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Faculty senators will vote on the resolution urging officials to resume plans for a new residence hall on the corner of 20th and H streets.

Officials announced Monday that LaQuandra Nesbitt, the former director of D.C. Health, will hold the first of the University’s 14 endowed professorships.

Officials announced a new dollar-for-dollar matching scholarship initiative that will increase funding for need-based scholarships.

Experts in higher education said membership is difficult to acquire because of the types of grants and programs an institution has to have to be a member.

Provost Chris Bracey said at the annual Faculty Assembly Monday that reports on the survey results will be available for “leadership review” in November.

Officials will deliver updates on the search for the next permanent University president to faculty members during the Faculty Assembly meeting next Monday.

More than 100 protesters gathered in front of the World Bank Friday alongside GW student groups to demand climate action from government officials.

From the mighty hippo to the berobed Student Court, check out some costume ideas that scream Buff and Blue.

From the blog of Sabrina Soffer at The Times of Israel

Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace protested a talk by Doron Tenne, assistant director of the Israel Security Agency and its attaché to the Embassy of Israel in Washington.