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OWN IT Summit: Imagination Interview

By Emma Rizk March 29, 2015

Actress in the Netflix original series Orange is the New Black Danielle Brooks spoke in the Imagination Interview at the OWN It Summit in Gaston Hall Saturday morning. Co-Executive Editor of Re/Code...

OWN IT 2015

OWN IT 2015

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein March 28, 2015

Hello Georgetown, we here at 4E are coming to you live from Gaston Hall for the 2nd Annual OWN IT Summit. Things started here at 9am and time is starting to fly! We started off with a beautiful introduction...

Own It Summit 2015 Speaker Interviews

Own It Summit 2015 Speaker Interviews

By Campus News Editor March 28, 2015

Today the second annual Own It Summit is taking place in Gaston Hall. From a Pultizer Prize- winning journalist to the CMO of Ebay to an actress from Orange is the New Black, Own It has brought together...

How to Make the Most of GAAP Weekend

How to Make the Most of GAAP Weekend

By Jenna Clifford and Jenna Clifford March 27, 2015

Dear joyous prospective students, CONGRATS ON BEING ACCEPTED TO GEORGETOWN! Your friends here at 4E would like to welcome you to to our home, the Hilltop, which we look forward to sharing with you...

Top 5 Reasons to Get Excited for OWN IT!

Top 5 Reasons to Get Excited for OWN IT!

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein March 27, 2015

If you do not know what OWN IT means or if you just think everyone is super inspirational for no reason, listen up. TODAY marks the second annual OWN IT Summit, an all day event that was created by...

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Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (GRD ’74) urged School of Foreign Service graduates to buck trends and embrace public service in his May commencement address to the Class of 2014.

SFS Graduates Increasingly Shun Public Service

By Owen Eagan March 27, 2015

Despite the longstanding connotation of the School of Foreign Service with the pursuit of careers in public service, recent statistics reveal that only a small percentage of SFS students enter the...

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MPD faces criticism for subpar relations with minority communities. City activists cited D.C. Ferguson protests, pictured.

City Activists Decry MPD Practices

By Matthew Larson March 27, 2015

The Metropolitan Police Department received criticism from city activists for maintaining poor relationships with black and LGBTQ communities in Washington, D.C., during its annual public oversight...

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New York Times reporters C.J. Chivers, left, and Tyler Hicks featured in the inaugural Salim El-Lozi Lecture, discussing war reporting.

Bylines From the Front Lines

By Emma Rizk March 27, 2015

Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalists C.J. Chivers and Tyler Hicks discussed their experiences as war reporters in Ukraine, Syria and on other fronts. The Wednesday night conversation,...

Campaign to Free Tice Advances

Campaign to Free Tice Advances

By Kristen Fedor March 27, 2015

The #FreeAustinTice campaign to raise awareness for a university alumnus who was kidnapped in Syria while working as a freelance journalist in 2012 is gaining traction on Georgetown’s campus with...

$150 Million in Special Collections Displayed at Lau

By Xinlan Hu March 27, 2015

The Booth Family Center for Special Collections on the fifth floor of Lauinger Library reopened Wednesday after nearly a year of renovations, which transformed part of the floor into a 9,200-square...

Study Wary of College Divestment

By Sara Kamouni March 27, 2015

Divestment from fossil fuels could negatively impact the financial returns for universities, according to a new report from an economic consulting company. The study, released by Compass Lexecon and...

GU Counsel Discusses Response to Assault

By Sarah Fisher March 27, 2015

The Georgetown University General Counsel held a panel discussion on sexual assault and due process March 12 and discussed recent changes to related policies implemented by the federal government. At...

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