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GU Mutual Aid, The Corp Redistribute Unused Flex Dollars To Curb Food Insecurity

GU Mutual Aid, The Corp Redistribute Unused Flex Dollars To Curb Food Insecurity

By Alicia Novoa April 15, 2021

Georgetown University students are now able to donate unused meal plan money to be redistributed in order to combat food insecurity on campus through mutual aid efforts. Georgetown Mutual Aid, a student...

Former Trump Official Calls Current Election Security Measures Inadequate

Former Trump Official Calls Current Election Security Measures Inadequate

By Hansen Lian and Holly Delaney April 15, 2021

Former Trump administration official turned critic Christopher Krebs warned the integrity of the electoral process is in danger of being undermined at an April 13 Zoom event.  At the event, Krebs,...

Undergraduate Launches Clothing Line for Sustainability, Social Justice

Undergraduate Launches Clothing Line for Sustainability, Social Justice

By Casey Ferrante April 15, 2021

Despite harsh Midwest winters, Phillip Catanzaro (COL ’23) has been sporting surf wear both on and off his surfboard year-round since he was a kid. Growing up in Cleveland, Catanzaro spent much of...

GAGE Establishes Series of Long-Awaited COVID-19 Protections in Negotiations With University

GAGE Establishes Series of Long-Awaited COVID-19 Protections in Negotiations With University

By Samantha Sinutko April 15, 2021

Georgetown University’s graduate student union reached a series of agreements with the university regarding COVID-19-pandemic-related rights and protections March 25. Following nearly a year of negotiations,...

Georgetown Appoints New Dean for Medical Education

Georgetown Appoints New Dean for Medical Education

By Kelly Anderson April 15, 2021

Dr. Leon “Lee” Jones has been appointed as the dean for medical education at the Georgetown University School of Medicine following a yearlong, nationwide search.  The position has been vacant...

Rep. Cheney Says GOP Must Disavow Election Fraud Conspiracies

Rep. Cheney Says GOP Must Disavow Election Fraud Conspiracies

By Samuel Yoo April 15, 2021

The Republican Party needs to distance itself from conspiracies about the 2020 election and instead focus on prioritizing effective policy, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said at a Georgetown University event. At...

Prisons and Justice Initiative Launches Maryland Bachelor’s Degree Program

Prisons and Justice Initiative Launches Maryland Bachelor’s Degree Program

By Annie Kane April 15, 2021

Georgetown University launched a new program that will allow eligible incarcerated persons in the Maryland state prison system to earn a bachelor’s degree. The program, led by the university’s...

GUSA Working Group Finalizes Proposal for Environmental Studies Major

GUSA Working Group Finalizes Proposal for Environmental Studies Major

By Claire Stowe April 15, 2021

Georgetown University students plan to send a finalized proposal for an environmental studies major to university administration later this month, advocating for a program with an interdisciplinary framework...

GU Seniors Call for In-Person Commencement, Share Disappointment With Administration Decision

GU Seniors Call for In-Person Commencement, Share Disappointment With Administration Decision

By Paige Kupas April 15, 2021

Georgetown University will revise commencement plans following changes to Washington, D.C. COVID-19 regulations and advocacy from community members in response to the university’s initial decision to...

GU Admits Just 12% of Applicants, Setting Record Low

GU Admits Just 12% of Applicants, Setting Record Low

By Giulia Testa April 14, 2021

Georgetown University’s undergraduate acceptance rate dropped to 11.7% this admissions season, marking the lowest acceptance rate in university history in a cycle transformed by the ongoing COVID-19...

GU Asked To Help Free Former Professor Imprisoned by Saudi Regime

GU Asked To Help Free Former Professor Imprisoned by Saudi Regime

By Jaime Moore-Carrillo April 13, 2021

The son of a jailed Saudi academic sent a letter to Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia (CAS ’79, GRD ’95) last Monday imploring the university to advocate for his father’s release.  Abdulaziz...

Graduate Students Meet With GU Board of Directors, Discuss Student Experience, Racial Justice

Graduate Students Meet With GU Board of Directors, Discuss Student Experience, Racial Justice

By Caitlin McLean and Heather Doherty March 26, 2021

For the first time, the university invited graduate student government representatives to directly raise issues regarding racial justice, tuition discounts and financial aid at a meeting with key university...

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