News & Events
Winter 2009
Table of Contents
- A Message from the Dean
- 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
- Student Helps GW Become More Accessible to Veterans
- Faculty Book Fair
- Elliott School's Institute for Middle East Studies Receives $1 Million Gift from Kuwait
A Message from the Dean
January 20, 2009
Earlier today, along with thousands of members of the GW community, I walked from the GW campus to the National Mall and joined nearly two million people to witness a truly historic event: the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America. President Obama's inauguration marks a major milestone in America's journey toward the full realization of its ideals, as well as a significant step in the world's long walk to freedom. Today, history unfolded before our eyes.
There is no doubt that President Obama, the United States, and the world will face tremendous challenges in the years ahead — from war and peace to the economic crisis to climate change, as well as other problems imposing and important. There is no doubt that the United States and other international actors will have to work together more effectively if we are to address the challenges that loom before us. We will have a front-row seat to much of this history as well.
Those of us who have the good fortune to study and work at the Elliott School have special opportunities not just to witness history but to participate in the making of history. We do this by educating the next generation of international leaders, by conducting research that illuminates international problems, and by engaging U.S. and international policymakers. As you will see in this and every issue of the Elliott School's newsletter, in our annual reports, and on our website, our scholars, students, and alumni are accomplishing great things and making a difference in the world. Now more than ever, there is no better and no more exciting place to study global issues than the Elliott School of International Affairs.
Michael E. Brown
Dean, Elliott School of International Affairs
Washington, D.C.