Dear Members of the George Washington University Community,
GW is in the midst of its reaccreditation process with the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, which assesses whether we are meeting the standards for accreditation and how well we are furthering our core missions and achieving our most important goals.
As part of the reaccreditation process, we have drafted a self-study that demonstrates GW’s compliance with and progress on a range of criteria across the seven Middle States standards for accreditation. The Middle States Steering Committee conducted the self-study in partnership with working groups assigned to each of the standards.
The self-study and an executive summary are open for comment to the GW community from today, October 16, 2026, through Friday, November 6, 2026. The self-study and executive summary as well as a feedback form can be found on the Office of the Provost website via the link below:
Read the Self-Study and Share Feedback
Members of the community are encouraged to attend a town hall to learn more about the self-study:
Virginia Science and Technology Campus
Wednesday, October 21
12-1 p.m.
Exploration Hall, Room 101
(In-person only)
Foggy Bottom Campus
Monday, October 26
4-5 p.m.
School of Media and Public Affairs, Room 310
Virtual option: Register here for Zoom
Please contact middlestates
gwu [dot] edu (middlestates[at]gwu[dot]edu) with any questions or comments. Thank you for your engagement with this critical process.
Sincerely,
Edward J. Balleisen
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Professor of History
Karen Froslid-Jones
Associate Provost, Academic Planning and Assessment
Co-Chair, Middle States Self-Study Steering Committee
Maria Frawley
Professor of English
Co-Chair, Middle States Self-Study Steering Committee