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Educating thE nExt gEnEration of intErnational lEadErs eDucAtion In the 21st century, international decision makers will need cross-disciplinary knowledge, cross-cultural perspectives, keen minds and compassionate hearts. At the Elliott School, we prepare our students for this future. Undergraduates study an interdisciplinary liberal arts program that draws on anthropology, culture, economics, geography, history, languages, political science, science and technology. Graduate students combine rigorous academic courses with professional training, including skills courses on topics ranging from political analysis to leadership. Students come to the Elliott School from many different parts of the globe. They leave the Elliott School prepared to make a difference.
eDucAting the next generAtion of internAtionAl leADers The ellioTT school earns disTincTion A March 2007 survey of scholars published in Foreign Policy magazine recognized the Elliott School’s excellence. This survey ranked our undergraduate programs as number 10 in the United States and our graduate programs as number seven. Only five schools in the country merited top 10 recognition in both categories: Columbia, Georgetown, Harvard, Princeton and The George Washington University. Our students earned numerous honors in 2006-2007. Within GW, Krystin Borgognone received the Sitter Scholarship, Yonit lax received the Distinguished Scholar Award, roman Balin received the Wilbur J. Carr Prize, Zoe cooprider received the Elliott School Alumni Association Prize and ryan John demerlis received the GW Alumni Association Prize. Our students also achieved national distinction. Undergraduates nicole aguirre, Jessica chen, emily domonkos, clara shea, Thao anh Tran and graduates asal esfahani and scott Van alstine were 4 AnnuAl report 2006-2007 named National Security Education Program David L. Boren Scholars. The U.S. Department of State and Council of American Overseas Research awarded two Elliott School juniors, neil Padukone and celeste Powers, summer scholarships to study Arabic. clayton mccleskey received a German Academic Exchange Service award to study in Germany. Undergraduates emily domonkos, mary Beth doran and Jennifer schuch-Page received Freeman Awards for study in Asia, and graduate students mei lu, hui sun, Xinmu Tan, son-Taek Wang, Peng Bai, Zhuoxia chen and liang Wang received Freeman Fellowships for study at the Elliott School. Six undergraduates—mehdi alhassani, erin Bullinger, lisa decerchio, ekuike falorca, Katherine hild and sara rhodin—and graduate student Brian harding received Fulbright Fellowships to work and study in Germany, the Philippines, Jordan, Korea, Russia, Estonia and Indonesia. matthew Graham and Jennifer hebets won Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarships to study in the United Kingdom and Egypt. “When I first came to GW, I established immediately that GW students were competitive with those from any school in the country. I have thoroughly enjoyed teaching them for the past 35 years, in many instances becoming their friend for a lifetime. There is no greater satisfaction than seeing them succeed. I’m thrilled to win the Harry Harding teaching award and thank the Elliott School and especially the students for this honor.” — Professor henry nau delivered the closing address at the Elliott School’s commencement ceremony. He received the first annual Harry Harding Teaching Prize.
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