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All content by Mary Ellen McIntire
Desiree Halpern | Contributing Photo Editor

Mary Ellen McIntire: This breakup stings a little

By Mary Ellen McIntire
April 20, 2015
Samuel Klein | Senior Photo Editor

Trustees quell faculty concerns over decision-making powers

By Mary Ellen McIntire
April 13, 2015
File Photo by Katie Causey | Hatchet Staff Photographer

University sets one dean’s list standard for all schools

By Mary Ellen McIntire
April 9, 2015

GW associate professors paid more than colleagues at most peer schools

By Mary Ellen McIntire
April 7, 2015
Hatchet File Photo by Dan Rich | Hatchet Photographer

Faculty demand say in final stages of code changes

By Mary Ellen McIntire
April 6, 2015

New official to shape University’s international strategy

By Mary Ellen McIntire
March 29, 2015
Hatchet File Photo by Katie Causey | Hatchet Staff Photographer

Four years after G-PAC roll out, faculty vote for outside credits to fulfill requirements

By Mary Ellen McIntire
March 29, 2015

Petition to restore funding to music departments gathers nearly 800 signatures

By Mary Ellen McIntire
March 26, 2015

Faculty call for more time as potential code changes move toward Board of Trustees

By Mary Ellen McIntire
March 23, 2015
Samira Uddin | Hatchet Photographer

Music department faces drastic cutbacks as officials look to remedy budget woes

By Mary Ellen McIntire
March 23, 2015
Dan Rich | Hatchet Photographer

As faculty salaries continue to rise, total compensation lags behind GW’s peers

By Mary Ellen McIntire
March 23, 2015

Nine D.C. seniors awarded Trachtenberg scholarships

By Mary Ellen McIntire
March 19, 2015

To spark interest in grad programs, GW offers tuition discount to seniors

By Mary Ellen McIntire
March 6, 2015

CCAS plans to recruit for global bachelor’s program this fall

By Mary Ellen McIntire
March 5, 2015

Knapp addresses campus-wide budget cuts in memo to community

By Mary Ellen McIntire
March 2, 2015

As budget crunch persists, GW delays parts of strategic plan

By Mary Ellen McIntire
March 2, 2015
Jordan McDonald | Hatchet Photographer

UW faculty: Larger class sizes could cut time for one-on-one feedback

By Mary Ellen McIntire
February 23, 2015

Water leak closes some classrooms in Fillmore building

By Mary Ellen McIntire
February 18, 2015

University to operate on normal schedule Wednesday

By Mary Ellen McIntire
February 17, 2015
Dan Rich | Hatchet Photographer

University poised to make professors’ research freely accessible online

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Emma Tyrrell
February 17, 2015
Dan Rich | Hatchet Photographer

Proposed changes to faculty code reach Faculty Senate committees

By Mary Ellen McIntire
February 17, 2015
Lydia Francis | Hatchet Photographer

GW could face hiring challenge after trimming employee tuition benefits

By Colleen Murphy and Mary Ellen McIntire
February 17, 2015
Katie Causey | Hatchet Staff Photographer

Obesity research center’s director looks to evaluate D.C. wellness plan

By Mary Ellen McIntire
February 12, 2015
Photo Courtesy of Nadler Advisory Services

Trustee remembered as helpful adviser to University leaders

By Mary Ellen McIntire
February 9, 2015

Counseling Ph.D. formally shifts to education school

By Mary Ellen McIntire
February 9, 2015

After leak in wireless network, GW moves to add support for Internet researchers

By Mary Ellen McIntire
February 9, 2015

As campaign hits stride, interim fundraising leader promoted to permanent position

By Mary Ellen McIntire
February 6, 2015
File Photo Illustration by Nicole Radivilov | Hatchet Staff Photographer

Distance learning pads enrollment, but increases are slowing

By Mary Ellen McIntire
February 5, 2015

Actress Laverne Cox to speak at Lisner next month

By Mary Ellen McIntire
February 2, 2015
Anna McGarrigle | Senior Designer

More budget cuts loom after graduate enrollment drops again

By Mary Ellen McIntire
February 2, 2015
File Photo by Samuel Hardgrove | Hatchet Staff Photographer

Plans for free community college could add transfer students to School of Nursing

By Mary Ellen McIntire
January 26, 2015
Photo courtesy of the Johns Hopkins University.

