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Georgetown Will Make Minimal Changes to Title IX Practices Despite New Federal Regulations, Administrators Say

Georgetown Will Make Minimal Changes to Title IX Practices Despite New Federal Regulations, Administrators Say

By Liana Hardy and Moira Ritter July 8, 2020

Georgetown University plans to maintain current Title IX processes as much as possible despite new Department of Education regulations set to go into effect next month, university officials said during...

Georgetown Students, Administration Raise Concerns About Title IX Changes

Georgetown Students, Administration Raise Concerns About Title IX Changes

By Jaime Moore-Carrillo and Moira Ritter May 12, 2020

Georgetown University administrators and students have expressed disappointment with the latest federal revisions to Title IX rules, raising concerns that the changes will reverse hard-fought progress...

GU Fills Title IX Investigator Position After 7 Months

GU Fills Title IX Investigator Position After 7 Months

By Sophie Haber February 21, 2020

Georgetown University has appointed Sarah Onori as its new Title IX investigator, filling a full-time position that has been vacant since June 2019. Onori formerly served as the equal opportunity and...

FELDMAN & SHAHAM: Stop Failing Survivors

FELDMAN & SHAHAM: Stop Failing Survivors

By Amanda Feldman and Adam Shaham January 17, 2020

Since the release of the 2016 Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Misconduct, Georgetown University has failed to adequately address the rate of sexual assault on campus. In order to become the...

Faculty Members Call for Transparency from Administration on Sexual Misconduct Policy

Faculty Members Call for Transparency from Administration on Sexual Misconduct Policy

By Kelly Anderson and Jaime Moore-Carrillo December 24, 2019

Professors expressed concern about the Georgetown University administration’s response to allegations of sexual misconduct filed against former members of the Georgetown men’s basketball team at a...

Student-Designed Class To Tackle Title IX

Student-Designed Class To Tackle Title IX

By Annalise Myre November 22, 2019

A new student-designed women’s and gender studies class titled “Title IX for a New Generation” and aimed at encouraging students to address issues surrounding the Title IX system at Georgetown University...

EDITORIAL: Clarify Title IX Hiring Process

By The Editorial Board September 6, 2019

This editorial discusses sexual assault on campus. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. This fall marks the second consecutive year for which Georgetown University...

University President John J. DeGioia (CAS '79, GRD '95) touched on topics including the GU 272 referendum and his almost two-decade tenure as president in an interview with The Hoya. | MARGARET FOUBERG/THE HOYA

‘A Fantastic Challenge’: DeGioia Reflects on 18-Year Tenure, GU 272 and Title IX

By Maya Gandhi August 28, 2019

This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. Ahead of the first day of classes, The Hoya sat down with University President John J. DeGioia (CAS ’79, GRD ’95), to discuss two key campus...

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Samantha Berner has been named Title IX coordinator just over a year after her predecessor left. Berner previously served as Title IX investigator and interim Title IX coordinator.

Berner Named Title IX Coordinator, Leaving Investigator Role Vacant

By Amy Li July 2, 2019

The university named internal candidate Samantha Berner as the new Title IX coordinator and director of Title IX compliance, after a yearlong search to fill the role.  Berner had previously served...

VIEWPOINT: ‘Perpetrators Are Being Found Innocent’: How Georgetown Continues to Fail Survivors

By Anonymous April 12, 2019

This Viewpoint discusses sexual assault on campus. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. The author of this Viewpoint chose to remain anonymous and wrote with assistance...

AMBER GILLETTE/THE HOYA | University President John J. DeGioia sat down with editor-in-chief of The Hoya Maya Gandhi (SFS '20) to discuss the GU272 referendum, Title IX policies, the admissions bribery scheme and the university's ties to the clerical sexual abuse crisis.

DeGioia Speaks on GU272, Title IX

By Maya Gandhi April 12, 2019

As Georgetown reckons with its history of slavery, University President John J. DeGioia reflected on the university’s path forward in a wide-ranging interview with The Hoya on Thursday morning. The president...

EDITORIAL: Support Black Survivors

By Editorial Board March 29, 2019

This editorial discusses sexual assault on campus. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. Last Friday, the Georgetown University S.T.O.P. coalition delivered a petition...

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