The George Washington University Seminars of the George Washington University are a series of academic discussions that include not only members of the GW faculty but their distinguished counterparts in other universities, research centers, federal agencies, international organizations and private industry throughout the Washington metropolitan area. The Seminars consider subjects of current import, topics that have been overlooked and those that transcend traditional academic boundaries. Each Seminar meets four to eight times during the academic year and is convened by one or more members of the George Washington University Faculty.
Meetings frequently take place over lunch or at the end of the working day.
The University Seminars are administered by the University Honors Program. All of the University Seminars welcome new members and persons interested in joining a particular Seminar should contact the convener of that Seminar. Please note that most academic departments have regular colloquia or seminars that are independent of the University Seminars Program. If you are searching for information about a specific departmental colloquium, you should check the academic department in question. The University Seminars of the George Washington University were founded in 1985 by Roderick French, Vice President for Academic Affairs with the expressed purpose of bringing together the faculty of the George Washington University with the scholars of Washington.