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Faculty, staff, and students gather before Professor Jonathan Brown’s final class of the semester to show support, call for greater security measures

Content warning: this article references rape and Islamophobic language Around 30 faculty, staff, and students gathered in the ICC Galleria before Professor Jonathan Brown’s last class of the semester on... Read more

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Facing the highest child care costs in the country, D.C. voters weigh Lewis George’s proposal

Parents in D.C. pay more for child care than anywhere else in the country, and D.C.’s mayoral candidates are seizing on that frustration as a central campaign issue. “Child care... Read more

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Tom Brady and John Kerry among 13 graduation speakers at Georgetown

Georgetown University announced its graduation speakers for the Class of 2026 on April 27. Among the star-studded line-up of 13 speakers are seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady and former... Read more

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Georgetown in talks to offer Metro’s U-Pass, giving students free unlimited rides

At least once a week, Mia Rich (SFS ’28) uses the D.C. metro to explore the city with friends, go on dates with her girlfriend, or attend special occasions with... Read more

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Georgetown’s freshman classes are becoming more diverse. Students and experts say there’s still room to grow.

Every August for the past two years, Corey Madison (CAS ’27), one of the coordinators for the 2026 New Student Orientation, has been assigned a new group of students to... Read more

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“Never been treated as ‘whole’ people”: RAs speak out after launching petition against Georgetown’s “union-busting activities”

The Georgetown Resident Assistant Coalition (GRAC) has launched a new petition calling on the Department of Residential Education to “immediately cease its union-busting activities.”  The petition, launched on April 23... Read more

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Georgetown’s 2026 Edible Book Festival delights the community with creative edible literary submissions

Georgetown’s Lauinger Library hosted its annual Edible Book Festival on April 13 in the newly renovated Pierce Reading Room, bringing together students, faculty, and library staff to celebrate literature through... Read more

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As universities expanded into downtown D.C., Georgetown took the “extremely unique” step of funding homeless outreach

Editor’s Note: This article was initially reported in Street Sense Media In 2022, Georgetown University was preparing to break ground on a new building for its downtown D.C. campus. At... Read more

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With The 1619 Project, Nikole Hannah-Jones breaks down the mythology of American history

The Lecture Fund held their annual Michael Jurist Memorial Lecture on March 30, featuring journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, author of The 1619 Project, a journalistic work-turned-book that reframes the origins of... Read more

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GUSA’s Spring 2026 election results

Georgetown students elected their Fall 2026 GUSA senators, filling six open seats per class and one at-large seat, the Election Commission announced around 10 p.m. on April 18. Out of... Read more

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Reporters from conservative U.K. news outlet break into Professor Jonathan Brown’s class without authorization

Content warning: this article references rape and Islamophobic language Reporters from GB News (GBN), a popular U.K. conservative news outlet dubbed the “Fox News of the U.K.,” entered Georgetown Arabic... Read more

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Color Blind Accessible GUSA 2026 Spring Election Tables

Class of 2029 Scroll horizontally to see full questionnaire. Class of 2028  Scroll horizontally to see full questionnaire. Class of 2027 Scroll horizontally to see full questionnaire. At-Large Scroll horizontally... Read more

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Meet the Candidates for The 2026 GUSA Senate

Well, it’s that time of year again. Tonight through April 17th at 8:00 PM, Georgetown students will vote for next year’s GUSA Senate. There are 19 open seats with six... Read more

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Meet Georgetown’s professors: Dr. Luo on class, race, and Asiatowns in the Bay Area

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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Amid war and campus closures, GU-Q students build community virtually

Maryam Al-Ansari (SFS ’26), a Qatari student and member of the Georgetown University Qatar (GU-Q) senior class committee, recently started a personal project titled “100 days, 100 people,” to commemorate... Read more

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Students find strength in community after now-deleted Georgetown College Republicans social media posts 

When Raha Murtuza (SFS ’28) first read the Georgetown University College Republicans’ (GUCR) now-deleted post on X, she wasn’t surprised.  The post—“Let’s Be Honest: Muslims have no place in American... Read more

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Third national “No Kings” rally gathers Georgetown students among DMV community

Thousands gathered from the Memorial Bridge to the Washington Monument for “March to DC,” one of six events hosted throughout the Washington, D.C. area for the third national “No Kings”... Read more

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Iran threatens to strike nearby U.S. universities, putting Georgetown’s Qatar campus at risk

Georgetown University’s campus in Qatar is one of several universities that the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is threatening to target if the U.S. does not condemn recent U.S.... Read more

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After Georgetown: alum Geoff Tracy reflects on ‘infinite adaptability,’ set to open new campus restaurant

This story is part of the Voice’s Alumni Interview series. Georgetown alum Geoff Tracy (CAS ’95), founder and owner of the D.C.-based restaurant group behind Chef Geoff’s, plans to open... Read more

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Georgetown Law’s Class of 2026 pushes back against commencement changes

In the weeks leading up to commencement, what should feel like the proud finish line for Georgetown Law’s Class of 2026 has felt more like a fight. The Law Center... Read more