Some Georgetown professors teaching classes with content that the Chinese government may find objectionable are taking precautions to protect students and faculty from retaliation under the latest Chinese national security law, whose broad and vague restrictions against anti-government content have affected students and faculty even at American universities.
Disgraced former Georgetown tennis coach Gordon Ernst received six new criminal charges from federal prosecutors for his connection to the “Varsity Blues” admissions scandal. Prosecutors also charged businessman Amin Khoury with paying Ernst $200,000 to recruit his daughter to the women’s tennis team.
Sophomores Megan Huynh (NHS ’22) and Binqi Chen (NHS ’22) launched the Georgetown Mutual Aid Network on Aug. 14 to raise money for peers facing financial stress and insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Students seeking funds or other nonmonetary support such as food, transportation or temporary housing, can submit an online form requesting their desired amount of money and what they will use the money for.
Low-Income Families and Teachers Hit Hardest by Pandemic, Psychology Professors’ Study Says
During the COVID-19 pandemic, low-income families with children have faced reduced work hours, lower household incomes and food insecurity, according to a survey of over…
Georgetown Faculty, Graduate Workers Organize to Protest Racism
Georgetown University professors held teach-ins on anti-racist topics for two days instead of holding class as part of the first nationwide Scholar Strike for Racial…
Clinton, Albright Advocate for Greater Global Gender Equality During Virtual Panel
Significant work remains to be done in the global fight for women’s rights, according to former Secretaries of State Hillary Clinton and Madeleine Albright, who…
Famed Cookie Bakery Opens Georgetown Location on M Street
Acclaimed cookie shop Levain Bakery opened a new M Street location Wednesday, marking the chain’s first expansion out of the New York City area. The…
GU Politics Fellows Discuss COVID-19, Black Lives Matter and the Future of American Politics During Interview
Anti-racism protests and the COVID-19 pandemic have transformed the 2020 political landscape permanently, according to the new class of Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public…
GU Students Dispossessed of Personal Items, Valuables After Series of Spring Storage Mishaps
Some Georgetown University students who could not retrieve their belongings after campus closed last spring have reported that many of their items were either lost…
Despite Online Setting, GU Students Foster Community During Virtual NSO
First-year and transfer students and upperclassmen organizers kicked off the fall semester with a virtual New Student Orientation, an experience that exceeded the expectations of…
GUSA Releases New Plans To Reform Sexual Assault Prevention Trainings
The Georgetown University Student Association Senate plans to enhance student sexual assault prevention trainings for the fall of 2021 by revamping the training curriculum and…
Prosecutors Charge New GU Parent With Bribery, Hit Ernst With Slate of New Charges
Federal prosecutors indicted Gordon Ernst on six new criminal offenses Tuesday, ramping up charges against the former Georgetown University tennis coach accused of being an…
GU Ranked Nation’s Top Renewable Energy Campus in New Environmental Nonprofit Report
Georgetown University ranks first among the nation’s colleges and universities in renewable electricity use, according to an Aug. 19 report published by the national environmental…
GU Professors Teaching Classes on China Take Online Learning Precautions in Light of Possible Security Threats
Some Georgetown University professors teaching classes about China are taking precautionary measures to protect students and faculty from possible security threats during online learning in…
GAGE Hosts Rallies as Push for Graduate Worker Protections Continues
Georgetown University’s graduate student union held two separate rallies last week as part of an ongoing campaign demanding the university guarantee health and economic protections…
GU Students Fundraise Thousands for Peers in Need Through Aid Fund
Georgetown University students have raised thousands of dollars to support peers facing financial distress during the fall semester as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to pummel…
GUSA Legislates for Financial Aid Transparency, Revised Student Club Spending
The Georgetown University Student Association Senate passed a resolution reaffirming support for increased financial aid transparency from the Georgetown University’s administration in an ongoing effort…
Georgetown Puts Planned Changes to Title IX Regulations Into Effect
Georgetown University officially updated its Title IX sexual misconduct policies in accordance with binding guidelines set by the Department of Education in May, according to…
BSC Pushes for Permanent Hiring of Black Mental Health Counselors
The Black Survivors Coalition is urging Georgetown University to permanently hire new BIPOC counselors after the university temporarily onboarded new mental health workers in response…
PROFILE: For Jeffrey Ngo, The Fight For Hong Kong is Far From Over
