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Georgetown Professors Voice Concerns About Trump Presidency

By Alfredo Carrillo December 2, 2016

Georgetown professors expressed concerns over federal funding for environmental research with the incoming President-elect Donald Trump’s administration. Trump made multiple comments disputing climate...

Town Hall Calls for Increased Racial Inclusivity

By Ben Goodman December 2, 2016

The university should increase discussions on race and identity to create a more inclusive campus for minority students, according to students who participated in the Hoya Identity Town Hall on Wednesday. The...

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Ricardo Ernst, director of the Global Business Initiative and professor of operations and global logistics in the MSB, will hold the Baratta Endowed Chair in Global Business, which is being funded by part of the $7.3 million donation by the Baratta family.

MSB Receives $7.3 Million Donation to Expand Global Immersion Programs

By Jeff Cirillo November 29, 2016

  The McDonough School of Business received a $7.3 million donation to fund an expansion of undergraduate global immersion programs from Joseph Baratta (MSB ’93) and Abigail Baratta (SFS...

DC Considers Scaling Back Inauguration Spending

By Matthew Larson November 29, 2016

The Washington, D.C. Council is considering scaling back the ceremonies surrounding President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration Jan. 20 due to concerns over protests and the District’s excessive...

DC Council Approves Eliminating Tampon Tax

By May Teng November 29, 2016

The Washington, D.C. Council approved the elimination of the 5.75 percent sales tax on diapers, tampons and other feminine hygiene products Nov. 15 by approving the final passage of the Feminine Hygiene...

Roundtable Addresses Concerns Over Tuition Increase

By Will Linde November 29, 2016

Georgetown attempts to balance the need to improve services and facilities for students with reasonable increases in tuition, according to university administrators in a Hoya Roundtable on tuition transparency...

Panelists Push for Free Speech Tolerance

By Jeff Cirillo November 29, 2016

Students must work to ensure that free speech at Georgetown remains open and respectful in light of the divisive presidential election, according to administrators and free speech student advocates in...

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Students marched from Red Square to EPA transition committee chairman Myron Ebell’s L St. office in a demonstration organized by Students for Climate Security.

Students March Against Head of Environmental Protection Agency Transition Team

By Darius Iraj November 25, 2016

In a march from Red Square to L Street on Nov. 18, about 200 members of the Georgetown community protested the appointment of Myron Ebell as head of the transition team for the Environmental Protection...

University Appoints New Coordinator for Students Without Documentation

By Christian Paz November 23, 2016

The university has hired Arelis Palacios as its new part-time coordinator for students without documentation, three weeks after student advocacy group UndocuHoyas launched a petition calling for administrators...

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James Pavur (SFS '16) has received a Rhodes scholarship to pursue a post-graduate degree in cyber security at Oxford University,

Georgetown Undergraduate Wins Rhodes Scholarship

By Ian Scoville November 23, 2016

James Pavur (SFS ’16) won the Rhodes scholarship to pursue a Ph.D. in cybersecurity at Oxford University. A science, technology and international affairs major, Pavur is one of 32 Americans to...

Panelists Argue Connection Between Sexual Assault and Sports

By Olivia Chiu November 22, 2016

There is an explicit connection between sexual assault and the sporting world, according to a panel discussion hosted by the Georgetown University Women’s Center on sexual assault in sports in the Healey...

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James Peterson (left) and activist Shaun King (right) called on students to participate in resistance movements leading up to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration in a discussion at the Intercultural Center on Tuesday.

Shaun King Calls for Activism Over Anger

By Hashwinder Singh November 18, 2016

Following President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in last Tuesday’s election, white Americans should be conscious of their role in improving race relations and standing in solidarity with racial...

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