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Hundreds of activists gathered at Georgetown University for the annual largest student-led anti-abortion conference in the United States on Jan. 25.

Anti-Abortion Activists Gather at Annual Conference Amid Concerns for Support

By Ari Citrin, Student Life Desk Editor January 31, 2025

Activists gathered at Georgetown University for the twenty-sixth annual Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life (OCC), the largest student-led anti-abortion conference in the United States, Jan. 25. This...

Vilda Westh Blanc/The Hoya | Georgetown University conferred an honorary degree on Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe, O.P., at a ceremony in Gaston Hall on Jan. 27.

GU Recognizes Cardinal’s Global Impact with Honorary Degree

By Vilda Westh Blanc, Special to The Hoya January 31, 2025

Georgetown University conferred an honorary degree on a Catholic cardinal known for his focus on interreligious dialogue at a ceremony in Gaston Hall on Jan. 27.  Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe, O.P.,...

Courtesy of Georgetown University | A medical educator discussed the medical ethics and practices of the Third Reich during the Holocaust and warned against their imitation in medicine today at a seminar on International Holocaust Remembrance Day Jan. 27.

Medical Educator Recounts Medical Ethics in the Holocaust

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor January 30, 2025

A doctor and medical educator discussed medical practice and ethics during the Holocaust and warned against recreating them in modern medicine at a seminar to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance...

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GUSA Passes University Investment Disclosure Bill

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor January 30, 2025

The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate passed three pieces of legislation aimed at promoting transparency in Georgetown University’s investments and academic affairs at its Jan....

The District of Columbia U.S. Attorney’s Office (USAO) sent a letter to the Georgetown University Law Center (GULC) warning against the continuation of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) curriculum, sparking concerns among Georgetown students and faculty.

GU Center for the Constitution Honors Book Profiling Second Amendment

By Lena Maillet, Special to The Hoya January 30, 2025

The Georgetown University Center for the Constitution, which leads programming on constitutional law at the Georgetown University Law Center, awarded an annual book prize to two law professors for their...

Harriette Hemmasi, dean of Georgetown University’s main campus libraries, will retire Aug. 29, marking the end of her seven-year tenure at Georgetown and 27-year career in library administration.

Library Dean to Retire in August

By Bridget Galibois, Special to The Hoya January 28, 2025

Harriette Hemmasi, dean of Georgetown University’s main campus libraries, will retire Aug. 29 according to a Jan. 14 email Interim Provost Soyica Diggs Colbert (COL ’01) sent to university faculty...

Courtesy of Georgetown University | Georgetown University honored a Washington, D.C. advocate for incarcerated individuals at its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration on Jan. 19.

GU Honors DC Advocate for the Incarcerated at MLK Day Celebration

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor January 24, 2025

Georgetown University partnered with the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to honor a Washington, D.C. advocate for incarcerated individuals at its annual Let Freedom Ring Celebration on Jan. 19. Paula...

Cliff Stern/The Hoya | Flooding in the Davis Performing Arts Center (DPAC) on Jan 20. and a gas leak on Jan. 15 at Healy Circle and Copley Lawn is affecting classes and performance groups on campus.

Flooding, Gas Leak Impact Student Activities

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor January 24, 2025

Damage from Jan. 20 flooding on the lower levels of the Davis Performing Arts Center (DPAC)  is affecting academic and co-curricular performance groups on campus amid construction on Healy Circle and...

Georgetown Campus Ministry dedicated a week of service to those affected by the LA wildfires and offered resources to students affected during the week of Jan. 15. (Georgetown University)

Campus Ministry Dedicated Services to Those Affected by California Wildfires

By Shira Oz, City Desk Editor January 24, 2025

Georgetown University Campus Ministry dedicated services throughout the week of Jan. 15 to those affected by the wildfires in Los Angeles, Calif., urging students to support one another. Multiple wildfires...

Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service (SFS) opened an academic location in Jakarta with a focus on issues affecting the Global South, serving regional international affairs professionals and main campus graduate students.

SFS Launches Jakarta-Based Graduate Programs

By Ari Citrin, Student Life Desk Editor January 23, 2025

The Georgetown University School of Foreign Service (SFS) launched an academic location in Jakarta serving mid-career professionals in the Asia-Pacific region and main campus graduate students. Georgetown...

Courtesy of Georgetown University | A Georgetown University graduate who runs programs on just peace throughout Africa advocated nonviolent action and rule of law initiatives as two related parts of peacebuilding at an event Jan. 10.

GU Graduate Advocates for Nonviolent Action, Rule of Law Programs Abroad

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor January 17, 2025

A Georgetown University graduate and peace practitioner highlighted his experience on nonviolent action and civil rights programs in Africa at a Jan. 10 event hosted by the Georgetown University master...

Aamir Jamil/The Hoya | The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate swore in the new GUSA executive and passed a resolution to install swings on campus at its Jan. 12 meeting.

GUSA Senate Swears in New Executive, Passes Swings Bill

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor January 17, 2025

The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate confirmed the election of the new GUSA executive administration and passed three bills addressing key campaign issues at its Jan. 12 meeting.  Ethan...

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