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Faculty Continue Raising Concerns Over University Response to Dependent Care Support Requests

Faculty Continue Raising Concerns Over University Response to Dependent Care Support Requests

By Helena Jensen February 4, 2021

Georgetown University faculty have called for increased action from the administration as they struggle to balance the full-time responsibilities of caring for children, conducting research and teaching...

Georgetown Students Raise $17,000 for Leo’s Worker Facing Hardship Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Georgetown Students Raise $17,000 for Leo’s Worker Facing Hardship Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

By Giulia Testa February 4, 2021

Georgetown University community members have raised almost $17,000 for a university dining hall employee facing housing and food insecurity amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Dajourn Anuku (COL ’22)...

GIWPS Hosts Event Series on Findings of Gender Equality Report

GIWPS Hosts Event Series on Findings of Gender Equality Report

By Harrison Lee February 4, 2021

The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security launched a five-part event series on advancing gender equality, which aims to expand upon and share findings from a GIWPS research report highlighting...

Georgetown Expands Virtual Mental Health Resources Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Georgetown Expands Virtual Mental Health Resources Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

By Hansen Lian February 4, 2021

Georgetown University is broadening access to mental health resources to provide more support for students in the virtual environment during the COVID-19 pandemic. In January, the university launched...

CSJ Assistant Director Leaves Georgetown and Begins New Position at NPR

CSJ Assistant Director Leaves Georgetown and Begins New Position at NPR

By Breandan Gibbons February 4, 2021

When Whitney Maddox (GRD ’11, ’19) was not leading seminars about race and prejudice with new graduate students, hosting events for the Georgetown University Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching...

GU Politics Fellows Discuss Inequality, Political Division and New Administration

GU Politics Fellows Discuss Inequality, Political Division and New Administration

By Moira Ritter and Clara Grudberg February 3, 2021

Remedying injustice and bridging partisan divides are chief goals for the post-Trump era, according to the spring 2021 Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service fellows. GU POLITICS...

Arbitrator Rules University Violated Contract With GAGE

Arbitrator Rules University Violated Contract With GAGE

By Samantha Sinutko January 28, 2021

An independent arbitrator ruled in favor of the Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees in an arbitration case with Georgetown University, stating it did not bargain in good faith over specific policies...

Petition Calls On University To Suspend Mandatory On-Campus Redeployment for Georgetown Staffers

Petition Calls On University To Suspend Mandatory On-Campus Redeployment for Georgetown Staffers

By Laetitia Haddad January 28, 2021

Georgetown University community members are calling for the university to suspend on-campus worker redeployment, citing safety and financial concerns for staff. The Redeploy Georgetown program was...

The Corp Opens Two Locations With Altered Operating Status

The Corp Opens Two Locations With Altered Operating Status

By Claire Stowe January 28, 2021

The Corp has reopened two locations offering on-campus students at Georgetown University more options for food services, groceries and COVID-19 personal protective equipment.  The Corp Cafe at...

First-Years Move Into D.C. Hotels, Seek Dorm Experience Off-Campus

First-Years Move Into D.C. Hotels, Seek Dorm Experience Off-Campus

By Sarah Conner January 28, 2021

After Georgetown University opted not to invite first-year students to campus in the 2020-21 school year, many first-years moved into D.C. hotels to recreate the dorm experience.  While Georgetown...

Spring Transfers Join Georgetown Community Amid Pandemic Challenges

Spring Transfers Join Georgetown Community Amid Pandemic Challenges

By Caitlin McLean January 28, 2021

Spring transfer students have begun their first semester at Georgetown University, adjusting to a new school in the middle of the academic year and in a remote setting.   Many students said...

Sixteen Georgetown Law Faculty and Graduates Appointed to Biden Administration

Sixteen Georgetown Law Faculty and Graduates Appointed to Biden Administration

By Jemima Denham January 27, 2021

Twelve Georgetown University Law Center graduates and four faculty members have been tapped to serve in President Joe Biden’s administration.  These 16 add to the list of Georgetown community...

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