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Georgetown becomes one of first American universities approved to operate programs in Greece

Georgetown University has been granted a license to establish and operate programs in Athens, Greece, the country’s Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports announced in a press release. The... Read more

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Appeals Court rules Badar Khan Suri should remain out of detention

In a 2-1 decision on July 23, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit court upheld an earlier district court ruling that Georgetown postdoctoral fellow Badar Khan... Read more

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Students begin receiving settlements from class-action financial aid lawsuit

Georgetown students have begun receiving settlements averaging $2,500 each from the class-action financial aid lawsuit Henry, et al. v. Brown University et al., in which Georgetown is a defendant. The... Read more

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Georgetown shuts down student-led DEI training program

Leaders in Education, Advocacy & Dialogues (LEAD), a program that provided training and consultations for student organizations on supporting peers of diverse social identities, has been shut down.  While the... Read more

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A first look at Georgetown’s application for its inaugural year on the Common App

Georgetown has finally answered all college counselors’ prayers: They have joined the Common App.  This fall will mark Georgetown’s first appearance on the Common Application, an online system that compiles... Read more

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Georgetown’s revamped Transit Program includes unlimited metro rides with U-Pass for Capitol Campus students, free late night Ubers between campuses

Georgetown University will expand its Hoya Transit Program, according to a school-wide email from the Office of Transportation Management and Office of Sustainability. Starting Aug. 24, the Hoya Transit Program... Read more

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Looking for ways to commemorate Juneteenth? Here’s what’s happening in the Georgetown area

Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States, will be observed on Friday, June 19. The holiday marks June 19, 1865, when Union... Read more

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Students speak out following walkout during Georgetown senior convocation

At senior convocation on Thursday, just under 30 students protested and walked out during interim President Robert M. Groves’ speech. The walkout aimed to represent graduating students’ stance against Groves’... Read more

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Uncertainty remains for CAS administrative staff following town hall to address restructuring

Georgetown’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Dean David Edelstein hosted a town hall on May 6 to provide clarity regarding the sudden restructuring of the College’s departmental administrative staff.... Read more

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Georgetown shuts down Canvas as cybercrime group alleges they’ve stolen student, faculty data

Georgetown is instructing students to not use Canvas, the university’s learning management system (LMS), after a cybercriminal group claims to have gained unauthorized access to the system on Thursday.  The... Read more

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Brandeis Center urges DOJ to investigate Georgetown’s “secret” connections to Qatari government

The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law sent a letter to Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche on Thursday morning calling for the U.S. Department of Justice... Read more

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Morton Schapiro withdraws as Georgetown Law commencement speaker after student petition, backlash

Georgetown University Law Center (GULC) announced Wednesday morning that Morton Schapiro has withdrawn as their 2026 commencement speaker after students launched a petition condemning his selection. The news was announced... Read more

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Students launch petition asking Georgetown Law to remove Morton Schapiro as commencement speaker

Grace Kiple (LAW ’26) was in a law clinic with other students when Georgetown’s graduation speakers were announced on Monday, April 27. Excited to find out who would be speaking... Read more

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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