Community News (2024-2025)


August 11, 2025

Roxana Collins

FinEcon Academy Connects High School Students to Finance and Real Estate

GW Business hosts FinEcon Academy to introduce D.C. high schoolers to finance, real estate, and investing through hands-on learning and stock pitch contests.

The U.S. Capitol building at sunset

GWSB Announces Tuition Discount for Former Federal Workers and Contractors

The benefit applies to workers who were laid off since January 1, 2025, and lasts for the entirety of the time the student is in the program to which they applied.

Graduates of the fourth cohort of the ELEVATE program gather for a photo on a sunny day on the rooftop of the Elliott School of Public Affairs building on the GW University campus in downtown Washington, D.C. The Washington Monument is visible in the background.

ELEVATE

ELEVATE empowers D.C.-area small businesses with executive training in growth, sustainability, and leadership through GW’s Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence.

1040 form

Free Tax Return Help Offered by GW Volunteers

GW students offer free tax prep to eligible D.C. residents through April 13, helping maximize refunds for low-income individuals and families.