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Sen. Chris Coons Discusses Faith, Politics

Sen. Chris Coons Discusses Faith, Politics

By Aamir Jamil December 1, 2023

Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) talked about his tenure in Congress and the role of faith in his personal life at a Nov. 28 Georgetown University event. Jim Wallis, the director of the Georgetown Center...

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Washington, D.C. area colleges, including Georgetown, have come under fire for being exempt from $111 million in local property taxes.

Georgetown College Updates History Credits Policy

By Yolanda Lu December 1, 2023

The Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) announced an updated policy for accepting history credits from the Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB) and other international...

Security Professors Discuss Hamas Terrorist Attacks, Aftermath

Security Professors Discuss Hamas Terrorist Attacks, Aftermath

By Riley Flynn December 1, 2023

Georgetown University’s Center for Security Studies (CSS) hosted two security studies professors for a Nov. 27 discussion about their views on the latest developments regarding the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist...

Retail Luxury Executive Talks Marketing, Career Advice

Retail Luxury Executive Talks Marketing, Career Advice

By Maren Fagan November 30, 2023

Georgetown Retail & Luxury Association (GRLA) hosted a Nov. 27 conversation about the luxury retail business model and marketing with the head of brand marketing and experience at TheRealReal, a sustainable...

Mortara Center Honors Annual Lepgold Book Prize Winner

Mortara Center Honors Annual Lepgold Book Prize Winner

By Maren Fagan November 30, 2023

The Georgetown University Mortara Center for International Studies honored the winner of this year’s Joseph S. Lepgold Book Prize on Nov. 30.  The annual Lepgold Book Award honors contributions...

Dining Workers, GCWR Discuss Contract Demands, Negotiations

Dining Workers, GCWR Discuss Contract Demands, Negotiations

By Hayley Young November 30, 2023

Georgetown University dining workers discussed their demands for upcoming contract negotiations at a Nov. 28 panel hosted by the Georgetown Coalition for Workers’ Rights (GCWR), a student group dedicated...

The Georgetown Best Buddies International living community, which provides joint housing for people living with and without intellectual and development disabilities (IDD), is looking to expand its community and its connection with the university Best Buddies chapter, in order to promote the independence and inclusion of people with and without IDD alike.

Best Buddies Offers Unique Living Opportunities

By Nora Toscano November 30, 2023

A non-profit organization for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) recently expanded its living community opportunities since the opening of its location in the Georgetown neighborhood...

Welcome Back, Jack: GU Announces New Mascot

Welcome Back, Jack: GU Announces New Mascot

By Jack Willis and Lauren Doherty November 30, 2023

A new Jack the Bulldog will join the campus community in the Spring 2024 semester, Georgetown University announced in a Nov. 30 press release. Born July 28, 2023 weighing thirty pounds, the new Jack...

Professor Discusses the Place of Queer Communities in Islam at Book Talk

By Maren Fagan November 19, 2023

A professor of African cultural studies discussed their new book “Muslims on the Margins: Creating Queer Religious Communities in North America” in a hybrid format book talk Nov. 14. Katrina Daly...

Center for Latin American Studies Event Examines Growth in the Andes

Center for Latin American Studies Event Examines Growth in the Andes

By Aamir Jamil November 19, 2023

The Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) held an event on Nov. 16 with members of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), to discuss strategies for growth and transformation of the Andean region. The...

Giant Pandas Leave Smithsonian National Zoo for China

By Yolanda Lu November 18, 2023

Washington, D.C.’s famous giant pandas left the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute for Chengdu, China on Nov. 8. The National Zoo has been home to pandas since 1972;...

Georgetown Restaurant DIG Signs NIL Deal with Georgetown Men’s Basketball Team

By Caleigh Keating November 18, 2023

Georgetown University’s men’s basketball team obtained a name, image and likeness (NIL) partnership with Georgetown-area fast-casual restaurant DIG Nov. 10. As part of the deal, the men’s basketball...

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