Officials tap another Johns Hopkins professor to lead School of Nursing

By Mary Ellen McIntire
January 26, 2015
Courtesy of Judith Greenberg

Emeritus professor of health economics dies at 71

By Mary Ellen McIntire
January 26, 2015
Hatchet File Photo

Elliott School seeks dean to elevate an already strong reputation

By Jacqueline Thomsen and Mary Ellen McIntire
January 26, 2015

GW taps online learning leader to take over School of Nursing

By Mary Ellen McIntire
January 23, 2015
Jordan McDonald | Hatchet Photographer

Corcoran students, faculty lay out priorities for first director

By Mary Ellen McIntire
January 22, 2015
Olivia Harding | Hatchet Photographer

With an eye on $14 million sale, realtors underscore Fillmore’s historic value

By Mary Ellen McIntire
January 20, 2015

American University leader accuses GW Law School of poaching students

By Mary Ellen McIntire
January 17, 2015

The hidden costs of off-campus living

By Mary Ellen McIntire
January 15, 2015
Katie Causey | Hatchet Staff Photographer

Transfer students pad law school’s enrollment as selectivity dips again

By Mary Ellen McIntire
January 12, 2015
Joseph Cordes, the chair of the Faculty Senate's finance committee, said the main question officials have to answer is whether activities financed by debt are worth the cost from not funding other areas. Katie Causey | Hatchet Staff Photographer

Task force could reshape long-term plan for employee compensation

By Mary Ellen McIntire
January 12, 2015
Katie Causey | Hatchet Staff Photographer

Faculty seek guidance on responding to sexual assault allegations

By Colleen Murphy and Mary Ellen McIntire
January 12, 2015

As spring semester starts, campus officially transitions to GWireless

By Mary Ellen McIntire
January 8, 2015

Education and business online programs leap forward in U.S. News rankings

By Mary Ellen McIntire
January 7, 2015

Online learning chief to help lead GW’s signature cost-cutting program

By Mary Ellen McIntire
January 7, 2015

A look back at GW’s top stories of 2014

By Mary Ellen McIntire
December 31, 2014

Law school enrollment grows for second straight year

By Mary Ellen McIntire
December 29, 2014

FCC denies law professor’s move to ban ‘Redskins’ from the airwaves

By Mary Ellen McIntire
December 22, 2014

Criteria for federal college ratings leave questions unanswered

By Mary Ellen McIntire
December 20, 2014
University President Steven Knapp announced the launch of a faculty and staff task force Friday that will examine funding for employee benefits. Faculty and staff have made employee benefits a major area of debate across the University in the last year. Samuel Klein | Senior Photo Editor

Knapp announces task force as tensions over benefits reach high-water mark

By Mary Ellen McIntire
December 13, 2014
Photo by Anders Krusberg via the Peabody Awards used under a CC BY 2.0 license.

Students to get chance to work behind the scenes when ‘The Colbert Report’ films episode on campus

By Mary Ellen McIntire
December 4, 2014
Hatchet File Photo

GW’s signature cost-cutting program holds back on unveiling new ideas

By Mary Ellen McIntire
December 4, 2014
Judy Lim | Hatchet Photographer

Deans chart University-wide international strategy

By Mary Ellen McIntire
December 4, 2014
Fourth-year-law student died of natural causes in November. Since his death, long-time friends have helped take care of his family ,his mother said. Courtesy of Lee Lowder

Fourth-year law student remembered for easy-going personality, sharp wit

By Mary Ellen McIntire
December 4, 2014
Photo by Anders Krusberg via the Peabody Awards used under a CC BY 2.0 license.

