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At the group’s summer meeting, the board of directors also established graduate programs in epidemiology and artificial intelligence stewardship.
Top Donor to Chair GU Board of Directors
By Opal Kendall, Executive Editor • July 10, 2026
W. Robert Berkeley, Jr., who most recently served as a vice-chair on the board of directors, assumed the chairship July 1.
Becci Menghini, Georgetown’s interim chief human resources officer, will assume the position permanently, effective immediately.
GU Interim Officer to Permanently Oversee Human Resources
By Opal Kendall, Executive Editor • July 10, 2026
Becci Menghini will lead Georgetown’s human resources services as it grapples with a series of workers’ rights complaints, a university-wide hiring freeze and several controversial staff restructurings.
Eduardo Peñalver will confront Georgetown University’s ongoing financial constraints, investment debates and relationship with the federal government as the 49th president.
Peñalver Takes Office, Officially Becoming GU’s First Latino President
By Chloe Taft, Senior News Editor • July 1, 2026
The former Seattle University president will confront Georgetown’s relationship with the Trump administration and the university’s financial deficit.
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Skip Lupia, a political scientist and research vice president at the University of Michigan, will serve as Georgetown’s inaugural senior vice president and chief research officer.
GU Appoints Inaugural Research Administrator
By Noah De Haan, Senior News Editor • June 25, 2026
Skip Lupia will facilitate research across the university as Georgetown continues to grapple with federal cuts to research funding.
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Alison Mackey, the former chair of Georgetown University’s linguistics department, will become the inaugural leader of the Joint Office of Graduate Studies on July 1.
GU Linguistics Chair to Lead Graduate Studies
By Chloe Taft and Ajani Stella June 22, 2026
Alison Mackey will oversee the Joint Office of Graduate Studies as Georgetown’s graduate programs undergo a substantial restructuring and face enrollment concerns.
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Robert White Jr. was chosen as the Democratic candidate for the delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives, and Janeese Lewis George will be the Democratic mayoral candidate for Washington, D.C.
Progressive Democrats Win Across DC Primaries
By Noah De Haan, Senior News Editor • June 18, 2026
The progressive Democratic nominees for both Washington, D.C.’s mayor and non-voting delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives are heavily favored to win the general election in November.
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The new oversight bill requires an executive branch staff member to report meetings with university officials to the GUSA Senate leadership and provide meeting summaries.
GUSA Executive Accountability Bill Goes Into Effect Amid Dispute With President
By Nico Abreu, Executive Editor • July 5, 2026
The GUSA Senate passed the bill to mandate greater communication between the executive and the senate after the GUSA president vetoed an initial version.
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Four panelists discuss Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reform at an event hosted by Georgetown University College Democrats (GUCD), April 22.
Lawmakers, Advocates Condemn ICE, Encourage Reform
By Caroline Garland, Deputy Features Editor • April 23, 2026

Two lawmakers, an immigration lawyer and an organizer advocated for political reform to restrict immigration detentions at a Georgetown University...

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The Georgetown Resident Assistants Coalition filed three unfair labor practice charges against Georgetown University, alleging the university has violated the National Labor Relations Act and engaged in union busting.
RA Union Files Federal Labor Charges Against GU
By Noah De Haan, Senior News Editor • May 7, 2026
In three unfair labor practice filings with the National Labor Relations Board, the RA union alleged Georgetown has engaged in union busting and retaliation.
Georgetown University is among about 8,800 schools impacted by a cyberattack on educational technology company Instructure by cybercrime group ShinyHunters.
GU Canvas Down Following Cyberattack
By Noah De Haan, Senior News Editor • May 7, 2026
Following a cyberattack that threatened student data, the learning management system was unavailable to Georgetown students beginning in late afternoon of May 7.
Several student-led workers' rights groups alleged that Georgetown University has poorly compensated and mistreated its facilities workers, adjunct professors and resident assistants (RAs) at a protest May 1.
GU Community Rallies for Workers’ Rights
By Ajani Stella and Nico Abreu May 1, 2026
Student labor groups and university employees spoke against Georgetown’s compensation and treatment of adjunct faculty, resident assistants and facilities workers.
Georgetown University | Georgetown University Dean of Admissions Charles Deacon (CAS ’64, GRD ’69) will transition to a two-year role as dean of admissions emeritus and senior adviser to the interim provost beginning June 30.
Dean Deacon to Assume Emeritus Role
By Maren Fagan and Aamir Jamil May 1, 2026

Georgetown University Dean of Admissions Charles Deacon (CAS ’64, GRD ’69) will transition to a two-year role as dean of admissions emeritus...

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