Lisa Burgoa

Report on China Donor Prompts Concern

A group that backed a $10 million gift to Georgetown University in January has been linked with slavery and human trafficking in the Thai … [Read more...] about Report on China Donor Prompts Concern

January 29, 2016 by Lisa Burgoa 1 Comment

The Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service hosted a simulation of the upcoming Feb. 1 Iowa caucus that culminated with … [Read more...] about Clinton, Rubio Win in Mock Iowa Caucus

Georgetown University received a $10 million donation from Hong Kong-based multinational conglomerate Spring Breeze Foundation to establish … [Read more...] about Hong Kong-Based Donor Backs GU’s Global Initiative

The McCourt School of Public Policy and the Lugar Center unveiled the latest addition to their Bipartisan Index Dec. 15 with lifetime scores … [Read more...] about McCourt, Lugar Center Publish Bipartisan Index

Washington, D.C., faces the challenge of accommodating 700 displaced families during the hypothermia season from Nov. 1 to April 1, when … [Read more...] about Homelessness Influx Prompts City Response

Russian pro-democracy activist and former world chess champion Garry Kasparov encouraged Western countries to enact assertive foreign … [Read more...] about Chess Champion Talks Russian Democracy

The picture on the phone screen is blurry, but unmistakable: At a window, a silhouette materializes out of emerald light, its green, hollow … [Read more...] about Exploring the Haunts of a Georgetown Past

According to legend, Isaac Newton emerged as a colossus in modern physics in 1666 after a legendary bonk to the head by a falling apple … [Read more...] about Study Maps 88 Million Historical Relationships

October 16, 2015 by Lisa Burgoa 1 Comment

OUTober, a six-week long celebration of the LGBTQ community organized by the LGBTQ Resource Center and GU Pride, returned to campus this … [Read more...] about OUTober Programming Focuses on Trans Rights

Mayor Muriel Bowser launched the new "500 for 500: Mentoring Through Literacy" program in conjunction with D.C. Public Schools, the … [Read more...] about Mayoral Initiative Supports Minority Students