Trachtenberg Proposes Trimester System for GW

In a policy address to a faculty assembly, University President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg proposed that the GW calendar year shift to 14-week trimesters. He called for the establishment of a working group comprising faculty, staff, trustees, and students to examine the implications of such a system and report results by May 1, 2003. READ

Strategic Plan Takes Shape

Work is well underway on the development of the academic excellence component of the comprehensive strategic initiative, which will establish a three-to-five-year plan to guide GW well into the 21st century. READ

Riding High on the Cycle of History

Sunning himself on a bench in front of the Schenley on H Street more than 65 years after the 1936 Olympics, Ed Bieber’s deep chestnut tan is sharply contrasted by the tufts of white hair that stick out beneath his neon yellow cycling hat. The hat is more for safety than a fashion statement; he says it makes him visible to cars while zipping around on his bike. READ

• Gordon Adams, ESIA, UK Guardian, Nov. 13
• Alison Brooks, CCAS, NY Times, Nov. 12
• John Logsdon, ESIA, Houston Chronicle, Nov. 11
• John Banzhaf, LAW, Washington Post, Nov. 1

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