The GUSA senate unanimously passed resolutions in support of Georgetown’s Jewish community and the extension of paid family leave to full-time, non-tenure-line faculty at their meeting on Nov 4. The first resolution affirmed a GUSA executive statement of solidarity with the university’s Jewish community and supported education surrounding antisemitism in the wake of the shootings…
The GUSA senate unanimously approved a resolution urging the university to revoke the honorary degrees of Cardinals Theodore McCarrick and Donald Wuerl during its Oct. 28 meeting. The resolution concerned the two former archbishops of Washington, D.C., who have been implicated in the clerical sexual abuse scandal within the Catholic Church. Both have resigned from…
Notable increases in reported hate crimes, as well as campus disciplinary referrals for drugs and alcohol, were the main findings in this year’s Annual Security Report. The report, which GUPD publishes in the fall of each academic year, alongside the Annual Fire and Safety Report, gives a comprehensive look at criminal activity on campus. It…
The GUSA senate unanimously passed a resolution supporting GUTS bus driver Larry Calloway during its Oct. 21 meeting. Calloway is known for singing and giving short speeches on his bus rides. These expressions can be religious in nature, and were reported to the Office of Transportation Management as offensive. The office has asked Calloway to…
The GUSA Senate adopted new rules for the body and elected members to the Finance and Appropriations committee at its Oct 14 meeting. The senate unanimously passed a proposal introduced by Senator Dylan Hughes (COL ’19) providing new rules for the conduct of senate meetings. According to his proposal, the purpose was to codify house…
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono (SFS ’86) spoke on the future of Japanese foreign policy as part of the Lloyd George Lecture Series on Sept. 28. He was joined by Michael Green, Director of the Georgetown University Asian Studies Program, in Gaston Hall for a discussion about current affairs in Asia. Kono has been responsible…