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Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life Selects New Director

Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life Selects New Director

By Kate Loughran January 20, 2023

Kim Daniels, an advisor to the Vatican and Catholic church officials, will be the new director of Georgetown University’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life.  Daniels, who...

Mayor Bowser Reveals New Economic Plan for DC

Mayor Bowser Reveals New Economic Plan for DC

By Julia Butler January 19, 2023

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) announced D.C.’s economic goals for the next five years on Jan. 9.  The economic...

Event: Professor Presents Book on Rebels in Middle East

Event: Professor Presents Book on Rebels in Middle East

By Brian Li January 19, 2023

A Johns Hopkins professor presented her new book on the logistical and communicational behavior of insurgent forces during the Lebanon Civil War at a Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS) event. Georgetown’s...

Georgetown Physics Professor Receives Prestigious Academic Distinction

Georgetown Physics Professor Receives Prestigious Academic Distinction

By Sophia Lu January 19, 2023

The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) elected a Georgetown physics professor as a member of its 2022 class of Fellows for his achievements in physics research. Professor Kai Liu, whose research focuses...

FAA Outage Delays Returns to Campus

FAA Outage Delays Returns to Campus

By Mia Streitberger January 19, 2023

Thousands of flights were delayed or canceled Jan. 11 following technical difficulties at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), disrupting students’ return to campus.  The FAA’s Notice...

Georgetown Hires Adnan Syed for Prison Reform Initiative

Georgetown Hires Adnan Syed for Prison Reform Initiative

By Michelle Vassilev and Nina Raj January 12, 2023

Adnan Syed, who was recently exonerated after spending 23 years in prison for a wrongful murder conviction, will join Georgetown University’s Prisons and Justice Initiative (PJI), an organization that...

GU Fraternity Brother Accused of Misusing Nonprofit Money

GU Fraternity Brother Accused of Misusing Nonprofit Money

By Nina Raj and Michelle Vassilev December 5, 2022

A Georgetown University graduate and officer of the Delta Phi Epsilon (DPE) fraternity is expected to go to trial in 2023 for misusing public benefit funds intended for School of Foreign Service (SFS)...

WMATA Installs Gates to Reduce Fare Evasion

WMATA Installs Gates to Reduce Fare Evasion

By Julia Butler December 3, 2022

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) rolled out prototype faregates Nov. 17 to make it harder for riders to evade Metro fares. WMATA installed two types of new gates at the Fort...

Four Former Presidents Discuss The Future of Latin America

Four Former Presidents Discuss The Future of Latin America

By Michelle Vassilev December 3, 2022

Former President Bill Clinton (SFS ’68) and former presidents of Uruguay, Mexico and Colombia spoke about the state of affairs in Latin America at Georgetown University’s first “Americas Symposium.” The...

Holiday Market Featuring Black Businesses Returns

Holiday Market Featuring Black Businesses Returns

By Karenna Warden December 2, 2022

An African-American led market reopened at the Shiloh Family Life Center in Northwest Washington, D.C., on Nov. 25, the first time since the pandemic started in 2020.  The market will be open...

Students Mourn Deaths of Uyghurs in China at Candlelight Vigil

Students Mourn Deaths of Uyghurs in China at Candlelight Vigil

By Sophia Lu December 2, 2022

Georgetown University students held a vigil to honor the lives lost in an apartment fire that led to the deaths of 10 people in Xinjiang, an autonomous territory in northwest China that is home to the...

Georgetown Student Receives Award From Society of Physics Students

Georgetown Student Receives Award From Society of Physics Students

By Olivia Macaulay December 2, 2022

The Society of Physics Students (SPS) recognized Sophie Taylor (COL ’24) on Oct. 8 for her research on nanoparticles. Taylor, a physics major, won the award at the Physics Congress, which is held...

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