GW Faculty Spotlights

Faculty spotlights focus on GW scholars who are addressing current topics and emerging issues. Share in GW’s exciting academic atmosphere through the work of our exceptional faculty who are finding creative solutions to society's most complex problems. 

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Columbian College of Arts & Sciences (CCAS)

Africa’s Impact on the African American Experience

Professor of History and International Affairs Nemata Blyden spoke with CCAS Dean Paul Wahlbeck about the customs and traditions—from religion and food to language and music—that carried over from the African continent centuries ago and still influence the African American experience today.

Green Chemistry

For manufacturers who mass produce everything from shampoos to industrial solvents using synthetic chemicals, making the switch to design safer, more eco-friendly chemicals is daunting. Adelina Voutchkova-Kostal, an associate professor of chemistry and co-director of GW’s Environmental Green Chemistry Graduate Program, is taking the lead to address those challenges in the classroom and through her National Science Foundation-funded research.

 

A Changing Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is charged with interpreting the U.S. Constitution and acting as a non-partisan arbiter of the law. But public pressure and the increasingly politicized process in nominating justices is changing perceptions of the court’s role. GW Professor of Political Science Brandon Bartels sat down with Paul Wahlbeck, dean of the Columbian College of Arts & Sciences, to discuss today’s court, the challenges to Roe v. Wade and other pressing topics.

Forecasting Our Economic Future

The long-range impact of the global pandemic on the economy is a topic of enormous concern and is being vigorously debated across the country and around the world. Professor of Economics and International Affairs Tara Sinclair recently sat down with Paul Wahlbeck, dean of GW's Columbian College of Arts & Sciences, to discuss her economic forecast for the future based on the data she is collecting and analyzing.

 

Elliott School of International Affairs (ESIA)

Teach-in: Lessons from History for Russia's War in Ukraine

This panel discusses how history can inform the current moment and the future in Ukraine. The speakers are experts on the history of Russia, Ukraine, Europe, the Cold War, and the use of military force for political aims.

Cities on the Global Stage: Lessons from Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti

Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles, joined the Elliott School in conversation with Dean Alyssa Ayres. This discussion focuses on the role that subnational and local actors, like state and city governments, are increasingly playing in international affairs.

 

This is How They Tell Me the World Ends: A Conversation on the Cyber-weapons Arms Race

Nicole Perlroth is an award-winning cybersecurity journalist for The New York Times, where her work has been optioned for both film and television.

Who Owns Poverty? With Martin Burt, MA '83

What if we’ve been asking all the wrong questions about poverty? This is the story of the one question about global poverty we never thought to ask: who owns it? It’s a question with an unexpected answer, one that challenges everything that we thought we knew about what poverty is, and what we can do about it.

GW School of Business (GWSB)

George Talks Business is a series of 30-minute interviews with notable alumni and respected thought leaders in the business, government and nonprofit arenas. Our guests share insights on technology, leadership, global developments, ethics, and other timely and relevant topics.

George Talks Business with Mark S. Wrighton

 

George Talks Business with Muriel Bowser

 

George Talks Business with Nicole Turner Lee