Is it enough? Georgetown’s diversity requirement comes under scrutiny

Representatives from academic councils and student groups have worked to compile research on what a revamped requirement could look like.

By Annemarie Cuccia May 2, 2021

News

Georgetown announces partnership with ENGIE to meet sustainability goals

Georgetown announced a partnership with ENGIE North America to upgrade campus’s major utility, distribution, monitoring, and control systems.

By Nora Scully April 29, 2021

DC News

How a bar plans to bring the D.C. community together with a train

Metrobar aims to serve its guests in an accessible environment where Washingtonians can engage with the District’s artistic community.

By Kenneth Boggess and Annabella Hoge April 28, 2021

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GUSA supports petition to reevaluate professor’s tenure rejection

The GUSA Senate passed a resolution in support of reevaluating the tenure rejection of Prof. Mubbashir Rizvi.

By Ethan Greer April 27, 2021

News

Students continue decades-long push for Asian American Studies at Georgetown

The summit takes place at a time of heightened anti-Asian sentiment and an uptick in hate crimes toward people of Asian descent.

By Amanda Chu April 25, 2021

Podcasts

Georgetown admissions in light of the COVID-19 pandemic

Listen to this podcast episode hosted by Voice writer Erin DuCharme to learn from Suzie Maguire, Alumni Admissions Program committee chair for committee 411, and Gina Petruzziello, a newly admitted... Read more

By Erin DuCharme April 24, 2021

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D.C. statehood is closer than ever. The Senate will decide its fate.

Passing along party lines, legislation to admit D.C. as the nation’s 51st state was approved by the House of Representatives on April 22.

By John Woolley April 22, 2021

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Students petition to appeal tenure rejection of Dr. Mubbashir Rizvi

Hundreds of Georgetown students are supporting a petition demanding the university reconsider its tenure rejection of Dr. Mubbashir Rizvi.

By Sarah Watson and Paul James April 22, 2021

News

The Georgetown Marriage Pact: A match made in data?

More than 2,300 Hoyas took a chance to find their match through the Georgetown Marriage Pact in March, with varying degrees of success.

By Maya Kominsky and Kenneth Boggess April 21, 2021

News

GUSA initiative pushes for textbook affordability and accessibility

The subcommittee, led by Sen. Kariel Bennett, focuses on three initiatives: a scholarship fund, book-cap, and a university-wide book drive.

By Ian Tracy April 19, 2021

News

Despite HoyaWell program, students struggle to receive consistent mental healthcare

Georgetown students are struggling to receive consistent and cost-effective mental health services during the pandemic.

By Erin DuCharme April 18, 2021

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A budding industry: D.C. is ready to take the next step toward legalizing the sale of marijuana

The continued criminalization of purchasing cannabis has most harmed D.C.’s Black residents, a historic inequality new bills hope to address.

By Annemarie Cuccia and Nathan Chen April 17, 2021

News

Running on Empty: Administration reckons with a Zoom-fatigued student body

“Zoom fatigue” has only increased among students and professors alike since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic last March.

By Maya Kominsky April 16, 2021

News

Students are going back to Georgetown. Here’s what it will look like.

A March email from President DeGioia announced that the university expects a full return of the student-body to Georgetown’s campuses.

By Sarah Watson April 16, 2021

News

2020 Cultural Climate Survey shows racial disparities in feelings of belonging at Georgetown

Newly released results of Georgetown’s 2020 Cultural Climate Survey showed large racial disparities in reported student experience.

By Sarah Watson, Nora Scully and John Woolley April 16, 2021

News

Inconclusive COVID-19 results lead students to make a testing ‘switch’

One Medical, Georgetown University’s COVID-19 testing provider, is under fire from Georgetown students for delays and testing discrepancies.

By Dylan Arkowitz April 11, 2021

News

CAPS Director Retires, Setting Off National Search

After a 15-year career at the university, Dr. Phil Meilman retired from his post as director of Counseling and Psychiatric Services.

By Paul James April 11, 2021

News

GAGE negotiates COVID-19 protections after arbitration

The Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees (GAGE) announced on March 25 the university agreed to COVID-19 protections.

By Sarah Watson April 11, 2021

News

Georgetown Coalition for Workers’ Rights holds teach-in

The Georgetown Coalition for Workers’ Rights held a teach-in for the community about issues affecting Georgetown campus workers on March 21.

By Ethan Greer April 6, 2021

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Students left campus; the Jesuits didn’t. Here’s how they are handling COVID-19

COVID-19 brought unique challenges to the Jesuits’ religious and communal lifestyle on campus and in the Georgetown neighborhood.

By Paul James March 26, 2021