Presidential Fellows Win Grant to Unite Graduate Research at GW


December 3, 2025

A virtual gathering this semester produced many smiles. Below, grad students enjoyed a "Spooky Monument Walk."

A virtual gathering this semester produced many smiles.

In the article "GW’s Presidential Fellowship for Leadership Program Gives Graduate Students Multiple Benefits," GW Today highlights Fellows in GW's Presidential Fellowship for Leadership, including Jack Hatcher, B.S. ’24, who is pursuing a master’s degree in civil and environmental engineering, the benefits they gain through this program, and their current efforts to build a database for graduate students to connect through their research interests. Supported by an $11,500 grant from the Luther Rice Foundation, this database aims to foster interdisciplinary research and create new opportunities for growth and connection for graduate students across the university.

Here is an excerpt from the article: “In the School of Engineering, I did research in water and water resources,” Hatcher said, “and there are people over in the Elliott School working on water policy. I didn't know those people existed!”

Read the full article on GW Today.