Deadline Nears for Bernanke Class Applications

Students interested in learning about the Fed directly from Ben Bernanke have less than a week left to register for "BADM 4900, Reflections on the Federal Reserve and it's Place in the Economy Today." The application deadline is Friday February 17th at 6 p.m.

The business school class will focus on the history of the Federal Reserve as well as its role in the 2008 financial crisis. The University announced on January 26th that Chairman Bernanke would be a guest lecturer for the 1.5 credit course, but details of the registration process did not emerge until late last week. Interested students must submit a resume as well as write a one page statement addressing their motivations for taking the class and outlining what questions about the Federal Reserve are most important in today's economy.

Completed applications must be submitted to Larry Fillian, the Director of Undergraduate Advising for the business school, whose office is located in Duques Suite 456. Applicants will be notified of their acceptance into the class by March 9th. Although there are only 30 spots in the class, the entire GW community has the opportunity to virtually sit in on Chairman Bernanke's lectures. The class will be live streamed over the internet.

The half-semester class will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:45 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. and will run from March 20th to April 26th. Business ethics professor, Timothy Fort, will teach the course and Chairman Bernanke will lecture during the March 20, 22, 27 and 29th meetings of the class.