Diversity at GW
As the largest institution of higher education in the nation's capital, GW attracts a multicultural, motivated and active community, one in which the leaders of today nurture the leaders of tomorrow. The University is committed to presenting multicultural perspectives and international points of view. They are incorporated in our curriculum and integral to our University community. Each year, GW enrolls a diverse population of undergraduates from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and 125 different countries.
A cornerstone of GW student life is the Multicultural Student Services Center (MSSC). MSSC is GW's center for cross-cultural communication, community building and leadership. It provides all undergraduates with an array of ethnic and cultural opportunities. Latino Heritage Month and Pan-Asian Heritage Month join Persian New Year celebrations and the Bangra Blowout as among the many diversity activities organized or supported by the University.
In working to ensure that all students draw maximum benefit from their GW experience, MSSC is supported by the International Services Office (ISO).
Of GW's more than 400 student organizations, some 70 are cultural, ethnic or international in focus. They include Remix (for racially and ethnically mixed individuals), Klub Polonia, the International Friendship Club, the Middle East Group and the Asian Student Alliance.
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.