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Frank Sesno Named Director of School of Media and Public Affairs

	Emmy-award winning journalist Frank Sesno, a professor of media and public affairs at CCAS’ School of Media and Public Affairs, has been named the school’s new director, effective September 1. He succeeds Lee Huebner, who returns to the SMPA faculty on July 1. Professor
Professor Sesno hosts "Planet Forward," an innovative multi-media program produced by GW’s Public Affairs Project.
Kim Gross will serve as director in the interim.  Read more New Institute Explores the Past in Context of the Present Inspired by GW’s surroundings in the heart of the nation’s capital, a new multi-disciplinary institute at CCAS provides a unique focus on the study of early Europe within an intercultural, transnational context. The Institute for Medieval and Early Modern Studies solidifies a rapidly growing scholarly community and strengthens existing partnerships between CCAS and other organizations, such as the Folger Shakespeare Library—where students have access to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare materials and other rare works for study and research. The institute brings together scholars and students in history, English, French, and Italian to explore history, literature, and theatre through innovative research and idea exchange, building upon the important role humanities research has in the world.  Read more