As Leo’s Dining Hall closed for winter break, students on campus were left with few dining options, prompting additional aid from Georgetown and donations from mutual aid organizations.
Over 200 Georgetown faculty and students have signed an open letter calling upon the university to create guidelines for how the university will engage with former members of the Trump administration.
Georgetown Community Calls on University To Investigate Student Involvement in Capitol Insurrection
Many Georgetown University students and organizations across the political spectrum have condemned any student involvement in the Jan. 6 coup attempt on the United States…
Class of 2025 Early Action Admission Rate Falls to Record Low for Third Straight Year
Georgetown University accepted early action applicants for the undergraduate Class of 2025 at a record low admission rate, with a nearly 20% increase in applications…
NHS Will Split Into Two Separate Schools of Nursing, Health
Two new undergraduate schools, the Georgetown School of Nursing and the Georgetown School of Health, will replace the existing Georgetown University School of Nursing &…
On-Campus Students Receive Dining Allowance, Mutual Aid To Offset Food Costs Over Winter Break
Georgetown University started providing students living on campus with weekly grocery allowances after students raised concerns about food insecurity over winter break. Throughout this semester,…
First-Year Students Flock to Georgetown Over Thanksgiving Break
Many Georgetown University first-year students spent the extended Thanksgiving break visiting the Washington, D.C. area and exploring Georgetown University’s campus despite a recent spike in…
Pelosi Celebrates WWII Vet and Georgetown Prof Jan Karski at Event Featuring Faculty, Artists
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) joined a panel of politicians, artists, faculty and students reflecting on the legacy of celebrated Georgetown University professor Jan Karski…
Metro’s Proposed Cuts Reduce Metrorail Service, Eliminate Bus Routes in Georgetown
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority released a budget proposal that would make drastic cuts to public transportation in Washington, D.C., affecting several bus routes…
Prisons and Justice Initiative Demonstrates Resilience in Age of COVID-19
Georgetown University’s Prisons and Justice Initiative has continued to expand its programs and advance its work with incarcerated people despite the challenges caused by the…
D.C. Police Chief Newsham To Resign, Take Job in Prince William County
After 31 years at the Metropolitan Police Department, Peter Newsham has announced that he will be stepping down from his position as police chief. Newsham…
GUWC and LGBTQ Resource Centers To Join Office of Equity and Inclusion as Director Retires
Sivagami “Shiva” Subarraman, executive director of the Georgetown University Women’s Center and LGBTQ Resource Center, is retiring from both positions at the end of the…
Hoya Grads in Congress Reflect on their Journey From Georgetown to Public Service
Two Georgetown University graduates reelected to Congress in the 2020 election reflected on the mentorship opportunities and exposure to politics at Georgetown that influenced their…
GUSA Votes To Establish Fundraising Committee for BLF
The Georgetown University Student Association Senate unanimously voted to establish a committee in charge of fundraising for cosponsored events with the Black Leadership Forum. The…
Faculty Letter Petitions Georgetown To Develop Accountability Criteria for Outgoing Trump Officials
Faculty in the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service drafted an open letter calling for university leadership to implement accountability standards to consider former officials…
All Patrick Healy Fellows Resign From Program, Citing Discrimination From Board
All of the Georgetown University Patrick Healy Fellows publicly resigned from their fellowships through an Instagram post Nov. 1 after months of attempting to get…
GUSA Says University’s Spring Plan Fails To Incorporate Student Input
The Georgetown University Student Association Senate released a statement criticizing the university’s spring 2021 plan, claiming university officials ignored student input when designing the spring…
Ward 2 Councilmember Pinto (LAW ’17) Discusses Plans for Term, COVID-19 Recovery
After her reelection to the Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 2 Councilmember Brooke Pinto (LAW ’17) has her eye on a variety of…
Georgetown Grad Explores Race, Class, Identity and White Privilege in New Book
When Cole Brown (COL ’18) sat down in his sophomore year entrepreneurship class with Georgetown University professor Eric Koester and found out he had to…
Georgetown Community Remembers Senior Anthony Chung
