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GU Names Lehigh Official as New Investment Chief

GU Names Lehigh Official as New Investment Chief

By Ajani Stella, Senior News Editor July 1, 2025

Kristin Agatone, a higher education finance leader, will become Georgetown University’s chief investment officer (CIO), the university announced July 1. Agatone, who served for nine years as Lehigh...

Georgetown University will take steps to limit expenses and increase revenue, as the federal government makes significant cuts to higher education, interim university president Robert M. Groves announced April 29.

GU Budget Reductions Include Hiring Freeze, Spending Cuts

By Ari Citrin and Ajani Stella April 29, 2025

Georgetown University will take steps to limit expenses and increase revenue, including a temporary hiring freeze for faculty and staff and pause on merit salary increases, as the federal government makes...

Before adjourning for a two-week recess on April 15, the House of Representatives failed to consider legislation needed to resolve Washington, D.C.’s $1.1 billion budget gap.

DC Facing $1.1 Billion Budget Cut

By Shira Oz, City Desk Editor April 24, 2025

The House of Representatives did not address legislation needed to close a $1.1 billion gap in Washington, D.C.’s budget before it adjourned for a two-week recess starting April 15. D.C. is facing...

GUSA Finalizes 2025 Budget, Cuts Club Funding for Five Advisory Boards

GUSA Finalizes 2025 Budget, Cuts Club Funding for Five Advisory Boards

By Aamir Jamil, GUSA Desk Editor April 3, 2024

The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee (FinApp) cut student funding for the 2025 fiscal year for five out of the 11 club advisory boards, including...

Public Schools Face Decreased Enrollment, Prospective Budget Cuts

Public Schools Face Decreased Enrollment, Prospective Budget Cuts

By Jacob Imber November 11, 2021

As public school enrollment decreases across the country, schools must allocate federal COVID-19 relief funds to offset future budget losses, a new Georgetown University study found.  State governments...

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Reassessing the Problem of Public Education

By Sophia Yang August 2, 2014

Public education is becoming more and more standardized. While the benefits and drawbacks may be debatable, the fact that it indirectly disfavors students in poor, often urban school districts is not....

After Budget Slashed, Alumni Lounge Hours Cut

By Katherine Richardson November 19, 2013

In response to budget cuts, the Office of Residential Living reduced the Alumni Lounge hours to three nights per week at the beginning of November. During the spring semester, the lounge will only be...

UIS Streamlines With Budget Cuts

By Madison Ashley September 6, 2013

Amid tight budget cuts, University Information Services has adopted a series of changes to simultaneously modernize and cut costs for Georgetown’s wireless network. “With the constrained budgets...

Political Science Funding Slashed

By Hiromi Oka April 9, 2013

The National Science Foundation will limit grants for political science research to those dealing with national security and economic policy, a move that has some faculty and administration at Georgetown...

Campus Braces for Sequester

By Christopher Zawora March 1, 2013

Without successful negotiations between President Obama and Congress today to prevent sequestration, spending cuts intended to save the government $85 billion will begin automatically as a result of the...

McCaskill Gives Congressional Insight

By Danny Funt March 29, 2011

Democratic rising star Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) spoke with about 80 students in Riggs Library on Monday night. McCaskill, who is widely regarded by some political pundits to have presidential potential,...

MPD Program’s Budget Cut

By Michael Berardo February 11, 2011

Bars and clubs around the District may see a significant decrease in police security over the coming months, as a Metropolitan Police Department program subsidizing the cost of privately hired officers...

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