Briefing – The Elliott School Newsletter

Our electronic newsletter Briefing is designed to keep you up-to-date on the latest developments at the Elliott School and the achievements of our students, faculty, and alumni. To subscribe to Briefing, click here.

Current Issue

Winter 2010
GW Community Responds to Haiti Earthquake Crisis, IIEP Conference Explores U.S.-China Economic Relations, CARE's Helene Gayle Discusses "The Girl Effect", GW Students Explore Globalization Through a Panamanian Lens, Video Exchange Program Connects Elliott School Students to the Middle East …

Past Issues

Fall 2009
New Institute for Security and Conflict Studies Expands the Elliott School's Research Agenda; Afghanistan and Iran Dominate Discussion with Secretaries Clinton and Gates; Elliott School Engages Alumni in Washington, London, and Paris; Faculty Win Major Research Grants …

Summer 2009
Alumna negotiating new arms reduction agreement with Russia; Madeleine Albright addresses genocide in first Banville Forum; Sigur Center awards summer fellowships to students to study in Asia; Charles Glaser to be founding director of the Elliott School's Institute for Security and Conflict Studies; Nathan Brown Named a 2009 Carnegie Scholar …

Spring 2009
Elliott School Community Mourns the Loss of Betty Elliott; Undergraduate Student Profile: Desu Damtew Works to Save Child Victims of Landmines; Former UN Deputy Secretary-General Louise Frechette Discusses the Future of the United Nations at the Elliott School; OAS Secretary-General Addresses U.S. Policy toward Latin America …

Winter 2009
Elliott School Deans Offer Foreign Policy Advice to the New President; Elliott School Mourns the Loss of Professor James R. Millar; Faculty Profile: Hossein Askari; Students Participate in Online Simulation Exercise on WMD; Ford Foundation Awards Grant to GW to Support Creative Responses to Global Climate Change; Student Journalist Tackles Somali Pirates …

Fall 2008
Five Former Secretaries of State Visit GW; Elliott School Alumnus Kurt Volker Appointed New U.S. Ambassador to NATO; Student Group Brings Sudanese Student to Study at GW on Full Scholarship; Middle East Policy Forum Hosts Kuwaiti Prime Minister; David Shambaugh Selected for Second Straight Year to Lead Delegation to Beijing …

Summer 2008
Alumni and Faculty Discuss U.S. Foreign Policy; Sigur Center's India Initiative Hosts Indian Ambassador Ronen Sen; Elliott School Faculty Papers Featured in the March/April 2008 Issue of The National Interest; Space Policy Institute Bids Farewell to Founding Director John Logsdon; Professor Barbara Miller Receives 2008 Harry Harding Teaching Prize at Commencement Celebration; Elliott School Student Recognized as Young Global Leader 2008....

Spring 2008
Elliott School Debuts Two New Research Centers; New M.A. Focuses on Global Communication; Distinguished Women in International Affairs Series Hosts UN General Assembly President Sheikha Haya Rashed Al Khalifa; Security Policy Forum Studies World Hot Spots; GW Space Law Moot Court Team Wins Third International Trophy...

Summer 2007
Henry R. Nau and Maria Cattaui Address Students at Commencement 2007; The Elliott School Marked World Refugee Day with Experts, Refugees; U.S. Foreign Policy Colloquium Hosts U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao and Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright…

Spring 2007
Former President Jimmy Carter Speaks in the New Middle East Policy Forum, Elliott School Awarded Pentagon Contract to Train Senior Officers, Distinguished Women In International Affairs Lauds Women Leaders...

Fall 2006
The Elliott School Strengthens Middle East Studies, Elliott School Spotlights Distinguished Women in International Affairs, Elizabeth Chacko Named 2006 District of Columbia Professor of the Year ...

Summer 2006
The Elliott School Launches a New Program in Middle East Studies, Gnehm to Begin Term as Kuwait Professor, Alums Continue Their Education Abroad, Ed McCord Returns to Research and Teaching Chinese History...

Spring 2006
The Elliott School Upgrades Its Communications, Alumni Profile: Tammy Duckworth, Michael Sodaro: Thirty Years and 10,000 Students,...

Fall 2005
New Dean Plans for Continued Scholarship, Students Awarded Scholarships to Study Abroad, Kuwaiti Government Endows Faculty Chair,...

Spring 2005
Dean Harding To Step Down, Marie Price Wins 2005 Trachtenberg Teaching Prize, Ambassadors Discuss Future of UN, EU-US Relations, Martin Wolf Speaks At Elliott School,...

Fall 2004
McNamara and the "Fog of War" Ambassador "Skip" Gnehm Takes on Shapiro Professorship, Elliott School Faculty Visit China...

Spring 2004
An Evolving Relationship, Elliott School launches annual lecture, A new Era for Latin America?, Understanding the Islamic World,...

Winter 2004
Moving Forward in Latin America, The Way Ahead in Iraq, Elliott School Launches New Research Institute, A Rift in The Transatlantic Alliance?....

Fall 2003
GW Hosts Secretary of State, A Clash of Civilizations?, A Common Ground, An Environmental Collision?, Cold War Conference....

Spring 2003
The Class of 2003 Takes a Bow, Professors Discuss Iraq, World Power, and America? Role, Hollywood? International Side....

Winter 2003
Senator Lieberman Keynotes Homeland Security Seminar, Joseph Stiglitz? Brings Discontent Talk to GWU, Money to Move Discussion Into Space....

Fall 2002
Afghanistan Today, The Real Danger of the 21st Century, Honoring the Foundation, ....

Summer 2002
Amb David Shinn as 2002 Celebration Speaker, Outstanding Achievers Awarded and Applauded, Highlights of Spring 2002 at the Elliott School....

Spring 2002
Construction Project Under Way, Elliott School Anticipates Its New Home, Ambassador Karl F. Inderfurth Appointed Professor of the Practice of International Affairs at the Elliott School,....

Winter 2001
Elliott School Holds Town Hall Meeting to Address Terrorist Attacks, Journalists Discuss Globalization Issues at Pelosky Lecture, New Relationship with Mediation and Conflict Resolution Organization Expands Elliott School? Outreach,....

Fall 2001
Elliott School Hosts Third Annual Forum on Governing in the Global Age, Elliott School Exceeds Enrollment Goals for Incoming Classes, Elliott School? Latin American Studies Program Begins Expansion,....

Summer 2001
Ambassador McDonald Speaks at Elliott School, Elliott School Creates New Degree Program, Elliott School Forms New Partnership for Graduate Study in Paris, Elliott School Students Participate in Joint TV Course...

Spring 2001
Leon Fuerth Named Shapiro Professor, William Cohen Launches New Distinguished Speaker Series, Elliott School Recieves Freeman Foundation Fellowships Grant,...

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