‘The Colbert Report’ to film episode on campus Monday

By Mary Ellen McIntire
December 3, 2014

Interim dean to take over School of Nursing next month

By Mary Ellen McIntire
December 1, 2014

GW, city police ask for help identifying sexual assault suspects

By Mary Ellen McIntire
November 26, 2014

GW law professor hired to lead GOP legal battle against president

By Mary Ellen McIntire
November 18, 2014

After rollback in benefits, GW staff create group to serve as mouthpiece

By Mary Ellen McIntire
November 17, 2014
Andrew Goodman | Hatchet Staff Photographer

Faculty Senate lobbies for closer look into benefits packages

By Mary Ellen McIntire
November 17, 2014
Hatchet File Photo

More professors flip the classroom looking to better engage students

By Mary Ellen McIntire
November 13, 2014

Welcome to the Stoner Learning Commons

By Mary Ellen McIntire
November 8, 2014
Courtesy of Ronna Halbgewachs

Faculty stay silent on search for new nursing dean

By Mary Ellen McIntire
November 6, 2014

Hundreds of employees petition against changes to tuition benefits

By Mary Ellen McIntire
November 6, 2014

Bill Nye to speak at Lisner Auditorium

By Mary Ellen McIntire
November 4, 2014
Katie Causey | Hatchet Staff Photographer

GW stays out of the federal lobbying arena

By Mary Ellen McIntire
November 3, 2014

University to align disclosure policies with federal regulations

By Mary Ellen McIntire
October 30, 2014

GSPM student turns to social media for help paying off debt

By Mary Ellen McIntire
October 26, 2014
File Photo Illustration by Nicole Radivilov | Hatchet Staff Photographer

With an eye on revenue, in-house shop to help faculty roll out online courses

By Mary Ellen McIntire
October 26, 2014
Hatchet File Photo

Chief librarian: A focus on fundraising is more critical than ever before

By Mary Ellen McIntire
October 23, 2014

Nuclear Regulatory Commission leader to join the Elliott School this spring

By Mary Ellen McIntire
October 21, 2014
Hatchet File Photo

GW prepares to launch free course on the Federal Reserve

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Chase Smith
October 19, 2014
Aly Kruse | Hatchet Photographer

Even with budget boost, library struggles to fund new collections

By Mary Ellen McIntire
October 19, 2014

Ebola patient to be moved to Bethesda for treatment

By Mary Ellen McIntire
October 16, 2014
Charlie Lee | Hatchet Photographer

With a focus on interdisciplinary learning, faculty search for Corcoran director

By Mary Ellen McIntire
October 13, 2014
Dan Rich | Hatchet Photographer

Campus-wide review will standardize rules across schools for first time

By Mary Ellen McIntire
October 13, 2014
Dan Rich | Hatchet Photographer

Departments slash budgets to make up for $20 million deficit

By Colleen Murphy and Mary Ellen McIntire
October 13, 2014

Elliott School launches GW’s fifth dean search in three years

By Mary Ellen McIntire
October 7, 2014

University forced to make up $20 million in losses

By Mary Ellen McIntire
October 7, 2014
Katie Causey | Hatchet Staff Photographer

Columbian College cuts back on hiring amid budget crunch

By Mary Ellen McIntire
October 5, 2014
Hatchet File Photo

Elliott School dean plans to step back after a decade at the helm

By Jacqueline Thomsen and Mary Ellen McIntire
October 5, 2014

LinkedIn ranks GW a top college for landing jobs in media

By Mary Ellen McIntire
October 2, 2014
Elliott School of International Affairs Dean Michael Brown announced last week that he would leave his position by the end of this academic year. Hatchet File Photo.

GW’s longest-serving dean to step down this year

By Mary Ellen McIntire
October 2, 2014
Hatchet File Photo

Public health school dean maintains fundraising momentum

By Mary Ellen McIntire
September 28, 2014
Samuel Klein | Senior Photo Editor

Provost revives undergraduate global degree program

By Mary Ellen McIntire
September 28, 2014
Photo courtesy of Megan Mattson.

While abroad, junior works closely with Middle Eastern refugees

By Mary Ellen McIntire
September 25, 2014
Hatchet File Photo by Nicole Radivilov | Contributing Photo Editor

To improve budgeting process, University looks to better forecast enrollment

By Colleen Murphy and Mary Ellen McIntire
September 21, 2014

Public health research surges as school hits its stride

By Mary Ellen McIntire
September 21, 2014
Katie Causey | Hatchet Staff Photographer

In fundraising campaign, faculty show what gifts could support

By Mary Ellen McIntire
September 21, 2014
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