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GU Introduces New Grading System as Students Raise Fairness Concerns

GU Introduces New Grading System as Students Raise Fairness Concerns

By Kelly Anderson April 10, 2020

Georgetown University announced additional reforms to its grading policy for the spring semester April 2 following weeks of student lobbying for more lenient academic standards amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  Under...

Calamity, Change and COVID-19: How Georgetown Students Are Navigating an Unprecedented Disruption to College Life

Calamity, Change and COVID-19: How Georgetown Students Are Navigating an Unprecedented Disruption to College Life

By Jaime Moore-Carrillo April 5, 2020

When Georgetown University students set out for spring break March 6, the coronavirus threat seemed distant, but looming. COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, claimed its...

GUSA Pushes for Double A Grading System

GUSA Pushes for Double A Grading System

By Giulia Testa and Grace Buono March 30, 2020

The Georgetown University Student Association circulated a petition for a Double A grading system to address the challenging circumstances many students face as a result of the novel coronavirus outbreak. Under...

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Community Solidarity Essential During COVID-19 Pandemic, Panel Says

By Yalda Zarrabi March 30, 2020

Communities must unite in solidarity to protect one another during the global COVID-19 pandemic, a panel of health experts and Catholic leaders said in a Facebook Live event Thursday. COVID-19, a respiratory...

GUSA Rallies Behind Student Advocates During COVID-19 Crisis

GUSA Rallies Behind Student Advocates During COVID-19 Crisis

By Harrison Lee March 29, 2020

The Georgetown University Student Association Senate unanimously passed resolutions voicing support for student advocates around the COVID-19 pandemic and Residential Hall Office workers at its first...

SPORTS | Athletic Department Cancels All Remaining Practices, Competitions Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

SPORTS | Athletic Department Cancels All Remaining Practices, Competitions Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

By Rachel Gaudreau March 13, 2020

Following cancellations of postseason tournaments by the NCAA and Big East Conference, the Georgetown Department of Athletics announced March 12 in a press release that all remaining practices and competitions...

GU Suspends Italy Villa Program, South Korean Travel

GU Suspends Italy Villa Program, South Korean Travel

By Harrison McBride and Ashley Zhao February 28, 2020

Georgetown University temporarily suspended all study abroad programs at the Villa Le Balze in Florence, Italy, after the university announced a suspension of all university-related travel to South Korea...

University Postpones Spring Break Trip to Cambodia Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

University Postpones Spring Break Trip to Cambodia Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

By Anna Milstein February 28, 2020

Georgetown University’s Office of Global Education postponed a Centennial Lab’s spring break trip to Cambodia until after the end of the spring semester, due to increasing concerns over the spread...

EDITORIAL: Avoid Coronavirus Memes

EDITORIAL: Avoid Coronavirus Memes

By Editorial Board February 7, 2020

While coronavirus has tragically affected many people in China, the United States has seen a problematic trend of jokes and internet memes making light of the outbreak and exacerbating a wave of racism...

2005
James Gathany

This photograph depicted an exterior view of Building 21, located at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, headquarters, also referred to as the Roybal Campus. Situated in Atlanta, Georgia, this view was from the campus’ entrance.

From downtown Atlanta, the CDC moved its location to Clifton Road after earlier construction had been completed in 1960. In 1947, Emory University donated the land on Clifton Road for the organization’s new headquarters.

Students Alter Spring Plans After Coronavirus Outbreak

By Ashley Zhao February 7, 2020

Georgetown University and many of its study abroad partner programs in China have worked to coordinate new spring semester plans for students affected by program cancellations after rising concerns about...

VIEWPOINT: Stop Sensationalizing Coronavirus

VIEWPOINT: Stop Sensationalizing Coronavirus

By Melissa Deng February 6, 2020

Everyday life in China is coming to a standstill; streets once filled with people are now practically empty. During Chinese New Year, celebration was muted, with many family reunions curtailed by travel...

2005
James Gathany

This photograph depicted an exterior view of Building 21, located at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, headquarters, also referred to as the Roybal Campus. Situated in Atlanta, Georgia, this view was from the campus’ entrance.

From downtown Atlanta, the CDC moved its location to Clifton Road after earlier construction had been completed in 1960. In 1947, Emory University donated the land on Clifton Road for the organization’s new headquarters.

GU Halts Programs in China Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

By Harrison McBride January 31, 2020

Georgetown University announced a temporary suspension of all Chinese study abroad programs and university-related travel to China for students, faculty and staff Jan. 28 amid rising concerns over the...

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