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Georgetown Completes Student Life, Dining Facility Renovations

By William Zhu September 1, 2017

Georgetown completed a series of renovations to dining and student life facilities this summer, including major changes to O’Donovan Hall and the Leavey Center, increasing the number of outlets offering...

Three Undergraduate Schools Welcome New Deans

By Jeff Cirillo and Ian Scoville September 1, 2017

Three Georgetown University schools are kicking off the academic year with refreshed leadership, as the McDonough School of Business, the Georgetown College and the School of Foreign Service in Qatar welcome...

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Georgetown will require Nike, Inc. to provide the Worker Rights Consortium, a labor rights group, access to supplier factories. The agreement comes after a 35-hour sit-in by the workers rights group Georgetown Solidarity Committee in December.

University, Nike Reach Agreement Ensuring Factory Access

By Ian Scoville August 30, 2017

Georgetown will require Nike, Inc. to provide the Worker Rights Consortium, a labor rights group, access to supplier factories and ensure supply partners comply with new labor standards as part of...

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Javier Sobrino, Director of Strategic Planning and Innovation at FC Barcelona, gives a presentation at last month's Georgetown sports leadership summit.

FC Barcelona and Georgetown Kick Off Sports Management Collaboration

By Alfredo Carrillo August 12, 2017

Georgetown University’s School of Continuing Studies kicked off its collaboration with Spanish soccer giants FC Barcelona to advance education, leadership and research in the field of sports management. The...

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER
The Georgetown University Law Center’s policy against campaigning was criticized as anti-free speech.

Georgetown Law Drops LSAT Requirement, Begins Accepting GRE

By Jeff Cirillo August 8, 2017

The Georgetown University Law Center announced Monday it will allow applicants to submit their scores on the graduate school entry exam, becoming one of four programs to offer an alternative to the...

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
Ahmad S. Dallal, a history professor at the American University in Beirut, will serve as the new Dean of the School of Foreign Service in Qatar starting Sept. 1.

Incoming SFS-Q Dean To Prioritize Academic Freedom, Independent Research

By Christian Paz July 13, 2017

Maintaining Georgetown’s academic freedom and expanding partnerships between the university’s main campus and Qatar campus will be priorities for Ahmad S. Dallal, the newly appointed dean of the...

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Following SFS Letter, State Department Reinstates Diplomacy Fellowships

By Jesus Rodriguez June 29, 2017

The U.S. Department of State has reversed its decision to suspend two classes of the Thomas R. Pickering and Charles B. Rangel international affairs fellowships, upholding its prior commitment to hire...

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
Ahmad S. Dallal, a history professor at the American University in Beirut, will serve as the new Dean of the School of Foreign Service in Qatar starting Sept. 1.

Former Arabic and Islamic Studies Chair Appointed SFS-Q Dean

By Ian Scoville June 27, 2017

Ahmad S. Dallal, a history professor at the American University of Beirut, will serve as the new dean of the School of Foreign Service in Qatar starting Sept. 1. Dallal previously served as provost...

Alexander Brown/The Hoya | The Georgetown Resident Assistant Coalition (GRAC) and Georgetown University completed its third and fourth rounds of bargaining for the tentative contract on Oct. 21 and Oct. 30, respectively.

Bomb Threat Prompts Healy Hall Evacuation

By Jeff Cirillo June 16, 2017

A non-specific bomb threat prompted the university to evacuate Healy Hall on Friday morning, according to a Metropolitan Police Department spokesperson. Healy Hall was reopened by 11:21 a.m. after...

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GU Fossil Free, pictured here at a protest on January 16, circulated a letter written by an alumnus calling for the university to divest.

University To Seek Divestment From Abortion Providers, Environmental Polluters

By Jeff Cirillo and Madeline Charbonneau June 9, 2017

Georgetown will make efforts to avoid investments in companies involved in providing abortion services, as well as companies deemed to violate “human dignity,” after the university’s board of...

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Shepard and Elizabeth Thomas, descendants of slaves sold to benefit Georgetown, plan to attend the university in the fall.

Two Descendants of Georgetown Slaves to Attend University

By Jeff Cirillo and Ian Scoville June 7, 2017

Two descendants of slaves whose sale in 1838 benefited Georgetown now plan to attend the university in the fall as the first students to be enrolled under the university’s commitment to provide legacy...

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Paul Almeida, an MSB deputy dean and professor, will lead the business school starting August 1.

Professor Paul Almeida Appointed MSB Dean

By Jeff Cirillo June 1, 2017

McDonough School of Business Deputy Dean and professor Paul Almeida has been appointed dean of the MSB and is set to begin work in his new role Aug. 1. Almeida's appointment follows the resignation...

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