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Georgetown Students Bring Anti-Racist Empowerment Conversations to Campus

Georgetown Students Bring Anti-Racist Empowerment Conversations to Campus

By Riley Vakkas October 20, 2023

Students involved in athletic teams, academic departments and student government at Georgetown have participated in discussions this month hosted by “A Long Talk About the Uncomfortable Truth,” a...

Black Student Affinity, Communal Gathering Space Opens

By Paulina Inglima October 16, 2023

Blaxa Block, a Black student affinity and communal gathering space, opened in the LXR multipurpose room Sept. 30. Blaxa Block fulfilled one of the 11 demands from Georgetown University Protects Racists...

Georgetown Professor’s New Novel Named Barnes and Noble Book Club Pick

By Yolanda Lu October 13, 2023

Barnes and Noble recognized Georgetown University English adjunct lecturer Ariel Djanikian’s new historical fiction novel about a family inheritance during the Klondike Gold Rush as its Book Club pick...

School of Foreign Service to Not Rename After Madeleine Albright

School of Foreign Service to Not Rename After Madeleine Albright

By Clayton Kincade October 13, 2023

Georgetown University is no longer considering renaming the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS) after the late Madeleine Albright, according to an internal email SFS Dean Joel Hellman sent...

Author of “The 272” Discusses Her Writing Experience at Book Signing Event

Author of “The 272” Discusses Her Writing Experience at Book Signing Event

By Catherine Alaimo October 13, 2023

The author of “The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church,” discussed Georgetown University’s history of enslavement and her experience writing the book...

GUSA to Hold Special Executive Election

GUSA to Hold Special Executive Election

The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) will hold a special executive election for the positions of president and vice president Oct. 19 to Oct. 20 after the GUSA Senate failed to certify...

Student Reports ADA Violations on GUTS Bus

Student Reports ADA Violations on GUTS Bus

By Evie Steele October 13, 2023

A Georgetown University Transportation Shuttle (GUTS) bus driver asked illegal questions to a student boarding a bus with her guide dog, according to student reports. Marissa Nissley (MSB ’24), who...

Disability Culture Art Display Opens in Lauinger Library

Disability Culture Art Display Opens in Lauinger Library

By Anna Lim and Olivia Noreke October 13, 2023

The Disability Cultural Center (DCC), the department of art and art history and the Georgetown University Library jointly hosted the opening reception of an art exhibit on Oct. 11. The exhibit, titled...

H*yas for Choice Raise Awareness on Domestic Violence

H*yas for Choice Raise Awareness on Domestic Violence

By Aamir Jamil October 12, 2023

H*yas for Choice (HFC) participated in the In This Together Community Walk Oct. 7 to raise awareness about domestic violence. The Community Walk was held by Calvary Women’s Services, an organization...

Georgetown Students Elect 11 GUSA Senators

Georgetown Students Elect 11 GUSA Senators

By Maren Fagan October 12, 2023

Seven first-year senators and four at-large senators won their respective elections to serve in the Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate.  Members of the student body elected...

GUSA Votes Not to Certify Executive Election Amid Reports of Impropriety

GUSA Votes Not to Certify Executive Election Amid Reports of Impropriety

By Caitlin McLean and Evie Steele October 9, 2023

The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate rejected the results of the 2023 executive election, voting 11 to six, failing to certify the results of the election.  The vote at...

Georgetown Professor Named a 2023 Freedom Scholar

By Aamir Jamil October 6, 2023

An associate professor in the Department of African American Studies received a $250,000 award for her research in racial and economic justice as she was named a 2023 Freedom Scholar. Professor Dayo...

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