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Yunus Calls for End to Global Poverty

By Sarah Patrick April 18, 2013

Bangladeshi Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and GrameenBank founder Muhammad Yunus discussed his lifelong goal of reducing global poverty and promoting economic and social opportunities Wednesday afternoon. Speaking...

Tutors Turn to Neighborhood

By Lacey Henry April 18, 2013

While many students already travel to Wards 7 and 8 to tutor each week for D.C. Reads and D.C. Schools Project, some will be staying closer to campus as members of Georgetown University Student Tutors,...

Revived J Street U Calls for Two-State Solution

By Emily Brown April 18, 2013

To increase dialogue about the Arab-Israeli conflict, a group of Georgetown students revived J Street U, a pro-Israel, pro-peace advocacy group, this semester. Although a chapter of J Street U was...

With New Hire, GU to Engage DC

By Christopher Zawora April 18, 2013

Georgetown’s Office of Community Engagement is hiring a director of local government affairs to advocate for university goals and engage the D.C. community and expects to fill the position by the beginning...

MUN Debates in Australia

By Emily Summit April 18, 2013

While the Georgetown Model United Nations team frequently travels to compete, its trips are usually limited to four-hour bus rides to Yale or the University of Pennsylvania. But last month, GUMUN flew...

Obama Budget Would Impact Aid, Research

By Emma Iannini April 18, 2013

President Obama’s budget proposal, if approved by Congress, would have a mixed impact both on Georgetown’s research centers and students who benefit from federal loan programs. Georgetown University...

Huntsman Shares Vision for US

By Andrew Wilson April 17, 2013

Jon Huntsman, former presidential candidate, governor and ambassador, discussed his vision for the future of the United States during a speech in Lohrfink Auditorium Tuesday evening. In the aftermath...

Boston Bombings Leave Nation Reeling

By Hiromi Oka April 16, 2013

Two bombings at the Boston Marathon yesterday, which have left at least three dead and 100 injured, have stunned and devastated the nation and the Georgetown community. The explosions were the result...

In iWeek, Georgetown Celebrates Student Diversity

By Emma Iannini and Caroline Welch April 16, 2013

This week, students will take a break from studying to learn Greek dancing, play cricket and cook African food as part of iWeek, a celebration of international students’ cultures sponsored by the...

Grading Software to Aid Students, Profs

By Drew Cunningham April 12, 2013

EdX, the consortium of universities, including Georgetown, that offers Massive Open Online Courses for free, introduced experimental software last week that uses artificial intelligence to grade and provide...

Language Standards Inconsistent

By Katherine Seevers April 12, 2013

While students in the School of Foreign Service have the shared experience of preparing for language proficiency exams, the nature of the exams varies vastly from one language to another. The SFS worked...

Dancing With Diplomats

By Mallika Sen April 12, 2013

Faculty, students and ambassadors will mingle in style at the 88th annual Diplomatic Ball tonight. The event, held in the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium near the National Mall, will honor the Mellon...

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