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AMANDA VAN ORDER/THE HOYA Graduate Student workers voted to unionize after a yearlong push to receive recognition from the university

GAGE Ramps Up Pressure on University as Fall Negotiations Stall

By Samantha Sinutko August 18, 2020

Georgetown University’s graduate student union is launching a digital pressure campaign on administrators after reports that the university has refused to formally guarantee health and economic protections...

Georgetown Grad Students Petition for University Support

Georgetown Grad Students Petition for University Support

By Samantha Sinutko May 15, 2020

Hundreds of Georgetown University graduate students signed an open letter to university administrators demanding increased financial and academic support from the university as the COVID-19 pandemic upends...

Georgetown Graduate Students Ratify 1st Union Deal After Hard-Fought Negotiations

Georgetown Graduate Students Ratify 1st Union Deal After Hard-Fought Negotiations

By Samantha Sinutko and Jaime Moore-Carrillo May 11, 2020

Members of Georgetown University’s graduate student union ratified the union’s first contract with the university May 8 after months of negotiations, renewed strike efforts and an extensive online...

GAGE Reinvigorates Strike Efforts Amid Yearlong Contract Negotiation

GAGE Reinvigorates Strike Efforts Amid Yearlong Contract Negotiation

By Samantha Sinutko March 9, 2020

The Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees assembled in the Intercultural Center Galleria with signs reading “Hey Admin it’s been a year!” and “Fair contract now” to fight for an improved...

GAGE Georgetown Association of Graduate Employees has set Nov. 5 as the date for its upcoming election, where graduate students will vote whether or not to allow it to engage in collective bargaining on the students behalf.

Graduate Students to Vote on Unionization

By Katrina Schmidt October 26, 2018

Georgetown University’s nearly 1,100 graduate student assistants are set to vote on whether or not to unionize, after a two-yearlong effort by the Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees for university...

GAGE The Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees filed with the American Arbitration Association to hold an election on unionization for graduate student teachers and research assistants this fall.

GAGE Files to Hold Graduate Worker Unionization Election

By Amy Li October 19, 2018

The Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees announced its intention to file for an election with the American Arbitration Association on Oct. 8, beginning the process to hold a union election for...

SCHOOL OF CONTINUING STUDIES The School of Continuing Studies established a partnership with FC Barcelona last year. This July, participants in the program met with team executives.

Georgetown Sports Industry Management Program Solidifies Partnership With FC Barcelona

By Kareeda Kabir October 4, 2018

  The School of Continuing Studies’ Sports Industry Management program’s partnership with professional soccer team FC Barcelona continued in July with a trip to Barcelona and a meeting...

VIEWPOINT: Graduate Students Deserve a Seat at the Table

By Chad Frazier and Kathryn Sánchez November 29, 2017

At a time when national publications like The Atlantic speak of a “Republican war on college," it is imperative that graduate workers have a say in their wages, hours and working conditions. Over...

VIEWPOINT: Defending Our Education

By Nour Al-muhtasib November 28, 2017

The Republican tax bill that passed in the U.S. House of Representatives on Nov. 16 represents a threat to the livelihoods of graduate students. Right now, tuition for most Ph.D. students is waived —...

Tax Bill Could Negatively Affect Graduate Students

By Kara Tippins November 17, 2017

The Republican tax bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday could have a strong negative effect on Georgetown graduate students receiving financial aid. The bill, proposed by House...

GEORGIA PAYNE FOR THE HOYA

Student Health Advisory Board to Launch Next Semester

By Georgia Payne November 10, 2017

A student health advisory board is set to launch next semester as a platform for students to voice health concerns on campus. Administrators originally planned to establish the board this semester,...

New Career Center to Prioritize Grad Students

By Emma Kotfica October 27, 2017

A new career center for graduate students separate from the Cawley Career Center is expected to launch in July 2018, the Office of the Provost announced Sept. 27. The new center will focus...

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