The New Lau? Georgetown Offers WeWork as Alternative Study Option to Students
With Georgetown’s recent partnership with WeWork, shared office spaces have become a study haven for some students. As the partnership has grown, however, it has been plagued with miscommunication and concerns over accessibility and COVID-19 safety.
International Students Find New Meaning, Hope in Celebrating Lunar New Year at Home
In a silver lining to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many international students from East and Southeast Asia had the rare chance to spend Lunar New Year with their families this week, allowing them to celebrate and reconnect with their cultural identities, often for the first time in years.
Professors Struggle With Dependent Care, Lack of University Support Amid COVID-19
Facing new challenges as schools and care facilities remain closed in the wake of COVID-19, Georgetown faculty with young children or elderly family members have called on the university to provide more resources to assist with the heightened costs of dependent care.
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For first-year student Brandon Wu (SFS ’24), who lives in the suburbs of Houston, finding a space for schoolwork has not been easy, especially as…
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As Georgetown University first-year Dylan Arkowitz (COL ’24) watched his high school friends’ universities announce plans over the summer to allow first-years back on campus,…
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During the two years Samantha Panchèvre (SFS ’19) served on Georgetown University’s Committee on Investments and Social Responsibility, the committee’s passivity and misguided priorities prevented…
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Runzhong Xu (COL ’21) is joining his classes from his home in China, half a world away from the United States and 12 hours ahead…
This article discuss sexual assault on campus. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. Georgetown University updated its sexual…
New student Andrii Sendziuk (MSB ’24) is living on campus for the first time this virtual semester. Like many other students on campus, Sendziuk feels…
When Josiah Laney (SFS ’21) first arrived at Georgetown University, he did not get a haircut during the fall semester because he did not know…
When Georgetown University announced its intention to fully divest from fossil fuels in February, Caroline James (COL ’16) received the news while enduring heat waves…
The 2020 Democratic primary and 2020 presidential election represent the first national elections in which many current Georgetown University students are eligible to vote. Nominating…
In the next two months, several finance and consulting firms will be interviewing Georgetown University students for summer 2021 internships — more than a year…
During the 2016 presidential campaign, professor Michael Czinkota, a self-identifying conservative who teaches classes in international trade and international business in the McDonough School of…
Like many other freshmen, Emma Chowdhury (COL ’23) took “Problem of God” her first semester at Georgetown University. For the course’s first homework in the…
After several days of fever and achiness to start his sophomore year at Georgetown University, Niels Ruigrok (COL ’22) visited the Student Health Center on…
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When Sarah Watson (SFS ’23) came to Georgetown University this fall, she was excited to join the university’s Club Rock Climbing team. The high fee…
Georgetown University Student Association President Norman Francis Jr. (COL ’20) was working in the GUSA office in Sellinger Lounge this summer when he was questioned…
Almost 50 years ago, Georgetown residents banded together to block the construction of a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority station in their neighborhood. Fearing the…
On June 30, 2014, Georgetown University earned $240,000 dollars for granting PNC Bank exclusive access to its students. Since then, Georgetown has helped ensure that…
When professor Jeff Reid arrived at Georgetown University’s campus 10 years ago from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, student entrepreneurship was not…
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Mark Camilli (COL ’19) was returning from an ESCAPE trip in February 2019 when he sustained an injury that changed his last semester at Georgetown…
Peter Hamilton (COL ’20) thought posting a dating advertisement for his older brother on the “subtle asian traits” Facebook page would earn a few laughs…
Students often depend on the mentorship and guidance of a close faculty adviser as they explore complex topics for their senior thesis. For some students,…
On Oct. 5, it will have been exactly one year since the Georgetown University Women’s Center last had a program director. Laura Kovach, who led…
Presidential candidates have already begun flocking to states with the earliest primaries and caucuses. When the four early primaries and caucuses help decide who can…