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A federal workplace civil rights agency and GW are going head-to-head in court, filing opposing motions to request a District Court judge to rule in their favor on a six-year battle over a pay bias case in the athletics department. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission asked a judge to throw out GW’s denial of sex-based employment discrimination allegations last week … [Read more...] about Timeline: GW, EEOC spar over 2017 pay bias lawsuit

Duquesne dealt men’s basketball a 93-67 blowout loss Saturday after the Dukes’ defense kept the GW offense to an icy 29.6 percent first-half shooting rate causing a scoring chasm the Colonials couldn’t climb out of. The Colonials (5-5 A-10, 11-12) trailed from start to finish, as Duquesne (5-5 A-10, 15-8) capitalized off red-hot 3-point shooting and aggressive defensive … [Read more...] about Men’s basketball suffers third-straight loss in blowout against Duquesne

The athletics department inducted eight members into the GW Athletics Hall of Fame Friday, starring the historic 1993 Sweet Sixteen men’s basketball team and the first three Black athletes who integrated GW sports. The induction ceremony for the Class of 2022 was held at the Betts Theatre Friday night where the audience was made up of top administrators, former inductees, … [Read more...] about Eight Buff and Blue athletes inducted into GW Hall of Fame

Alumna Diane Kelly was a sensation on the women’s soccer team in 1987, guiding the Colonials to its second-most winning season of all time with 15 victories and lifting the program out of a six-year slump marked by consecutive losing records. Kelly, GW’s star forward at the time, led the Colonials with 15 goals and five assists to propel the team to a 15-6-1 record, ranking No. … [Read more...] about GW Hall of Fame inductee reflects on illustrious soccer career

Men’s basketball dropped a close matchup to La Salle, 75-64, failing to capitalize on a massive second-half surge where they led by as much as 6 after a lackluster first half. The Colonials (11-11, 5-4 A-10) never found a consistent offensive rhythm as the home crowd pushed the underdog Explorers (9-13, 3-6, A-10) to a hard fought victory. Freshman guard Maximus Edwards got the … [Read more...] about GW drops second straight against La Salle