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Community Scholars Program celebrates 50 years on the Hilltop

The Community Scholars Program (CSP)—a university program that provides first-generation students with resources, both academic and financial, throughout their four years at Georgetown—celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. The program helps new students,... Read more

By Rachel Cohen September 14, 2018

Students raise concerns about Title IX Office vacancy

When five Georgetown students learned that Georgetown’s first full-time Title IX coordinator had left her position in June, they demanded answers from the university. The students claimed in an open letter addressed to... Read more

By Inès de Miranda September 14, 2018

GUSA senate holds emergency session after resignation of GUSA president

This post has been updated. Update 06/28/2019: Added a comment from Nair stating that “No complaint has ever been lodged against me regarding my conduct with either the Title IX... Read more

By Jack Townsend September 12, 2018

GUSA President Resigns

This post has been updated Update 06/28/2019: Added a comment from Nair stating that “No complaint has ever been lodged against me regarding my conduct with either the Title IX... Read more

By Jake Maher and Noah Telerski September 11, 2018

Washington Catholics call on Cardinal Wuerl to resign

Archbishop of Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl is facing increased calls for his resignation from the diocese as Catholics react to the 887 page report issued by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court... Read more

By Katherine Randolph September 7, 2018

Victims of prominent Georgetown-area rabbi reach settlement

Fifty-two victims of prominent Georgetown-area Rabbi, Rabbi Bernard “Barry” Freundel, have reached a settlement totaling more than $14 million after a three year court battle. Freundel, who was the leader... Read more

By Damian Garcia September 7, 2018

Library cancels Club Lau due to funding concerns

Club Lau, the Georgetown Library’s annual party held on the first Saturday of the fall semester, has been cancelled by the library’s executive committee because of funding concerns. The library... Read more

By Claire Goldberg September 6, 2018

D.C. Voters approve Initiative 77 during city’s primary

D.C. residents headed to the polls on June 18 to vote in the city’s primary, where 55% approved Initiative 77, which would make the city’s minimum wage the same for... Read more

By Inès de Miranda June 21, 2018

The Voice’s Bunn Award Winners 2017-2018

Every year, the Georgetown University Center for Student Engagement selects 18 pieces of student journalism to win the Edward B. Bunn Awards for Journalistic Excellence. The awards are in six categories: news,... Read more

By Lilah Burke May 2, 2018

Olympians honored at Duke Ellington School during Team USA Awards

The stars of the 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games gathered at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts for the Team USA Awards on April 26. The event began... Read more

By Aaron Wolf May 1, 2018

GSP to hire full-time psychologist, continuing CAPS satellite trend

The university announced it will be hiring a full-time staff psychologist for the Georgetown Scholarship Program (GSP), expanding its part-time counselor position. The position was originally created two years ago... Read more

By Inès de Miranda May 1, 2018

Sen. Murkowski discusses bipartisanship, gun control, and climate change

Alaskan Senator Lisa Murkowski (COL ‘80) spoke on climate change, gun violence, and the need for bipartisanship at an event hosted by GU Politics and GU College Republicans on April... Read more

By Haley D'Alessio April 30, 2018

Austin Tice photo gallery introduced by Dean Hellman and Tice Family

SFS Dean Joel Hellman and Debra Tice, mother of journalist Austin Tice (SFS ’02), spoke at the opening of a week-long exhibition of the journalist’s photographs in the ICC Galleria... Read more

By Kent Adams April 29, 2018

Documentary screening concludes Title IX Week events

Health Education Services and GUSA’s DC and Federal Relations Committee hosted a panel with activist and writer Kamilah Willingham, who appeared in the documentary The Hunting Ground, on April 18.... Read more

By Katya Schwenk April 24, 2018

Albright Discusses New Book on Fascism

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright discussed the history of fascism and the resilience of American institutions, elements her new book, Fascism: A Warning, on April 16 in the Lohrfink... Read more

By Haley D'Alessio April 24, 2018

14 Years Later, Man Sentenced for Sexual Assault Near Campus

Benjamin Filoberto Paz, 54, was sentenced to 12 years in prison on April 9 for sexually assaulting a Georgetown student in her townhouse in February 2004. Paz, a Maryland native,... Read more

By Damian Garcia April 17, 2018

Nobel Peace Prize nominee keynotes inaugural Waging Peace Conference

The Justice and Peace Studies Program (JUPS) and GU Politics hosted the first annual Waging Peace Conference on April 13. The event’s theme was “Meeting the Other,” focusing on promoting... Read more

By Kent Adams April 17, 2018

Dean Deacon on Diversity of Class of 2022

The students who opened their Georgetown acceptance letters last week are part of the most diverse group the university has admitted to date. According to Charles Deacon (COL ’64), dean... Read more

By Damian Garcia April 13, 2018

Solar farm proposal to power university moves through Maryland hearings

A proposal for an off-site solar farm that will power half of Georgetown’s campus is continuing progress towards approval from the Maryland Public Service Commission. Origis Energy, the company planning... Read more

By Kent Adams April 13, 2018

Former deputy attorney general Yates discusses dangers of “normalizing” Trump

Former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates discussed the Trump administration’s effects on democratic institutions on April 4. The event was sponsored by The New York Times and the Georgetown Institute... Read more

By Haley D'Alessio April 9, 2018

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