To improve graduation rate, professors pitch plan to warn struggling students
When students struggle in a course, they might not realize they’re in trouble until the professor hands them back a failing midterm grade several weeks into the semester, too late to drop the course....
View ArticleCourses to save your schedule
Sitting bleary-eyed in front of GWeb Information System – better know as Banweb – at 6:59 a.m. for registration is never fun. Even worse is the feeling of dread and panic that sinks in after something...
View ArticleGo to college, but not to learn ‘how to think’
Kinjo Kiema, a sophomore majoring in political communication, is a Hatchet columnist. When I visited GW for the first time, the busy and competitive atmosphere was one of the reasons I chose to enroll....
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Dan Grover: In your senior year, take advantage of academics
I’m a senior and I’m panicking. Hopefully I’m not the only one. At least, I don’t think I am. In a conversation with a close friend, we realized that were both struggling with the fact that our college...
View ArticleStaff Editorial: Top-level departures show a lack of stability
GW can’t hang on to its top-level officials – or at least, that’s the way it looks. So far this academic year, three officials have unexpectedly stepped down from their positions, beginning with...
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Liz Konneker: Fighting for the blogs and the bees
When I first joined the Hatchet as a freshman, I wasn’t 100 percent sure where the townhouse was. I mean, I sort of knew where it was. There was a sign out front and that really helped point me in the...
View ArticleOfficials announce one-class policy for Pass/No Pass
Undergraduates will be allowed to take one class on a Pass/No Pass basis per semester this academic year, officials announced Friday. Students have until Nov. 6 to declare if they’d like to take a...
View ArticleOfficials debut task force on the future of GW's academics
Officials formed an 18-member task force late last month to examine and determine the future of the University’s academic environment in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Administrators said the...
View ArticleHigher education should focus less on college rankings
If you enjoyed the college application process, there’s a likelihood that you also enjoy parallel parking and going to the dentist. No one I went to high school with found solace in the months-long...
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What's New Buff and Blue: Orientation Guide 2022
Sidney Lee | Graphics Editor On this week’s episode of What’s New Buff and Blue, Host Sarah Sachs speaks to Culture Editor Clara Duhon about The Hatchet’s 2022 Orientation Guide. .button...
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