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National Cathedral To Replace Confederate Imagery With Art Honoring Black American History

National Cathedral To Replace Confederate Imagery With Art Honoring Black American History

By Lily Shytle October 1, 2021

The Washington National Cathedral has commissioned several art installations centered around racial justice.  The Washington National Cathedral will install new stained-glass windows by 2023,...

Panel: Sex Education Helps Prevent College Sexual Assault

Panel: Sex Education Helps Prevent College Sexual Assault

By Akashdiya Chakraborty October 1, 2021

CW: This article references sexual assault. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. Sexual assault can be the result of campus policies, and education must improve...

US-China Trade War Failed, Expert Says

US-China Trade War Failed, Expert Says

By Lucas Lin October 1, 2021

The U.S.-China trade war was unsuccessful in its goal of pressuring American and allied multinational corporations to exit China and instead passed down increased business costs to consumers, a panelist...

Public Funding Increases DC Voter Engagement

Public Funding Increases DC Voter Engagement

By Marcos Caballero October 1, 2021

Washington, D.C.’s first publicly funded elections in 2020 saw more candidates and increased campaign donations, according to a report recently published by the Georgetown University McCourt School...

Faculty Contribute to Study on Internally Displaced Persons

Faculty Contribute to Study on Internally Displaced Persons

By Laetitia Haddad October 1, 2021

Georgetown University professors collaborated with a committee of the United Nations to produce the first-ever long-term study on internally displaced persons in Iraq.  The study analyzed 3,500...

Nursing Students Volunteer at On-Campus Flu Vaccine Clinic

Nursing Students Volunteer at On-Campus Flu Vaccine Clinic

By Nick Cohen October 1, 2021

Amid an early flu season, Georgetown University nursing students volunteered to help vaccinate over 1,000 students. The free flu vaccination clinics, held in the Leavey Center on Sept. 19 and Sept....

Law Center Professor Nominated to Federal Trade Commission

Law Center Professor Nominated to Federal Trade Commission

By Sophie Haleblian September 24, 2021

President Joe Biden has nominated Georgetown University professor Alvaro Bedoya to be a Democratic commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).  Bedoya is a visiting professor at the Georgetown...

Former GU Tennis Coach Agrees To Plead Guilty in Admissions Scandal

Former GU Tennis Coach Agrees To Plead Guilty in Admissions Scandal

By Annie Kane September 24, 2021

Former Georgetown University tennis Head Coach Gordon Ernst agreed to plead guilty for his involvement in the national college admissions scandal Sept. 15. Ernst, who served as a tennis coach at Georgetown...

Intruder Enters New South, Prompting Student Safety Fears

Intruder Enters New South, Prompting Student Safety Fears

By Liana Hardy September 24, 2021

An intruder followed students into New South in the early morning of Sept. 19, prompting a Georgetown University Police Department (GUPD) investigation and safety concerns among students. At approximately...

GUSA Senate Demands Greater Transparency After Break-In

GUSA Senate Demands Greater Transparency After Break-In

By Uri Guttman September 24, 2021

The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate unanimously passed a resolution Sept. 19 demanding more information from the university about a break-in early Sunday morning in the New South...

Georgetown Hires Inaugural VP of Sustainability

Georgetown Hires Inaugural VP of Sustainability

By Andrew Hong and Claire Stowe September 24, 2021

Georgetown University hired its first vice president of sustainability in August, furthering the university’s efforts to promote environmental initiatives on campus. In her new role, Meghan Chapple,...

GU Appoints New Interim Dean to Lead NHS

GU Appoints New Interim Dean to Lead NHS

By Laetitia Haddad September 24, 2021

Georgetown University’s School of Nursing & Health Studies (NHS) will have a new interim dean by the end of the month. John Monahan (CAS ’83, LAW ’87), who currently serves as a Georgetown...

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