2: Class, Campus, and Coronavirus

08/17/20 • 25 min

2020 has been full of the unexpected. When COVID-19 became a global pandemic, our students were among the millions of people who abruptly shifted to a “new normal.” Classes moved online, events and milestones were cancelled, and our students were faced with one of the biggest challenges of their lives.

How did they adapt to this new environment? We’ll find out when our host Adriana Feijoo (‘21) sits down with a few other students to talk about what their college lives were like during COVID-19.

Learn more about GW's response to COVID-19 at https://coronavirus.gwu.edu!

Special Guests: Dahvi Cohen, Frederico Michelin, and Hope Kim.

How did they adapt to this new environment? We’ll find out when our host Adriana Feijoo (‘21) sits down with a few other students to talk about what their college lives were like during COVID-19.

Learn more about GW's response to COVID-19 at https://coronavirus.gwu.edu!

Special Guests: Dahvi Cohen, Frederico Michelin, and Hope Kim.

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1: GW In Solidarity

In the wake of civil unrest across the country and the world in response to police brutality and racial inequality, the GW community has taken a moment to reflect on our role in fighting against racial injustice and providing spaces for learning, unlearning, and healing. In this episode, Hannah Sturgis ('21) will sit down with Dr. Jordan West, the Inaugural Director of University Diversity & Inclusion for the Office for Diversity, Equity and Community Engagement. Dr. West will discuss her instrumental role in serving underrepresented communities at GW, especially at a turbulent time for many Black and Brown students.

Hannah will also get a chance to speak with the GW Student Association President, Howard Brookins III, and Vice President Brandon Hill. They will discuss what it is like to be leaders on campus and how they use their platforms to support and empower underrepresented students who are navigating GW, a predominantly white institution.

Learn more about our Office of Diversity, Equity, and Community Engagement at https://diversity.gwu.edu

Special Guests: Brandon Hill, Dr. Jordan S. West, and Howard Brookins III.

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3: What's the Deal with Dining?

So, if GW doesn't have a dining hall, where do students eat? Explore GW's incredibly unique "Open Dining Plan" through the lens of our students. Hannah Sturgis (‘21) will chat with a few others about how they use their Dining Dollars, where they find the best deals on our meal plan, and whether or not the bagels on campus pass the NYC litmus test.

Find out more about GW's Dining Plan at https://dining.gwu.edu!

Special Guests: Drew Amstutz, Ella Stern, and Kate Carpenter.