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GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY | Transitioning to directly sourcing clean energy, Georgetown University announced it will source two-thirds of its energy needs through solar panel power purchased from plants.

GU to Power Over Half of Campus With Energy Sourced from Solar Plants

By Caitlin McLean November 13, 2020

Georgetown University announced a new 15-year Power Purchase Agreement under which the university will source two-thirds of its energy needs through energy produced by solar panels, marking the first...

DANIEL SMITH/THE HOYA | President-elected Joseph R. Biden selected several Georgetown faculty and alumni to serve as advisors and members of agency review teams as his administration prepares for a smooth transition of power.

Georgetown Faculty and Graduates Appointed to Key Positions on Biden Team

By Giulia Testa November 13, 2020

President-elect Joe Biden named several Georgetown University faculty and graduates to serve as advisers or to play prominent roles in his administration this week, including his new chief of staff. DANIEL...

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Previously Undisclosed Georgetown University Investments Specify School’s Multimillion Dollar Stake in Fossil Fuel Corporations

Georgetown University has previously invested millions of dollars in three American fossil fuel companies with track records of violating environmental regulations and polluting the communities they...

@PETERSTRZOK/TWITTER | Former FBI agent Peter Strzok, previously removed from investigations of Russian interference during the 2016 election after text messages critical of then-presidential candidate Donald Trump surfaced, was hired to teach a class on counterintelligence and national security at Georgetown.

SFS Adds Former FBI Agent From Mueller’s Investigative Team to Faculty this Fall

By Caitlin McLean November 13, 2020

The Georgetown University School of Foreign Service hired former FBI agent Peter Strzok (SFS ’91, GRD ’13) as an adjunct professor this semester to teach a course on counterintelligence theory and...

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE | Under the Trump administration’s tenure the United States saw the largest annual spike in the number of uninsured children from 2018 to 2019, according to a report released by Georgetown’s Center for Children and Family.

Nearly 200,000 More Children Lacked Insurance in 2019 than in 2018, GU Report Finds

By Samantha Sinutko November 13, 2020

The number of uninsured children in the United States increased dramatically during the Trump administration, with 2019 showing the largest single-year increase in uninsured child rates in over a decade,...

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GU College Webinar Series Features Professors Relating Academic Research to Anti-Racist Work

By Adam Hamdan November 13, 2020

The Georgetown College held weekly conversations throughout October in a webinar series that invited faculty members to discuss how their research furthers the cause of racial justice. ROCHELLE VAYNTRUB...

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Georgetown Experiments With Hybrid Courses To Test Spring Options

By Daya Benami Narasimhan November 13, 2020

Georgetown University has implemented a hybrid learning pilot program this November, which includes three undergraduate courses and 14 graduate courses of varying sizes to assess the possibility of reintroducing...

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Ferretti, Badger Reflect on a Term Filled With New Advocacy and Unprecedented Challenges

By Noa Bronicki November 12, 2020

Despite facing a host of new challenges because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ferretti-Badger administration says it has stayed committed to advocating for students, addressing both current student needs...

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Georgetown Report Finds Large Disparities, Racial Inequity in US Women’s Well-Being

By Ella Kohler November 12, 2020

Women in the United States vary significantly in terms of well-being depending on the state they live in and their racial identity, according to a study released by Georgetown University’s Institute...

MAGGIE CHEN-THE HOYA | The McDonough School of Business changed its curve policy to decrease competition among undergraduate and graduate students.

3 Student Business Pitches Win Annual Student Entrepreneurship Contest

By Giulia Testa November 6, 2020

Three Georgetown University entrepreneurs tied for first place at this year’s student business pitch competition. The Bark Tank competition, which took place virtually Oct. 27, seeks to financially...

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Parent Facebook Group Goads University To Reopen in Spring, Attacks Community Compact

By Moira Ritter and Claire Stowe November 6, 2020

As the community awaits Georgetown University’s spring semester plans, a group of parents now call not only for students to live on campus this spring but also for Georgetown to cease enforcing its...

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Department of Education Implicates Georgetown for Failure To Report Foreign Gifts

By Kelly Anderson November 6, 2020

Georgetown University received improperly disclosed gifts and contracts from Chinese, Saudi Arabian and Qatari foreign entities, a recently released report from U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos...

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