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Immigration raids threaten Georgetown local businesses, cause staff shortages

On a quiet September morning in Georgetown, as families walked the cobblestone streets with coffees and shopping bags in hand, a popular local restaurant was opening for the weekend rush.... Read more

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Georgetown Law refuses to remove ICE from upcoming job fair despite student petition, employers pull out in response

UPDATE (1/23 1:20 p.m.): One of two ICE departments withdraws from Georgetown Law job fair A Georgetown Law spokesperson confirmed to the Voice that the Office of the Principal Legal... Read more

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Meet Georgetown’s professors: Dr. Supalla’s study of Deaf history and signed languages

In the fiscal year of 2024, Georgetown was allotted $195 million in federal research support, which came predominantly from the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control. ... Read more

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Let Freedom Ring! to leave Kennedy Center for first time in 23-year history

Artists at “Let Freedom Ring!”, an annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration hosted by Georgetown’s MLK Initiative, will not perform on the John F. Kennedy Center stage this year... Read more

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Georgetown confirms it cut ties with UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese in light of State Department sanctions

United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, is no longer officially affiliated with Georgetown, a university spokesperson confirmed in an email... Read more

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Recent Georgetown graduate gained ground in New Hampshire local politics

What does a campaign need? For Tony Labranche (CAS ’25), the answer is 16 days, a roll of duct tape, and the free time to knock on several hundred constituents’... Read more

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GUTS drivers will remain Georgetown University employees after months-long campaign

Georgetown University Transportation Shuttle (GUTS) drivers have received written confirmation from the university that they will remain as Georgetown employees, if they choose. The victory, which was announced on Instagram... Read more

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Georgetown celebrates National First-Generation College Celebration Week

Nov. 8th marked the 60th anniversary of the Higher Education Act of 1965, which authorized programs to support students disadvantaged by socioeconomic barriers when accessing academic opportunities. By creating initiatives... Read more

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Lauinger regains silent status as Pierce Reading Room approaches completion

Since Aug. 12, 2024, anyone who has entered through the main gates of Georgetown or walked along Prospect Street has seen the construction at Lauinger Library. A year and six... Read more

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Pulitzer-winning journalists warn students about DOJ’s decline in book talk event

A packed house in Georgetown’s Riggs Library listened as two decorated investigative reporters, Carol Leonnig and Aaron C. Davis, spoke about their reporting regarding the Department of Justice (DOJ) during... Read more

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Albany’s history-making mayor-elect talks to Georgetown NAACP chapter

Georgetown University’s NAACP Chapter hosted Mayor-elect of Albany, New York, Dr. Dorcey Applyrs, to share her experiences in leadership, public service, and the reality of breaking political barriers.  The event,... Read more

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Georgetown celebrates Disability Cultural Awareness Month

Highlighting art, storytelling, and community visibility, October marked the celebration of Disability Cultural Awareness Month at Georgetown.  The celebrations aligned with the federally recognized National Disability Employment Awareness Month, which... Read more

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“It starts with the youth”: Georgetown Law hosts legal academy for middle school students

Ms. Juris Doctorate (Ms. JD), a nonprofit organization providing professional development resources and mentorship for aspiring and early-career women lawyers, brought its one-day “Determined to Rise” law academy for middle... Read more

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Georgetown community members hold sit-in in solidarity with GUTS drivers

Community members began a sit-in at the President’s Office inside Healy Hall at 9:15 a.m. demanding that the university administration maintain Georgetown University Transportation Shuttle (GUTS) drivers’ current positions as... Read more

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Georgetown University College Democrats and College Republicans face off in annual upperclassman debate

On Oct. 23, Georgetown College Democrats (GUCD) and Georgetown College Republicans (GUCR) gathered in Reiss 103 for their annual upperclassmen debate. Moderated by the Georgetown Bipartisan Coalition (GBC), the debaters... Read more

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“Do you think that is what Mr. Musk and Mr. Bezos had in mind?”: Talking AI with Senator Bernie Sanders and Nobel Prize Laureate Geoffrey Hinton

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) sat down with Nobel Prize Laureate Geoffrey Hinton to discuss the future of artificial intelligence (AI) in Gaston Hall on Nov. 18.  As the Georgetown University... Read more

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“They had lives and they were loved”: Georgetown community gathers for a vigil honoring Transgender Day of Remembrance

Content warning: This article includes mentions of violence, transphobia, and suicide. Over 40 community members gathered in Red Square on Nov. 20 to hold a vigil for International Transgender Day... Read more

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Is SaxaNet an issue? The struggle of university Wi-Fi

Hoyas regularly raise concerns about campus facilities, ranging from limited dining options for students with dietary restrictions to difficulties with SwitchTech, an electric key service that was removed this school... Read more

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Georgetown’s construction chaos and why it might be worth it

Dodging forklifts on Copley Lawn, making detours around barriers near the Davis Performing Arts Center, and tuning out the sound of cranes have been the college experience for Georgetown students... Read more

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Faculty-run Gaza Lecture Series begins its second year amid free speech concerns

The second annual Gaza Lecture Series commenced on Sept. 9, consisting of 10 lectures scheduled through March 2026. The series welcomes distinguished academics to discuss the Israeli occupation of Gaza... Read more