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COURTESY NUCLEAR THREAT INITIATIVE
Former Sen. Sam Nunn (D-Ga.) will speak at a March 16 panel at Georgetown University to discuss emerging threats to nuclear security.

Exclusive: Nunn, Fortenberry Discuss Future of Nuclear Security

By Kshithij Shrinath March 6, 2015

Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (GRD ’86, R-Neb.) and former Senator Sam Nunn (D-Ga.), along with former Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) and former U.K. Defense Minister Desmond Browne, will discuss nuclear security...

Bill Focuses On Campus Assault

By Ashwin Puri March 6, 2015

A bipartisan coalition of 12 U.S. senators led by Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) introduced legislation Feb. 26 to reform the way colleges and universities nationwide handle sexual violence on campus, emphasizing...

Despite Policy, Abroad Apps Rise

By Deirdre Collins and Sarah Fisher March 6, 2015

The Office of Global Education received a slightly higher number of study abroad applications for fall 2015 and the full academic year, marking an upward trend in applications since 2011. The OGE has...

Snow Days Require Coordinated Strategy

By Andrew Wallender March 6, 2015

At 4 a.m. Thursday, three Georgetown administrators convened on a conference call to decide whether thousands of university students and faculty would have class. Senior Vice President and Chief...

Campus Reflects on Speech

By Toby Hung March 6, 2015

The community met yesterday to discuss free speech on campus at a forum hosted by the Georgetown University Student Association and the Speech and Expression Committee. The Foundation for Individual...

Israeli Apartheid Week Draws Polarized Response

By Jack Bennett March 6, 2015

A microcosm of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict reached the Georgetown campus this week as the Georgetown branch of Students for Justice in Palestine hosted events for Israeli Apartheid Week. The week,...

Students Gather To Discuss Diversity Course Requirement

By Ashley Miller March 6, 2015

Students gathered to discuss the need for a structured diversity course requirement on campus in a conversation hosted by Leaders in Education about Diversity and the Philodemic Society in the Black House...

The Aftermath of Midterms

The Aftermath of Midterms

By Sydney Bolling and Sydney Bolling March 5, 2015

By now you’ve either powered through your midterms or had them delayed until after Spring Break by snow. You’ve stayed in Lau all night, made study guides, drank copious amounts of coffee and sat...

Georgetown Student Appears on "The Nightly Show"

Georgetown Student Appears on “The Nightly Show”

By Emily Min and Emily Min March 5, 2015

"The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore" is partway through its first season on Comedy Central. Wilmore, a former Daily Show correspondent, discusses current events before introducing a panel for further...

4E Interviews the GUSA Execs

4E Interviews the GUSA Execs

By Sara Carioscia and Sara Carioscia March 4, 2015

After a really cool, really heated GUSA election, 4E had the chance to sit down with (okay, exchange emails with) the new President and Vice President, Joe Luther and Connor Rohan. Here are their thoughts: How...

Selfie Sleuth

Selfie Sleuth

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein March 4, 2015

The selfie: a  present day representation of our generation's narcissistic attitude. Don't get me wrong, I am a huge selfier. Ask any of my snapchat friends, they'll back me up. One of the biggest...

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Freedom Hall will be renamed Isaac Hawkins Hall after the first slave who was listed in a record of the sale of the 272 slaves that benefitted Georgetown.

Reviving History With New Academy

By Owen Eagan March 3, 2015

As more than 35,000 Civil War soldiers fought at the Battle of Bull Run in July of 1861, the blasts from the cannons could be heard 30 miles away at the Former Jesuit Residence on Georgetown’s campus. When...

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