blast From the Past
Students map an ancient—and dramatic—eruption as part of a geological research program in the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains.
Alumni
Giving Back to the District of Columbia
D.C. public health director calls GW education the foundation of his career.
GW Opens Doors
A chance encounter with a GW alumna helped give one GW undergraduate, an aspiring broadcast journalist from Texas, his big break.
The Legend Lives On
The $2 million bequest commitment caps a lifetime of philanthropy and service to GW, establishing the Elyse B. and Donald R. Lehman Endowed Professorship in Theoretical Physics.