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Georgetown University Declines to Voluntarily Recognize Resident Assistants’ Union

Georgetown University Declines to Voluntarily Recognize Resident Assistants’ Union

By Evie Steele, Executive Editor March 27, 2024

Georgetown University has declined to voluntarily recognize the Georgetown Resident Assistant Coalition (GRAC) as a union, according to communications from the university to GRAC. The university’s...

A coalition of resident assistants (RAs) delivered a petition to the university requesting voluntary recognition of their union status.

Georgetown Resident Assistants File for Union Representation, Call on University to Voluntarily Grant Union Status

By Michelle Vassilev, Editor in Chief March 22, 2024

A coalition of Georgetown University resident assistants requested to unionize in a letter they delivered to the office of University President John J. DeGioia (CAS ’79, GRD ’95) at 12:30 p.m. on March...

VIEWPOINT: Encourage Balanced Discussions

VIEWPOINT: Encourage Balanced Discussions

By Gordon Ahl May 14, 2020

I would imagine there are not many seniors who would happily choose to live in Harbin Hall again. In fact, all year long, my peers asked me why I would choose to be a resident assistant for first-year...

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The SEEC will address student guards and other employees’ concerns.

Committee Investigates Student Employee Experience

By Katherine Richardson December 5, 2014

Members of the university administration and the Georgetown University Student Association have collaborated to create the Student Employee Experience Committee, a group of students and administrators...

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GUSA has created an advocacy network to support student workers, such as those employed at Residential Housing Offices.

GUSA Fights for Student Workers

By Kristen Fedor November 21, 2014

The Georgetown University Student Association’s new Office of the Student Worker Advocate, which aims to address any concerns of student workers in a confidential, peer-to-peer setting, held its first...

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Amid debate over RA rights, a poster advertises the position to students.

RA Rights Await Clarification

By Suzanne Monyak and Katherine Richardson November 18, 2014

Following widespread student concerns about the treatment of resident assistants and enforcement of the confidentiality policies all RAs must sign governing their interactions with residents, the university...

Ricin Response Questioned

By Suzanne Monyak November 14, 2014

Questions raised this week surrounding the university’s handling of former student Daniel Milzman’s March arrest for making ricin in his dorm room and the aftermath for those involved on campus have...

RA Benefits Come at Cost of Financial Aid

By Mallika Sen February 22, 2013

For students who become resident assistants, the free room and partial board and meal stipends are attractive perks. Yet these perks can come with a price tag, as RA benefits are deducted from the aid...

Tombs Lunches Facilitate Student-Faculty Dialogue

By Madison Ashley October 26, 2012

This October, students in McCarthy Hall can forgo the O’Donovan Hall experience to eat with a professor at The Tombs. Launched last February by Hall Director Lamar Dawson, the McCarthy Hall “Out...

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