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15 Georgetown Students Selected as 2023 Pelosi Scholars

15 Georgetown Students Selected as 2023 Pelosi Scholars

By Julia Frankel December 2, 2022

The Paul F. Pelosi Scholars Initiative (PSI) awarded 15 scholarships for the summer of 2023 to Georgetown University School of Foreign Service (SFS) students for their scholastic and extracurricular achievements.  PSI...

Disability Groups Sue DC Over Bike Lanes

Disability Groups Sue DC Over Bike Lanes

By Evie Steele December 2, 2022

Disabled individuals sued Washington, D.C., on Nov. 21 for allegedly violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with the construction of new protected bike lanes. The Nov. 21 lawsuit filed...

Georgetown Partners with Coursera to Launch Virtual Undergraduate Degree

Georgetown Partners with Coursera to Launch Virtual Undergraduate Degree

By Abraham van Zanten December 2, 2022

Georgetown University’s School of Continuing Studies (SCS) is partnering with Coursera, an online learning platform, to offer a virtual Bachelor of Arts in liberal studies. The partnership, which...

New Smithsonian Exhibition to Showcase History of American Entertainment Industry

New Smithsonian Exhibition to Showcase History of American Entertainment Industry

By Jack Willis December 2, 2022

The Smithsonian National Museum of American History will open a new permanent exhibition showcasing U.S. entertainment culture Dec. 9.   The exhibit, entitled “Entertainment Nation”/“Nación...

South Asian Philanthropic Dance Showcase Rangila Raises Over $25,000

South Asian Philanthropic Dance Showcase Rangila Raises Over $25,000

By Minoli Ediriweera December 2, 2022

Rangila, Georgetown University’s annual South Asian dance showcase for charity, celebrated its 28th year of performances with the theme “Growing the Roots,” paying homage to the rich history and...

Revered Professor, Founding Dean of GU-Qatar, Dies at 78

Revered Professor, Founding Dean of GU-Qatar, Dies at 78

By Adora Zheng December 2, 2022

James Reardon-Anderson, a longtime professor of history and the founding dean of the Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS) in Doha, Qatar (GU-Q), died Nov. 27. He was 78. Reardon-Anderson...

Multidisciplinary Event Analyzes Work of Activist, Photojournalist

Multidisciplinary Event Analyzes Work of Activist, Photojournalist

By Jack Willis December 2, 2022

Academic researchers discussed the work of Brazilian Photojournalist Sebastião Salgado to analyze the power of his pictures to inspire environmental activism at a Nov. 29 event.  The virtual...

Speakers Discuss Rise of Islamophobia in India

Speakers Discuss Rise of Islamophobia in India

By Julia Butler December 2, 2022

At an event hosted by Georgetown University’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs, panelists spoke about a recent increase in anti-Muslim discrimination in India.  Speakers...

Georgetown Play Examines Racism of Suffragette Movement

Georgetown Play Examines Racism of Suffragette Movement

By Sydney Raymond November 18, 2022

Georgetown University’s Department of Performing Arts is performing Bitter Flower, a play that examines the racism of the white suffrage movement of the 19th and early 20th centuries.  Written...

GUSA Readership Program Aims to Give Students Access to National Publications

GUSA Readership Program Aims to Give Students Access to National Publications

By Jack Willis November 18, 2022

The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) launched a new initiative to provide students with free subscriptions to national newspapers and media outlets. The GUSA initiative hopes to give...

District Launches Website to Promote Sustainable Living

District Launches Website to Promote Sustainable Living

By Georgia Russello November 18, 2022

The District of Columbia has launched a new website to help residents find ways to reuse and purchase second-hand items.  The Department of Energy and Environment has launched Reuse DC, a website...

Students Show Solidarity for Transgender Community Following Transphobic Campus Speaker

Students Show Solidarity for Transgender Community Following Transphobic Campus Speaker

By Nina Raj November 18, 2022

During a celebration for Transgender Awareness Week, students gathered to show their support for transgender people and the LGBTQ+ community after a student group invited a transphobic speaker to campus.  Over...

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