Anthony Chung (COL ’21), 22, died from injuries sustained in a vehicle accident in Madison, Wis. on Sept. 17. Chung, who went by Tony, was…
Leadership Lecture Series Breaks GULC Enrollment Record
“Lawyers as Leaders,” a one-credit course combining legal scholarship with personal perspectives, drew the largest enrollment for any class at the Georgetown University Law Center,…
Soyica Diggs Colbert Named Interim Dean of Georgetown College, Celenza Departs for Johns Hopkins
Performing arts and African American studies professor Soyica Diggs Colbert (COL ’01) will serve as interim dean of Georgetown College effective Jan. 1, a university…
Amid Election Result Disputes, GU Students Recount Experiences As Poll Workers
Prior to the emergence of the coronavirus in March, thousands of Georgetown University students were looking forward to casting their votes via absentee ballot from…
Former US Foreign Policy Leaders Stress Importance of Rebuilding Country’s Global Reputation
With a new administration set to enter the White House in January, the United States must rebuild its tainted global image, three former U.S. foreign…
Graduate Students Angered by Spring Plan Priorities
Graduate student organizations allege Georgetown University did not adequately address the needs of graduate students and graduate student workers in its newly released plan for…
Survey Reveals Faculty Concerns With Admin COVID-19 Response
Many Georgetown University faculty members are frustrated about a lack of transparency from administrators surrounding the university’s COVID-19 response planning, according to a recent survey…
GUSA Creates Student-Run GUPD Oversight Committee
The Georgetown University Student Association unanimously voted to create a student advisory committee that will oversee the Georgetown University Police Department at a meeting Nov.…
On-Campus Students Identify COVID-19 Tracker Badge Defects
Many on-campus Georgetown University students have had to resort to photo editing and negotiations with health screeners to enter campus buildings after identifying glitches with…
Syrian Refugee Who Survived Imprisonment Under Assad Accepted to Georgetown
Omar Alshogre (GRD ’25) was driving through the mountains of Norway when he received an email notifying him he was accepted to Georgetown University just…
Georgetown Invites 500 Seniors Back to Campus, Will Offer All Classes Virtually for Spring 2021
Georgetown University announced virtual learning will extend into the spring, though some hybrid classes will be available to seniors and graduate students living on campus…
GU Qatar Grad Launches First Independent Iraqi Film Festival
Growing up, Israa Al-Kamali (SFS-Q ’17) dreamed of being a writer. But the more she wrote, the more she realized how much better the stories…
GU to Power Over Half of Campus With Energy Sourced from Solar Plants
Georgetown University announced a new 15-year Power Purchase Agreement under which the university will source two-thirds of its energy needs through energy produced by solar…
Georgetown Faculty and Graduates Appointed to Key Positions on Biden Team
President-elect Joe Biden named several Georgetown University faculty and graduates to serve as advisers or to play prominent roles in his administration this week, including…
Previously Undisclosed Georgetown University Investments Specify School’s Multimillion Dollar Stake in Fossil Fuel Corporations
Georgetown University has previously invested millions of dollars in three American fossil fuel companies with track records of violating environmental regulations and polluting the communities…
DC Drops Restrictions on Psychedelics
Thirteen years after Melissa Lavasani emerged from Macalester College as a star on her tennis team, she was crawling up her stairs at the end…
SFS Adds Former FBI Agent From Mueller’s Investigative Team to Faculty this Fall
The Georgetown University School of Foreign Service hired former FBI agent Peter Strzok (SFS ’91, GRD ’13) as an adjunct professor this semester to teach…
Nearly 200,000 More Children Lacked Insurance in 2019 than in 2018, GU Report Finds
The number of uninsured children in the United States increased dramatically during the Trump administration, with 2019 showing the largest single-year increase in uninsured child…
GU College Webinar Series Features Professors Relating Academic Research to Anti-Racist Work
The Georgetown College held weekly conversations throughout October in a webinar series that invited faculty members to discuss how their research furthers the cause of…
Georgetown Experiments With Hybrid Courses To Test Spring Options
Georgetown University has implemented a hybrid learning pilot program this November, which includes three undergraduate courses and 14 graduate courses of varying sizes to assess…