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ANNA KOVACEVICH/THE HOYA The agreement comes after a two-yearlong effort by the Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees for university recognition of a graduate teaching assistant labor union.

GAGE Members Celebrate Union Vote Agreement

By Cady Stanton April 5, 2018

Graduate student workers in the Georgetown University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences are celebrating an agreement with the administration regarding a graduate student union election next semester. The...

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Melanne Verveer, executive director of the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, discussed the findings of a new GIWPS report in an interview with The Hoya.

UN Sanctions Can Prevent Sexual Violence in Conflict, GIWPS Report Argues

By Olivia Eggers April 5, 2018

United Nations sanctions can be used to limit the weaponization of sexual violence in conflict situations, Sophie Huvé (LAW ’17), a Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security fellow, argued...

ANNA KOVACEVICH/THE HOYA WMATA  removed all the 2015-16 New Flyer bus models from service and opened an investigation into the cause of the engine shutdowns.

WMATA Buses Removed From Service After Injuries

By Jack Horrigan April 5, 2018

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority removed 164 buses from service last week after unexplained engine shutdowns caused two people to suffer minor injuries. In two separate instances,...

ANNA KOVACEVICH/THE HOYA The decision to allow an election follows a nearly two-yearlong push from graduate student workers for university recognition of a graduate teaching assistant labor union.

Graduate Workers to Hold Union Election

By Hannah Urtz April 3, 2018

Georgetown University and graduate student workers have negotiated approval to hold a graduate student union election this spring, a move that follows a nearly two-yearlong push from graduate student workers...

ANNA KOVACEVICH/THE HOYA Former Georgetown University Student Association President Kamar Mack (COL ’19) and Vice President Jessica Andino (COL ’18) discussed their time in office.

Mack and Andino Reflect on Time in Office

By Yasmine Salam April 3, 2018

Former Georgetown University Student Association President Kamar Mack (COL ’19) and Vice President Jessica Andino (COL ’18) entered office on a campaign platform that promised a “Fresh GUSA,” focusing...

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Georgetown Midwest Club Seeks to Expand

By Joe Egler April 3, 2018

The Georgetown University Midwest Club, which hosted its inaugural social event March 27, providing s’mores to prospective members on Healy Lawn, aims to create a more inclusive club culture on campus...

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Georgetown Sees Record-Low Acceptance Rate for Class of 2022

By Jeff Cirillo March 31, 2018

A record-high number of students applied to Georgetown University in this year’s undergraduate application cycle, resulting in a 14.5 percent acceptance rate — the lowest rate in the university’s...

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OWN IT 2018: 5th Annual Summit Seeks to Inspire, Empower

By Sarah Mendelsohn March 28, 2018

The annual OWN IT Summit, aimed at empowering and inspiring women personally and professionally, brought over 100 speakers to Georgetown’s campus this weekend to discuss the role of women in politics...

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OWN IT 2018: Empower Female Candidates for Office, Panelists Say

By Cady Stanton March 28, 2018

To help women interested in entering the political arena, leaders should evaluate the structural gender barriers that have historically kept them away, panelists said at the first of three panels at the...

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OWN IT 2018: Panelists Discuss Navigating Male-Dominated Workplaces

By Elizabeth Douglas March 28, 2018

Issues of intersectional identity and the suppression of women’s voices were at the forefront of the OWN IT panel Speak Up or They Won’t Hear You: Women in Male-Dominated Workplaces, which featured...

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OWN IT 2018: #MeToo Panel Reflects on Speaking Out, Listening

By Katrina Schmidt March 28, 2018

Listening to women’s stories of sexual harassment and assault is critical to dismantle the cultures that enable these behaviors, speakers at the fifth annual OWN IT Summit said during the panel Navigating...

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Q&A: Rachel Mucha on Receiving OWN IT 2018 Empowerment Award

By Meena Morar March 28, 2018

For Rachel Mucha (SFS ’18), this year’s recipient of OWN IT’s Gwendolyn Mikell Award for Women’s Empowerment, the India Innovation Studio class was critical to sparking her passion for furthering...

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