As Georgetown University continues its search for its 49th president, undergraduate students say they want the next president to commit to diversity, adhere to Jesuit values and offer forward-thinking...
By Nora Toscano, Academics Desk Editor
• September 6, 2024
Georgetown University’s new “Pathways to Social Justice” core requirement for undergraduates came into effect with the beginning of the Fall 2024 semester.
Beginning with the Class of 2028, all...
Starting in Fall 2024, every Georgetown University first-year will take a one-credit course titled “Race, Power and Justice at Georgetown,” which will introduce them to the GU272+ — the 314 enslaved...
In the weeks since the latest flare in conflict between Israel and Hamas began, communities across the country have continued to become more politically polarized. Deep-rooted political cries and a tenuous...
Georgetown University’s Asian American Student Association (AASA) hosted its third annual Runway Asian Style Inspires Activism (ASIA), a celebration of the diversity of Asian fashion with proceeds going...
With the Nov. 1 deadline application just passing for Georgetown University’s early action class, the problem of economic inequality on campus continues to thrive.
According to a 2017 study...
H Street welcomed more than 150,000 people to Northeast Washington, D.C. to celebrate the 18th annual H Street Festival on Sept. 16, showcasing local art, food and culture.
This festival, which spans...
As a Catholic and Jesuit university established in the spirit of the new republic, Georgetown was founded on the principle that discourse among people of different faiths, cultures and beliefs promotes...
On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court overturned affirmative action — a policy that aims to increase opportunities for underrepresented groups by explicitly considering race and ethnicity — a historic,...
Trending on Twitter: “Asians.”
As soon as I saw it, I knew it was about affirmative action. And as an Asian student who applied to college just a year and a half ago, I’ve got a lot to say.
On...
As a result of the Supreme Court’s rulings in Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. Presidents and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. University of North Carolina which...
On June 29, 2023, a group of nine adults, averaging 63 years of age, gathered and reached a controversial consensus that would impact the lives of people 40 years younger than themselves.
The...
