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Admissions Yield Up for Top Students

By Penny Hung May 16, 2013

There was a slight uptick in the admissions yield this year, with 47.4 percent of accepted students in the Class of 2017 enrolling at Georgetown compared to last year’s rate of 47 percent. Of the...

Law Center Age Bias Suit Dismissed

By Penny Hung May 13, 2013

An age discrimination lawsuit against Georgetown University Law Center regarding its hiring practices was dismissed May 9. Former Attorney General of North Dakota Nicholas Spaeth filed a suit against...

Car Crashes Into Wisey’s Fence

By Hiromi Oka May 8, 2013

A car crashed into the fence separating Wisemiller’s and The Tombs late Monday night. The incident occurred behind Wisemiller’s in the parking lot, which is university property, according...

Student Diagnosed With Mumps

By Penny Hung May 8, 2013

An undergraduate student at Georgetown was recently diagnosed with mumps, Assistant Vice President for Student Health Services James C. Welsh announced to the campus community Tuesday. According to...

Bomb Explodes Near MBA Student’s Nonprofit in Tanzania

By Penny Hung May 8, 2013

A bomb at a Roman Catholic Church in Olasiti Village, Tanzania on Sunday morning killed two people and injured 60, just a few feet from schools sponsored by MBA student Brendan Callahan’s (GRD ’13)...

Housing, Residence Life Launch Joint Website

By Eitan Sayag May 3, 2013

The Office of Student Housing and the Office of Residence Life launched a joint Student Living website Wednesday to supplement and partially replace the Housing-at-a-Glance website, which was built more...

Video of Proposed Athletic Center Released

By Eitan Sayag May 2, 2013

Though no concrete plans for construction of the Intercollegiate Athletics Center have been announced, alumni newsletter Georgetown Today released a video last week of the proposed interior design for...

2013 McTighe Prize Winner Announced

By Eitan Sayag May 2, 2013

The New Student Convocation Committee has selected Freeman Condon (NHS ’14) to deliver the annual welcome speech to the class of 2017 in August. Condon, winner of the 2013 McTighe Prize, is a human...

Students, Groups Honored at Saxa Awards

By Madison Ashley May 1, 2013

After another year of student-run events and club leadership, the Center for Student Programs honored outstanding student leaders and groups at the annual Saxa Awards on Wednesday afternoon. The CSP recognized...

Clinton Pushes Public Service, NGOs

By Penny Hung May 1, 2013

Former President Bill Clinton (SFS ’68) encouraged students to engage in public service in the first of a four-part lecture series in Gaston Hall on Tuesday morning. The four lectures, to be given...

FAFSA Changes Reporting Guidelines for Parents

By Penny Hung April 29, 2013

The 2014-2015 Free Application for Federal Student Aid will include non-gender-specific options for financial aid applicants to describe their parents’ income and general information, regardless of gender...

The Black House

By Upasana Kaku April 29, 2013

When Conan Louis (FLL ’73) arrived at Georgetown in 1969, he was one of about 30 black students in the entire undergraduate population. There were no black members of the faculty or the administration. Although...

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