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According to a report published by the Guardian in 2014, the CP Group, which recently backed a $10 million gift to Georgetown, has been linked to working with suppliers using slave labor. They have since addressed concerns.

Report on China Donor Prompts Concern

By Lisa Burgoa February 2, 2016

A group that backed a $10 million gift to Georgetown University in January has been linked with slavery and human trafficking in the Thai fishing industry, according to a report by the Guardian newspaper,...

Q&A: Luther and Rohan Reflect on Term, Future of GUSA

By Ian Scoville February 2, 2016

Since running and winning Georgetown University Student Association’s first satirical campaign, GUSA President Joe Luther (COL ’16) and Vice President Connor Rohan (COL ’16) have sought to create...

SFS-Q Appoints New Dean

By Aly Pachter February 2, 2016

Dean of the School of Foreign Service in Qatar Gerd Nonneman will step down as dean at the end of his term in June, as announced by University President John DeGioia in an email to the Georgetown community...

Haqqani Shares Vision For Progressive Pakistan

By Syed Humza Moinuddin February 2, 2016

Former Pakistani Ambassador to the United States Husain Haqqani advocated for an overhaul of ideologies and paradigms within Pakistan, including the ways Pakistanis study and learn their history as...

Huntsman Promotes Bipartisan Dialogue

By William Zhu February 2, 2016

Former Governor of Utah and U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman promoted a bipartisan approach to resolving foreign and domestic issues to a crowd of about 80 people in Old North Thursday. Huntsman,...

The Corp, GUASFCU Selects New Leadership

By Jack Lynch February 2, 2016

Students of Georgetown, Inc. and the Georgetown University Alumni and Student Federal Credit Union both selected their new leadership teams for 2016 this past week. Taylor Tobin (COL ’17) will serve...

Veterans Affairs Secretary Shares Leadership Values

By Tara Subramaniam February 2, 2016

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald emphasized the need for values-based leadership to find individual and team success to a crowd of about 150 in Gaston Hall on Friday. Former Secretary of Defense...

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At the memorial service held Wednesday in Dahlgren Chapel, students, family and friends remembered and celebrated the life of Fr. Richard Curry, S.J., including his extensive work for his students, veterans and members of the disabled community in the United States.

Fr. Richard Curry, S.J., Remembered for Boundless Passion

By Syed Humza Moinuddin and Ashwin Puri January 29, 2016

When he was not inspiring meaningful conversation in his students, pursuing his passion for baking or empowering the disabled, Fr. Richard Curry, S.J., would give loud and friendly greetings to any passerby,...

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Associated Press White House Correspondent Nedra Pickler, center, moderated a discussion on the Iowa caucus with former Deputy White House Political Directors Sara Fagen, left, and Patrick Dillon

Clinton, Rubio Win in Mock Iowa Caucus

By Lisa Burgoa January 29, 2016

The Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service hosted a simulation of the upcoming Feb. 1 Iowa caucus that culminated with victories for Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and former Secretary of State Hillary...

Homeless Youth Surveyed

By Charlotte Allen January 29, 2016

A recent D.C. Department of Human Services survey found that 43 percent of the District’s 330 homeless youths identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, according to D.C.’s first Homeless...

Pierce Reflects On Tenure, Future of Georgetown

By Sarah Griffin January 29, 2016

When former University Registrar John Q. Pierce (CAS ’72) first came to Georgetown in 1968 as a “day hop,” or a commuting student, Healy Hall — now an administrative and academic building —...

University Offers Coverage After W-2 Mishap

By Ian Scoville January 29, 2016

Georgetown University offered students affected by the mailing of their W-2 forms to the incorrect addresses a free year of identity theft protection, according to an email sent to effected students by...

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