GW Happenings

Ralph Nader, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, United States District Court judge Paul Friedman and CNN's Wolf Blitzer were among those honoring Theodore and Annette Lerner and the Lerner family Tuesday night at the Newseum for their significant contribution to advancing public interest and public service law at The George Washington University. GW Law School Dean Frederick Lawrence introduced the first Lerner Family Associate Dean for Public Interest and Public Service Law at GW, Alan Morrison, a renowned Supreme Court litigator and co-founder with Nader of Public Citizen. The celebration was hosted by GW President Steven Knapp and Dean Lawrence and included distinguished members of the legal community from across DC.

Keynote Address on "A Three-Legged Stool for Climate Protection: Pricing Carbon, Complementary Policies and Sectoral Approaches" delivered by Graham M. Pugh, senior policy analyst, Climate Change Policy and Technology, Office of Policy and International Affairs, U.S. Department of Energy

President Barack Obama, former Attorney General John Ashcroft, and Ethel Kennedy, wife of former Senator and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, were among the capacity crowd at GW's Lisner Auditorium for the March 27 installation ceremony of Eric H. Holder Jr. as the nation's 82nd attorney general.

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice David Souter was among a group of distinguished panelists who discussed humanities in the 21st century at a symposium held at GW in March.

The George Washington University presents Science Olympiad National Tournament highlights. GW and DuPont hosted the 24th Annual Science Olympiad National Tournament, May 30-31, 2008.

The Inauguration of Steven Knapp at 16th President of The George Washington University

The Honorable Jimmy Carter, 39th president of the United States and Nobel Peace Prize winner, will speak at The George Washington University about the Middle East, the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, and his book Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid. Following his speech, the 2002 Nobel laureate will host a question-and-answer session with the GW community.