Jeffrey Ngo is a leading activist in Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement and a doctoral student at Georgetown University studying history. This feature is the first…
Fall 2020 Financial Aid: Frequently Asked Questions
How does financial aid work at Georgetown University? Georgetown determines financial aid by subtracting a student’s family contribution from their total cost of attendance. Family…
Former Chiefs of Staff Stress the Importance of Information in Handling National Crises
Understanding and distributing updated and objective information is crucial during crises, former White House chiefs of staff said in a virtual roundtable. The conversation focused…
Academic Resource Center Underresourced and Understaffed Heading Into the Fall, Students Say
Amid Georgetown University’s ongoing hiring freeze, employees at the Academic Resource Center are stretched thin, and the Georgetown Disability Alliance fears the ARC’s current lack…
Dupont Circle ANC Member Mounts Independent Challenge for Ward 2 Council Seat
Dupont Circle Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Randy Downs (I) has qualified to run for the Ward 2 seat on the District of Columbia Council, challenging sitting…
The Class of 2024 Faces Disappointment After Georgetown Reverses Fall 2020 Plan
Many incoming first-year students are struggling to quickly revise their plans for the fall after Georgetown University announced it would no longer be allowing the…
GU Politics Announces Fall 2020 Fellows Class, Celebrates 5th Anniversary
The Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service announced its 11th class of fellows, featuring two people who worked on 2020 presidential campaigns as well…
Student Campaign Calls on GU to Combat Prison Industrial Complex
Georgetown University students launched a petition demanding the university divest its endowment from companies associated with the prison industrial complex Aug. 3. The petition, which…
Cornered by COVID-19 and Tight Finances, GU Students Struggle To Pay for Off-Campus Housing
With their fall plans thrown into disarray by the COVID-19 pandemic, some Georgetown University students find themselves stuck in untenable leases for off-campus housing. The…
GU Students Outraged Over Fall Financial Aid Reductions
Georgetown University disclosed substantial reductions in financial aid for students living off campus Friday, angering many who feel the new changes place undue financial burden…
Georgetown Will No Longer House First-Years on Campus, Plans To Begin All Classes Virtually
Georgetown University will no longer host first-year students on campus, and all students will begin the semester taking all classes online, university administrators announced Wednesday. …
Call Your Mother To Open Georgetown Location Following Months of Delays
Popular bagel store Call Your Mother will open its highly anticipated Georgetown location July 29, following months of delays caused by neighborhood pushback and the…
SFS Establishes New Vice Dean Position as Part of Anti-Racism Effort
The School of Foreign Service appointed professor Scott Taylor as the school’s inaugural vice dean for diversity, equity and inclusion as part of an ongoing…
GAGE Pushes for Guaranteed Graduate Worker Protections as Fall Semester Nears
Georgetown University’s graduate student union is pressuring administrators to negotiate aspects of the school’s fall reopening plan after raising concerns about graduate workers’ safety should…
GUSA Senate Passes Decorum Rules, Confirms New Vice Speaker
The Georgetown University Student Association Senate voted to establish new discussion guidelines during its meeting July 19 in light of several intense debates within the…
Georgetown Restaurants Adjust to New Business, Dining Realities as District Gradually Reopens
Months after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic left their dining rooms abandoned, local Georgetown restaurants are seating customers once again and adjusting to a…
Seniors Prepare for an Unconventional Start to Their Final Year
As the start of the fall semester approaches, many Georgetown University seniors find themselves grappling with not being able to spend their final fall semester…
College Creates New First-Year Courses Focused on Racial Injustice
Georgetown College introduced new courses designed to educate first-year students on racial inequities in the United States and ways Georgetown University can address racial injustice. …
GU Community Calls for University Commitment to Survivors as Admin Prepares To Enforce New Title IX Rules
Georgetown University students drafted a petition urging the university to prioritize the interests of survivors while implementing new Title IX rules set to go into…
Georgetown’s Black Student-Athletes Speak Out About Racism on Campus
Black student-athletes voiced their experiences with racism at Georgetown University in a widely shared video titled “I Can’t Breathe,” detailing the kinds of prejudice and…
Georgetown Rejects Hundreds for Fall On-Campus Housing, Leaving Many Students in Difficult Living Situations
Hundreds of Georgetown University students have been denied on-campus housing for the fall semester, with some being rejected despite living in insecure home conditions, according…