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Bowser Pitches DC to Silicon Valley Tech Giants

By Emma Kotfica February 16, 2018

Touting Washington, D.C., as an up-and-coming hotspot for various technology companies, Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) led a city economic planning team to Silicon Valley to pitch the District as a prime location...

Master’s in Aging and Health Announced

By Jessica Lin February 15, 2018

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences is set to introduce an interdisciplinary Master of Science in Aging and Health degree program next fall to confront issues facing an increasingly senior and aging...

FILE PHOTO RYAN BAE/THE HOYA The unemployment gap between black and white D.C. residents has only grown, according to a 2017 report by the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute.

DC Human Rights Report Reveals Room for Improvement

By Katrina Schmidt February 15, 2018

The American Friends Service Committee, a Quaker organization that promotes lasting peace with justice, published its biennial report on Washington, D.C.’s progress as a “human rights city” Jan....

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Reflection on Pope Francis Touts Value of Interfaith Dialogue

By Alex Mooney February 15, 2018

Reflection on Pope Francis’ role in facilitating interfaith dialogue is necessary to understand the Catholic Church and Jesuits more broadly, University President John J. DeGioia said in an event titled...

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Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright received an award for excellence in diplomacy in Gaston Hall on Monday afternoon.

Madeleine Albright, Former Secretary of State, Receives Georgetown Diplomacy Award

By Joe Egler February 14, 2018

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, a distinguished professor of diplomacy at Georgetown University, received the 2018 Raymond “Jit” Trainor Award for Excellence in the Conduct of Diplomacy...

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University Continues Push for Dream Act as Senate Debate Stalls

By Sarah Mendelsohn February 14, 2018

As debate stalls in the U.S. Senate over a replacement to the rescinded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, Georgetown University administrators and students are pushing forward with efforts...

RYAN BAE/THE HOYA In a push to establish one-credit foreign language courses, members of the School of Foreign Service Academic Council have begun to survey students from across all four schools via Google Forms to gauge their interest.

Academic Council Pushes for 1-Credit Language Classes

By Caroline Gardner February 14, 2018

A student-led proposal for one-credit foreign language classes faces resistance from the Faculty of Language and Linguistics despite strong demonstrated student interest. In a push to establish one-credit...

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Members of the Armenian Student Association participated in a silent protest in Red Square Thursday.

Armenian Students Association Remembers Genocide

By Katrina Schmidt February 12, 2018

The Armenian Students Association staged a silent demonstration in Red Square on Feb. 8 to raise awareness about the 1915 Armenian genocide and its global legacy today. Seven representatives of the...

KEENAN SAMWAY FOR THE HOYA Mario Capecchi, a Nobel Laureate in medicine and professor at the University of Utah School of Medicine discussed his research during an event on Wednesday.

Nobel Laureate Discusses Gene Therapy

By Georgia Payne February 12, 2018

Gene-targeting research in mice can help geneticists create therapies for human disease, Mario Capecchi, a Nobel Laureate in medicine and professor at the University of Utah School of Medicine, said during...

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Newark Archbishop Advocates Role of Church in Immigration Debate

By Will Cassou February 9, 2018

Giving a face to immigrants without documentation is essential to advocating for their rights, Cardinal Joseph Tobin said during a visit to Georgetown University on Monday. Tobin, the archbishop of...

2 Students Appointed to Inaugural Puffin Fellowship Program

By Meena Morar February 9, 2018

Voting rights activists Valencia Richardson (LAW ’20) and Maydee Martinez (COL ’18) accepted appointments Jan. 23 to join the inaugural Puffin Fellows program, a fellowship from the Andrew Goodman...

GULC Institute Seeks to Block ‘Militia Activity’ at Charlottesville White Nationalists Rally

By Emma Kotfica February 9, 2018

The Georgetown University Law Center’s Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Prevention is seeking a court order to prevent militia-style displays of force at a second “Unite the Right” rally...

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