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Former Black Staffers Advocate for Greater Diversity in the White House

Former Black Staffers Advocate for Greater Diversity in the White House

By Haley McLean February 25, 2021

The lack of diversity among senior White House staff has created a challenging environment for Black staffers, according to a panel of Black former White House staffers in an online Zoom event Feb. 23. The...

Students Introduce Neighborhood Rescue Program To Combat Food Insecurity

Students Introduce Neighborhood Rescue Program To Combat Food Insecurity

By Sanjana Nayak February 25, 2021

Georgetown University students are working to combat food insecurity within the university community by implementing a new program to provide resources to graduate and undergraduate students living in...

Blass, Sanchez Plan To Use Activism To Reinvigorate GUSA

Blass, Sanchez Plan To Use Activism To Reinvigorate GUSA

By Caitlin McLean February 23, 2021

Drawing from backgrounds in activism and organizing, executive election ticket Nile Blass (COL ’22) and Nicole Sanchez (SFS ’22) is striving to achieve progress at Georgetown University that peers...

Sanchez, Arnett Emphasize Importance of Centering Student Voices in GUSA

Sanchez, Arnett Emphasize Importance of Centering Student Voices in GUSA

By Giulia Testa February 23, 2021

Combining their experiences as student leaders on Georgetown University’s campus, executive election ticket Daniella Sanchez (COL ’22) and Leo Arnett (SFS ’22) plans to create a more inclusive Georgetown...

Georgetown Students Study at WeWork Locations Across the World To Replicate Campus Environment

Georgetown Students Study at WeWork Locations Across the World To Replicate Campus Environment

By Laetitia Haddad February 19, 2021

Georgetown University has granted all students access to shared office spaces for the spring semester in an attempt to offer a variety of study spaces and resources as the university continues to operate...

GUSA VP Candidates Advocate For Major GUSA Restructuring as Key Components of Campaigns

GUSA VP Candidates Advocate For Major GUSA Restructuring as Key Components of Campaigns

By Caitlin McLean and Liana Hardy February 18, 2021

Georgetown University Student Association vice presidential hopefuls discussed plans to restructure GUSA at the vice presidential debate Wednesday night. Candidates Leo Arnett (SFS ’22) and Nicole...

Unsure of Spring Season, Baseball Team Organizes Player-Led Practices

Unsure of Spring Season, Baseball Team Organizes Player-Led Practices

By Harrison Lee February 18, 2021

Georgetown University’s baseball team players have organized student-run practices after the university did not clear them because of COVID-19 precautions.  Georgetown is the only school in...

Bill Gates Discusses Climate Change Solutions With Georgetown Community

Bill Gates Discusses Climate Change Solutions With Georgetown Community

By Yalda Zarrabi February 18, 2021

Microsoft founder Bill Gates discussed the challenging problem of combating climate change in a Zoom webinar event promoting his new book that outlines his plan to avoid a climate catastrophe.  In...

Georgetown Faculty Celebrate the First African American Nursing Graduates in Oral History Project

Georgetown Faculty Celebrate the First African American Nursing Graduates in Oral History Project

By Noa Bronicki February 18, 2021

When Brian Floyd, assistant dean of Georgetown University’s School of Nursing and Health Studies, read a book on the history of the NHS, he noticed something was missing: Georgetown’s first African...

Georgetown Law Receives $34 Million From Historic Graduate Gifts

Georgetown Law Receives $34 Million From Historic Graduate Gifts

By Kelly Anderson February 18, 2021

The Georgetown University Law Center received two historic graduate gifts that total $34 million, including the largest single donation the Law Center has ever received.  A record-breaking $24...

Georgetown Community Awaits Biden Administration Action on Student Hostage

Georgetown Community Awaits Biden Administration Action on Student Hostage

By Caitlin McLean and Samantha Sinutko February 18, 2021

The Georgetown University community is pushing for the Biden administration to take action for the release of American hostages more than eight years after Austin Tice (SFS ’02) went missing while working...

First Graduate Students Receive Certificate in Gender, Peace, Security

First Graduate Students Receive Certificate in Gender, Peace, Security

By Grace Buono and Samantha Sinutko February 18, 2021

The first students to complete Georgetown University’s graduate certificate in gender, peace and security graduated in December 2020.  The GPS certificate, which is issued by the Georgetown...

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