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The opinion piece “I Stand With Willa,” co-authored by Zoe Dobkin (SFS ’16) and Willa Murphy, contributed to the movement demanding that the administration amend its response to sexual assault cases.

As Assault Survivors Speak Out, Policies Advance

By Toby Hung April 29, 2016

As the issue of sexual assault on college campuses rose to the forefront of the national consciousness, advocacy efforts for awareness and policy reform at Georgetown also gained traction over the...

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Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) addressed a full Gaston Hall on Wednesday at a town hall-style event hosted by the Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service, stressing the importance of voter engagement among millennials.

Ryan Calls for Millennial Support

By Christian Paz April 29, 2016

Speaker of the House of Representatives Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) advocated for millennials voting for the Republican party in the upcoming presidential election in a town hall-style event hosted by the Georgetown...

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Panelists discussed the launch of the GU Politics’ Baker Center, which hopes to stimulate policy dialogue, at an event in the Fisher Colloquium on Tuesday.

Baker Center Launch Looks to Create Dialogue, Policy

By Lisa Burgoa April 29, 2016

The Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service launched the Baker Center for Leadership and Governance, a nonpartisan initiative focused on discourse and original research, with a town hall...

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Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer spoke on the value of a global perspective in Gaston Hall.

Justice Breyer Stresses Globality

By Christian Paz April 29, 2016

Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer argued that the court should take a more global perspective in legal deliberations and defended the responsibility of the court to uphold the rule of...

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NSA Director Admiral Michael S. Rogers addressed the issues of cyberattacks in an address at the sixth annual International Conference on Cyber Engagement on Tuesday.

FBI and NSA Directors Talk Cyber Safety

By Léa Nicolas April 29, 2016

FBI Director James Comey and NSA Director Admiral Michael S. Rogers emphasized the growing risk of cyberattacks and the need to better respond to them in their keynote speeches at the sixth annual...

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The Office of the Provost redesignated Brown House as student housing following a petition garnering over 1,000 signatures.

University Reinstates Brown House as Student Housing

By Elisabeth Neylan and William Zhu April 29, 2016

The Office of the Provost has agreed to retain 3616 N St. NW — popularly known as Brown House — as student housing following the successful #SaveBrownHouse petition, which amassed 1,057 signatures,...

Trump Talks Foreign Policy

By Charlotte Allen April 29, 2016

A day after he swept 118 delegates in five state primaries, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivered a speech at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday in which he delineated...

Former Foreign Secretary Discusses Aid Reform

By Tara Subramaniam April 29, 2016

David Miliband, president and CEO of the global aid NGO International Rescue Committee, advocated for more responsive and collective relief efforts amid increasingly urgent humanitarian crises in a speech...

DCPS Chancellor Henderson Under Fire

By Lisa Burgoa and Haley Snyder April 29, 2016

Washington, D.C., Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson (SFS ’92, GRD ’07) is under fire for asking a DCPS food vendor for a donation of $100,000 to the D.C. Public Education Fund two weeks after...

University Announces Summer Housing Study

By Patricja Okuniewska April 29, 2016

University contractors will conduct a study over the next few months to determine the timeframe, price and priorities for immediate and long-term housing renovations. Organized in conjunction with the...

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The eighth annual Lavender Graduation, an effort to recognize the LGBTQ community at Georgetown, was held in the Healy Family Student Center on Wednesday.

Lavender Graduation Honors LGBTQ Community, Allies

By Charles Trepany April 29, 2016

The LGBTQ Resource Center and the Tagliabue Initiative for LGBTQ Life hosted the eighth annual Lavender Graduation, which seeks to celebrate the contributions and stories of Georgetown’s graduating...

MPD Designates Zones for Online Good Transactions

By Matthew Larson April 29, 2016

To protect the safety of online customers in Washington, D.C., the Metropolitan Police Department announced April 21 the designation of three police stations as exchange zones where buyers of online goods...

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