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MedStar Georgetown Aids COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

MedStar Georgetown Aids COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

By Giulia Testa January 27, 2021

The MedStar Georgetown University Hospital has vaccinated over 4,000 physicians, staff and patients in the Washington, D.C. community against COVID-19, according to a MedStar Georgetown spokesperson. The...

GUSA Senate Speaker Resigns, New Speaker Pushes for Senate Restructuring

GUSA Senate Speaker Resigns, New Speaker Pushes for Senate Restructuring

By Liana Hardy January 27, 2021

Leonardo Teixeira (COL ’21), speaker of the Georgetown University Student Association Senate, resigned from his role Jan. 7, leaving Senate Vice Speaker Melanie Cruz-Morales (COL ’22) to fill the...

H*yas for Choice Petitions GU To Condemn OCC Speakers, Change Name

H*yas for Choice Petitions GU To Condemn OCC Speakers, Change Name

By Claire Stowe January 27, 2021

Over 600 Georgetown University community members have signed a petition circulated by pro-abortion rights student group H*yas for Choice in anticipation of the 22nd Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life. The...

GUSA Declares Support for Disability Center on Campus

GUSA Declares Support for Disability Center on Campus

By Caitlin McLean January 23, 2021

The Georgetown University Student Association Senate voted in favor of the creation of a disability cultural center on campus and the extension of the 2021 spring tuition deadline during a Jan. 10 meeting. The...

GUSA Petitions for University Disability Cultural Center After Academic Resource Center Falls Short

GUSA Petitions for University Disability Cultural Center After Academic Resource Center Falls Short

By Breandan Gibbons January 23, 2021

The Georgetown University Student Association recently reignited a push to establish a university-funded space for disabled students on campus. GUSA’s Accessibility Policy Team will submit a proposal...

GU Students Face Another Round of Financial Aid Cuts for the Spring

GU Students Face Another Round of Financial Aid Cuts for the Spring

By Liana Hardy January 21, 2021

Many Georgetown University students are facing smaller financial aid awards for the upcoming semester after the university disclosed spring financial aid packages Dec. 16. Students have complained...

GU Politics Welcomes Spring 2021 Fellows Class

GU Politics Welcomes Spring 2021 Fellows Class

By Hansen Lian January 21, 2021

The Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service announced its newest cohort of fellows for the spring 2021 semester Jan. 19, including former Senator Doug Jones (D-Ala.) and other prominent figures...

Students Raise Health and Safety Concerns After Meal Plan Requirement Change

Students Raise Health and Safety Concerns After Meal Plan Requirement Change

By Claire Stowe January 20, 2021

Georgetown University students living on campus during the spring semester are raising dietary, financial and safety concerns after learning they are required to purchase the All Access 7 meal plan. The...

Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff To Join Georgetown Law Faculty in Spring 2021

Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff To Join Georgetown Law Faculty in Spring 2021

By Samantha Sinutko January 20, 2021

Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff will join the Georgetown University Law Center faculty as a distinguished visitor from practice to teach an entertainment law course starting in January 2021. @DouglasEmhoff/TWITTER...

Ossoff (SFS ’09) Sworn Into Senate, Georgetown Students Reflect On Campaign

Ossoff (SFS ’09) Sworn Into Senate, Georgetown Students Reflect On Campaign

By Breandan Gibbons January 20, 2021

Jon Ossoff (SFS ’09) was sworn in as the youngest sitting member of the U.S. Senate after triumphing in the Jan. 5 Georgia Senate runoff election. Ossoff and his fellow Democratic candidate Rev....

Georgetown Community Calls On University To Investigate Student Involvement in Capitol Insurrection

Georgetown Community Calls On University To Investigate Student Involvement in Capitol Insurrection

By Clara Grudberg and Moira Ritter January 12, 2021

Many Georgetown University students and organizations across the political spectrum have condemned any student involvement in the Jan. 6 coup attempt on the U.S. Capitol and are asking the university...

Class of 2025 Early Action Admission Rate Falls to Record Low for Third Straight Year

Class of 2025 Early Action Admission Rate Falls to Record Low for Third Straight Year

By Kelly Anderson December 30, 2020

Georgetown University accepted early action applicants for the undergraduate Class of 2025 at a record low admission rate, with a nearly 20% increase in applications from last year.  The university...

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