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First-Year Students Organize Regional Meetups To Forge Friendships Off Campus

First-Year Students Organize Regional Meetups To Forge Friendships Off Campus

By Noa Bronicki October 1, 2020

Unable to form friendships through late-night excursions to Epicurean and other popular on-campus activities, Georgetown University freshmen have put together small meetups with nearby classmates this...

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Amid Prolonged COVID-19 Crisis, GU Professors Recommend Policies to Combat Future Pandemics

By Ella Castanier September 30, 2020

Domestic and international governance failures have prolonged the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and needlessly exasperated its human cost, two Georgetown University Medical Center professors found in a recent...

Georgetown Clubs Get Creative to Maintain Virtual Community

Georgetown Clubs Get Creative to Maintain Virtual Community

By Caitlin McLean September 25, 2020

In past semesters, members of the Georgetown Parliamentary Debate Team spent their evenings practicing in windowless ICC classrooms before trouncing their opponents at tournaments across the country.  This...

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Low-Income Students Utilize University Resources To Navigate Virtual Learning Challenges

By Samuel Ahmed September 25, 2020

Low-income Georgetown University students struggling to balance school and home life under the added pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic have leaned on university resources during the virtual semester.  Students...

FILE PHOTO: NATALIE REGAN/THE HOYA | Despite students' efforts to forge friendships over social media and professors' efforts to reach out to students personally, first years have still found it difficult to find normality in their first semester.

First-Year Students Struggle To Connect With Georgetown From Home

By Moira Ritter September 17, 2020

First-year students have started to adjust to college life, navigating long hours on Zoom and difficulties establishing community in the virtual learning environment by connecting over social media. Georgetown...

TULSAPUBLICSCHOOLS/FACEBOOK | The study, headed in part 
by two Georgetown psychology 
professors, found that parents and teachers alike faced 
financial insecurity during the 
pandemic that translated to stressful 
learning environments for kids in Tulsa's school district.

Low-Income Families and Teachers Hit Hardest by Pandemic, Psychology Professors’ Study Says

By Brian Ely September 17, 2020

During the COVID-19 pandemic, low-income families with children have faced reduced work hours, lower household incomes and food insecurity, according to a survey of over 500 parents of low-income students...

GUPOLITICS/FACEBOOK | The fall 2020 class of GU Politics fellows spoke with campus media outlets at a press event about how anti-racism protests and the COVID-19 pandemic have affected the political landscape and will affect how they approach their own conversations with students this semester.

GU Politics Fellows Discuss COVID-19, Black Lives Matter and the Future of American Politics During Interview

By Harrison McBride and Clara Grudberg September 11, 2020

Anti-racism protests and the COVID-19 pandemic have transformed the 2020 political landscape permanently, according to the new class of Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service fellows, who...

GU Students Dispossessed of Personal Items, Valuables After Series of Spring Storage Mishaps

GU Students Dispossessed of Personal Items, Valuables After Series of Spring Storage Mishaps

By Casey Ferrante September 10, 2020

Some Georgetown University students who could not retrieve their belongings after campus closed last spring have reported that many of their items were either lost or discarded by university employees...

Despite Online Setting, GU Students Foster Community During Virtual NSO

Despite Online Setting, GU Students Foster Community During Virtual NSO

By Giulia Testa and Kelly Anderson September 10, 2020

First-year and transfer students and upperclassmen organizers kicked off the fall semester with a virtual New Student Orientation, an experience that exceeded the expectations of many participants.  This...

GU Professors Teaching Classes on China Take Online Learning Precautions in Light of Possible Security Threats

GU Professors Teaching Classes on China Take Online Learning Precautions in Light of Possible Security Threats

By Hansen Lian August 29, 2020

Some Georgetown University professors teaching classes about China are taking precautionary measures to protect students and faculty from possible security threats during online learning in the fall.  Some...

GAGE Hosts Rallies as Push for Graduate Worker Protections Continues

GAGE Hosts Rallies as Push for Graduate Worker Protections Continues

By Samantha Sinutko August 28, 2020

Georgetown University’s graduate student union held two separate rallies last week as part of an ongoing campaign demanding the university guarantee health and economic protections for graduate student...

GU Students Fundraise Thousands for Peers in Need Through Aid Fund

GU Students Fundraise Thousands for Peers in Need Through Aid Fund

By Grace Buono August 26, 2020

Georgetown University students have raised thousands of dollars to support peers facing financial distress during the fall semester as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to pummel the country’s most financially...

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