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Courtesy of Toluwani Baoku / Nearly 600 Georgetown University students and faculty have signed a petition as of Feb. 2 against a schedule change slated to shorten winter break by one week beginning in the 2024-25 academic year.

Don’t Shorten Winter Break, Students Say

By Jack Willis February 2, 2024

Nearly 600 Georgetown University students and faculty have signed a petition as of Feb. 2 against a schedule change slated to shorten winter break by one week beginning in the 2024-25 academic year. The...

Georgetown University | The Georgetown University De La Cruz Art Gallery opened a new exhibition titled “Confluences: Intersectional Visions of Italy” Jan. 26 in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Washington.

De La Cruz Art Gallery Opens Modern Italian Art Exhibition

By Yolanda Lu, Hoya Staff Writer February 2, 2024

The Georgetown University De La Cruz Art Gallery opened a new exhibition titled “Confluences: Intersectional Visions of Italy” on Jan. 26. “Confluences,” which will run until Apr. 7, delves...

Maren Fagen/The Hoya | Dr. Anthony Fauci, a former adviser to the President for pandemic response, reflected on the legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic during the annual Whittington Lecture hosted by the McCourt School of Public Policy on Feb. 1.

Fauci Talks COVID-19 Response, Lessons in Whittington Lecture

By Maren Fagan, Academics Desk Editor February 2, 2024

Dr. Anthony Fauci discussed the importance of public health and scientific and policy lessons from the pandemic in Gaston Hall Feb. 1 as part of Georgetown University’s annual Whittington Lecture. During...

Caleigh Keating/ The Hoya | Zin Mar Aung, Myanmar’s shadow minister of foreign affairs, discussed life under military rule and Myanmar’s quest for democracy on Jan. 29 in a roundtable discussion hosted by the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security.

Myanmar’s Shadow Government Foreign Minister Talks Resilience, Military Rule and Need for International Aid

By Caleigh Keating, Events Desk Editor February 2, 2024

Zin Mar Aung, Myanmar’s shadow minister of foreign affairs, discussed life under military rule and Myanmar’s quest for democracy in a Jan. 29 roundtable discussion. Aung was elected to the country’s...

Courtesy of Georgetown University Initiative On Catholic Social Thought and Public Life | Latino nonprofit and higher education leaders discussed educational and economic obstacles facing their community in a Jan. 29 dialogue hosted by the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life.

Dialogue: Latino Leaders Discuss Education, Obstacles Facing Immigrant Community

By Caleigh Keating, Events Desk Editor February 2, 2024

Latino nonprofit and higher education leaders discussed educational and economic obstacles facing their community, particularly undocumented immigrants and local organizations, as well as the Catholic...

Courtesy of Georgetown Global Health Insititute | The former White House COVID-19 response coordinator, Ashish Jha, discussed his lessons from the pandemic and his work in public health policy with students in a Jan. 30 global health class called Conversations in Health: Global to Local.

Former White House COVID-19 Coordinator Discusses Career, Pandemic Lessons

By Georgia Russello, Senior Features Editor February 2, 2024

The former White House COVID-19 response coordinator discussed his lessons from the pandemic and his work in public health policy with students in a Jan. 30 global health class. Ashish Jha, who was...

Hayley Young/The Hoya | Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET) hosted a virtual panel on Jan. 31 to review the Biden administration’s AI Executive Order, as part of the Security and Emerging Technology Seminar Series.

Panel: Researchers Discuss AI Executive Order

By Hayley Young, Senior Features Editor February 2, 2024

Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET) hosted a virtual panel discussion Jan. 31 to review implementation of the Biden administration’s artificial intelligence (AI)...

Aamir Jamil/The Hoya | The Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs hosted a panel on Indonesia’s implementation of cross-cultural religious literacy in regional schools on Jan. 29, discussing the impact of religion on politics and policy.

PANEL: Experts Discuss Role of Culture, Religion in Indonesian Education

By Neha Jampala, Special to The Hoya February 2, 2024

Georgetown University hosted a panel titled “Tolerance and Respect: Educational Paths in Indonesia,” focusing on Indonesia’s implementation of cross-cultural religious literacy in regional schools...

Georgetown Community Members Organize Day of Solidarity With Gaza

Georgetown Community Members Organize Day of Solidarity With Gaza

By Aamir Jamil, GUSA Desk Editor February 2, 2024

Over 100 Georgetown University students and workers attended vigils Jan. 26 as part of a day of solidarity to commemorate those killed in Gaza. Georgetown University Medical Students for Palestine (GUMS4Palestine),...

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Speak At Doomsday Clock Town Hall

By Anna Lim January 26, 2024

The experts who set the Doomsday Clock, a symbol forewarning imminent global destruction, shared insight on their decision to program the clock for 2024 at Georgetown University’s Doomsday Clock Town...

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Artist Chella Man Visits Campus as Part of Ongoing Intersectionality Series

By Nola Goodwin January 26, 2024

Artist Chella Man visited campus for a film screening and Q&A in Lohrfink Auditorium as part of a series about intersectionality Jan. 23.  The Intersectionality Series, sponsored by the Georgetown...

Georgetown University students and faculty joined protestors from around the country for the March For Life, which advocates for ending abortion in the U.S., Jan. 19 at the National Mall. Despite D.C.’s snowy conditions, thousands of people attended the annual march, the second since the Supreme Court  overturned Roe v. Wade. // Photo from Julian Jimenez

March for Life Highlights Spirited Campus Debate on Reproductive Rights

By Paulina Inglima January 26, 2024

Georgetown University students and faculty joined protestors from around the country for the March For Life, which advocates for ending abortion in the United States, on Jan. 19 at the National Mall.  Despite...

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