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President Barack Obama spoke Thursday at the White Houses College Opportunity Day of Action.

Photos of the Week: Nov. 29

By Photo Editor December 4, 2014

Photos of the Week: Nov. 29 - Dec. 5 Photos of the week of Nov. 29 - Dec. 5 include the White House's conference on college accessibility, protests on campus and in the capital resulting in the developments...

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More than 75 students protested the Ferguson decision in Red Square.

Over 75 Students Protest Ferguson Decision in Walk Out

By Andrew Wallender December 2, 2014

More than 75 members of the Georgetown community participated in a walk out staged by the Georgetown University Black Leadership Forum to protest the St. Louis County grand jury’s decision on the...

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Students participating in the silent demonstration in Red Square on Tuesday.

Photos of the Week: Nov. 22

By Photo Editor November 29, 2014

Photos of the Week: Nov. 22 - 28 Photos of the week of Nov. 22 - 28 include the Ferguson Protests around D.C. and Georgetown's campus, a new volleyball court in-the-making, various sports games, and the...

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Protestors marched from Mount Vernon Square through Chinatown last night.

Ferguson Decision Sparks Protests

By Molly Simio and Kristen Fedor November 26, 2014

Protests erupted across the nation and around Washington, D.C., following St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch’s announcement Monday night that Ferguson, Mo. police officer Darren...

Georgetown Reacts to the Ferguson Ruling

Georgetown Reacts to the Ferguson Ruling

By Jess Kelham-Hohler and Jess Kelham-Hohler November 25, 2014

On Nov. 24, a grand jury decided not to indict Ferguson, Mo. police officer Darren Wilson for his August shooting of unarmed teenager Michael Brown. St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Bob McCulloch...

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Sociology professor Michael Eric Dyson drew national attention for his appearance to discuss police and race on Meet the Press Sunday morning.

Dyson and Giuliani Debate Race Relations

By Kshithij Shrinath November 24, 2014

Michael Eric Dyson, professor of sociology at Georgetown, engaged in a heated debate about police brutality and race relations with former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani on the Sunday-morning talk...

Georgetown Professor Debates Rudy Giuliani on Meet the Press

Georgetown Professor Debates Rudy Giuliani on ‘Meet the Press’

By Emily Min and Emily Min November 23, 2014

Michael Eric Dyson, a well known sociology professor here at Georgetown, appeared on "Meet the Press" this morning. Joining him and host Chuck Todd was former Mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani. The two...

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Students joined in protests in Ferguson, Mo., over Columbus Day weekend as part of Ferguson October.

Students Travel to Ferguson for Protests

By Margaret Heftler October 17, 2014

Two months after unarmed teenager Michael Brown was shot by a police officer, 17 Georgetown students travelled to Ferguson, Mo., for the Ferguson October march last weekend, participating in teach-ins...

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Georgetown students joined hundreds of marchers who stopped traffic on M Street and Wisconsin Avenue in a protest of events in Ferguson, Mo.

In DC, Marching for Michael Brown

By Simon Rhee October 7, 2014

Protesters, including several Georgetown students, marched through the streets of Foggy Bottom and Georgetown on Saturday, calling for the arrest of police officer Darren Wilson and the demilitarization...

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Jamelle Bouie of Slate, Brandon Anderson (COL ’15), Deloris Wilson (LAW ’16), Katrina Gamble of the Leadership Center for the Common Good, Jiva Manske of Amnesty International and Black Student Alliance members.

Campus Conversation on Ferguson Continues

By Suzanne Monyak September 19, 2014

Continuing campus dialogue about recent police brutality and protests in Ferguson, Mo., faculty and students discussed race and the law on a panel in Copley Formal Lounge on Wednesday. The panel...

The Inescapability of Race in Today’s World

The Inescapability of Race in Today’s World

By Tricia Correia September 12, 2014

"Only racist when I’m at Walmart.” “So, could you rap for us?” “Mexican men tend to frighten me.” “No, I’m not on a scholarship.” “But I voted for Barack Obama.” “I feel uncomfortable...

Georgetown Community Reflects on Ferguson

Georgetown Community Reflects on Ferguson

By Elaina Koros August 29, 2014

A student-led vigil and a panel discussion between university scholars this week spurred reflection and action on Georgetown’s campus, two and a half weeks after the fatal shooting of Michael Brown...

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