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Criminal justice experts said reform is necessary in the U.S. prison labor system.

Criminal Justice Experts Advocate Prison Labor Reforms

By Meena Morar November 30, 2017

The prison labor system must be reformed to combat prison recidivism and include basic minimum wage rights, said a panel of ex-offenders and criminal justice experts at an event Tuesday. Criminal justice...

Q&A: Bruce Hoffman, Outgoing Security Studies Director, Talks IS and Counterterrorism

Q&A: Bruce Hoffman, Outgoing Security Studies Director, Talks IS and Counterterrorism

By Alfredo Carrillo November 29, 2017

Since 2010, Bruce Hoffman, the director of the Georgetown University Center for Security Studies, has overseen the program as it has grown to include about 400 students and over 100 faculty. The program...

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Georgetown Law Institute Files Brief in Trump Twitter Lawsuit

By Will Cassou November 29, 2017

A Georgetown University Law Center institute filed an amicus brief in a lawsuit earlier this month arguing that President Donald Trump violated the First Amendment by blocking constituents on Twitter. Georgetown...

Students Renew Passports Through State Department Partnership

Students Renew Passports Through State Department Partnership

By Kara Tippins November 28, 2017

Georgetown University students and faculty had the opportunity to obtain or renew their U.S. passports through the Office of Global Education’s first passport fair Nov. 17. Part of OGE’s 2017 International...

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John Carr, Director of the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Bishop Robert McElroy spoke during a panel discussion.

Catholic Communities Must Foster Bipartisan Cooperation, Panel Says

By Meena Morar November 27, 2017

The Roman Catholic churches and communities in the United States must encourage bipartisan cooperation and promote religious freedom, said a panel of religious experts and community leaders in a Nov. 16...

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Hazmat Units Respond to Chemical Fire in Regents Laboratory

By Jeff Cirillo November 17, 2017

Emergency, fire and hazmat units responded to a chemical fire in a Regents Hall science laboratory Friday evening. The fire involved a "small amount of a chemical" and occurred in a "controlled...

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GUSA President Kamar Mack, left, Chief of Staff Brody Loan and Vice President Jessica Andino.

Halfway Through Term, GUSA Executive Revisits Campaign Promises

By Jeff Cirillo and Christian Paz November 17, 2017

After Georgetown University Student Association President Kamar Mack (COL ’19) and Vice President Jessica Andino (COL ’18) won the 2017 GUSA executive election in February by a 34-vote margin, they...

Student advocates are pushing for the university to subsidize off-campus mental health care for 40 students in a pilot program.

Advocates Push for Off-Campus Mental Health Care Stipend

By Elizabeth Ash November 17, 2017

Student mental health advocates launched a petition advocating for the university to fund a pilot program to subsidize off-campus mental health care for 40 students. The petition, addressed to University...

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David Palmieri (SFS '18) was one of seven students and four members of faculty to meet Pope Francis at a conference on nuclear disarmament.

Students Meet Pope at Vatican Nuclear Disarmament Conference

By Erin Doherty November 17, 2017

Pope Francis welcomed seven Georgetown students and four faculty members to Vatican City last weekend for an international conference on nuclear disarmament. The conference, hosted by the Dicastery...

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The ProudToBeGSP campaign runs Nov. 13 to 17 and highlights stories of the more than 650 students in the Georgetown Scholarship Program.

ProudToBeGSP Campaign Empowers Story-Telling

By Sarah Mendelsohn November 17, 2017

The Georgetown Scholarship Program held its fourth annual ProudToBeGSP promotional campaign to highlight its support for first-generation and low-income students. The ProudToBeGSP week, running from...

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The de la Cruz Gallery of Art is set to reopen January in the Edmund A. Walsh Building after a delay in construction. The art gallery was funded by Maria de la Cruz (CAS ’87) and Alberto de la Cruz (CAS ’89).

Walsh Art Gallery to Open Next Semester After Delay

By Deepika Jonnalagadda November 17, 2017

The de la Cruz Gallery of Art will reopen January on the first floor of the Edmund A. Walsh Building after a semester-long delay, according to Assistant Vice President of University Facilities Gina Bleck. Difficulties...

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Cybersecurity experts James Carafano ,left, Robert Lieber and Samuel Visner discussed the role of social media in Russian election interference.

Cybersecurity Experts Discuss Russian Election Interference

By Samuel Kao November 17, 2017

The United States government must evaluate the role of social media networks in facilitating Russia’s ongoing cyberwarfare campaigns in European elections and Eastern European government affairs, two...

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