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BOBROSKE: What I Learned About  Home in South Africa

BOBROSKE: What I Learned About Home in South Africa

By Alexander Bobroske September 4, 2015

Everywhere I go — no matter if I’m talking to a fellow student, a restaurant owner in the affluent historic district or a worker living in an informal settlement — I am asked the same question:...

University Partners with Consortium for Comparative East Asian Studies

By Toby Hung July 1, 2015

The university announced today that it will participate as a partner school in the Three-Campus Consortium for Comparative East Asian Studies program, a study abroad initiative in which students study...

The Year in Brief

By Andrew Wallender April 24, 2015

July 2014 – DeGioia Becomes Longest-Serving President University President John J. DeGioia, the first layperson to occupy Georgetown’s presidency, surpassed his predecessors 13 years after he ascended...

Housing Process Amended

By Andrew Wallender March 20, 2015

The Office of Residential Living altered the housing selection process for students studying abroad this fall, shifting housing applications six months forward to March and giving students the option to...

Despite Policy, Abroad Apps Rise

By Deirdre Collins and Sarah Fisher March 6, 2015

The Office of Global Education received a slightly higher number of study abroad applications for fall 2015 and the full academic year, marking an upward trend in applications since 2011. The OGE has...

Welcome the Prodigal

By The Editorial Board February 9, 2015

As the daunting prospects of next year’s housing dominate campus conversation, a majority of sophomores have been cast adrift by the Office of Residential Living’s new study abroad housing policy for...

How to Study Abroad in D.C.

How to Study Abroad in D.C.

By Marina Smith and Marina Smith February 8, 2015

The application for studying abroad in Fall 2015 is quickly approaching on Feb. 10. However, we realize that for some of you, the very thought of filling out yet another application might inspire...

Students Fight Lottery Restriction

By Kelsey Quackenbush January 30, 2015

More than 700 students have signed a student-created petition on Facebook calling to repeal the university’s new housing policy that denies housing lottery access to students studying abroad in fall....

Campus Confusions: Post-Study Abroad

Campus Confusions: Post-Study Abroad

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein January 7, 2015

As the semester starts off and all Georgetown students are frantically getting back into the swing of things, there is one group of people who are having a tougher time than most. Yes, you guessed it,...

Goodbye Study Abroad

Goodbye Study Abroad

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein December 12, 2014

If you've been abroad this semester, by now you have probably bought your last budget airline ticket, bargained for your last "international piece of clothing" and filled up on whatever native food is...

Hump Day Chomp: Study Space Edition

Hump Day Chomp: Study Space Edition

By Sara Carioscia and Sara Carioscia December 10, 2014

If you've already started studying for finals, you know that nothing fights the study blues quite like a good snack. Here are a few off-campus locations that combine delicious food with a convenient...

Finding the Place for FOMO at Georgetown

By Celeste Chisholm November 18, 2014

College life is different for everyone, but one aspect is common for most: four years of adjusting to a new environment. But for a plurality of us, the difficult process of forging new relationships, reacquainting...

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