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In Defense of TFA

By Philip James Cimbak March 25, 2014

To the Editor: In her recent piece providing suggestions for Teach For America applicants, the author mentions her perspective on the mindset of TFA corps members. The idea that TFA corps members fail...

Scholars of Social Justice

By The Editorial Board March 4, 2014

As a course of study, the Program on Justice and Peace embodies Georgetown’s commitment to Jesuit ideals unlike any other. The College’s decision, therefore, to expand the program from a minor to a...

Bridging Divides in Service

By The Editorial Board October 29, 2013

The fight for social justice is challenging, as is the fight to articulate how and why we strive toward it. In theory, social justice is a common goal, but achieving it on the Hilltop can become contentious...

Commitment to Social Justice Inside the Bubble

By Haley Lepp September 24, 2013

At Georgetown, we often hear the phrase “breaking the bubble.” In a column last week, NicholasDirago argued that students should engage with Washington, D.C., in a way that aids communities outside...

DEARING & WEISS: A New Tradition in Schoolwide Service

By Philip Dearing and Benjamin Weiss August 30, 2013

While bemoaning the loss of our beloved mascot-in-training, J.J., we reached an interesting conclusion: Georgetown needs a new tradition. We certainly cherish the ones we’ve inherited, from the intellectual...

NAACP President Emphasizes Social Justice

By Drew Cunningham March 13, 2013

Benjamin Todd Jealous, president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, called for the Millennial generation to advance the cause of social justice during an event in...

Business As Usual

By Kim Bussing January 25, 2013

Students encounter an array of courses regardless of their school or major. While incoming business students might bemoan the theology requirement and those pursuing a degree in English often begrudge...

GUAA and Sacred Heart Team Up to Tackle Mural

By Carly Cianci December 7, 2012

With so many museums, landmarks and memorials at their fingertips, artists can certainly find inspiration in Washington D.C. From photographs of the Capitol steps in the winter to landscape paintings...

SIPS Names First Grant Winners

By Carly Cianci December 7, 2012

The Social Innovation Public Service Fund will distribute $14,300 among four student winners announced last night in its first-ever round of grants. Kristin Trivelli (NHS ’14), Tommy Larson (SFS ’13),...

Pro-Labor Group Speaks Up

By Elaina Koros November 2, 2012

Between efforts to unionize dining workers and to end the university’s contract with Adidas, Georgetown Solidarity Committee has been a vocal presence on campus in recent years. But at GSC meetings,...

O’BRIEN: Embrace a ‘Holy Boldness’

By Fr. Kevin O'Brien, S.J. August 30, 2012

We crossed over the verdant hills of Nairobi and made our way north in a small propeller plane built in the 1970s. There were 12 of us from Georgetown cramped in the plane, about to embark on a two-week...

Food Needs Justice

By Adrianna Smith October 7, 2011

Exploring the moral issues surrounding labor justice in the American agricultural system, the "Food Justice: Growing a Movement" talk Tuesday aimed to shed light on the poor working conditions within the...

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