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Anti-Defamation League Celebrates DeGioia with Achievement Award

University president John DeGioia received the Achievement Award from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). The award, given on Sept. 12 at a ceremony at the Four Seasons hotel in Georgetown, recognized... Read more

By September 26, 2017

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College Introduces Disability Studies and Statistics Minors

The deans of Georgetown College announced the creation of two new minor programs in Disability Studies and statistics.  Professor Oden Meyers, who helped establish the statistics minor, said that statistics... Read more

By September 25, 2017

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Kalaris Intelligence Conference Addresses Future of Counterterrorism

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), in collaboration with the Georgetown University Center for Security Studies, hosted the fourth George T. Kalaris Intelligence Conference in the Gaston Hall. The theme of... Read more

By September 23, 2017

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BMW Center Begins Year of Lectures With Brexit Talk

Professor Paul J.J. Welfens, a professor of Economic Integration at the University of Wuppertal in Germany, visited Georgetown to give a talk on his new book, An Accidental Brexit, in... Read more

By September 22, 2017

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Georgetown Holds Conference on 500th Anniversary of Protestant Reformation

A two day conference last week celebrated the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation and sought to explore the dynamic between the Lutheran and Catholic communities. John Borelli, the event’s... Read more

By September 21, 2017

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Fourth Swastika Found on Campus

A swastika was found in an LXR restroom this evening, according to an email from university president John DeGioia to the student body. Earlier in the evening, a Rosh Hashanah... Read more

By September 20, 2017

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GUSA Announces New Saturday GUTS Bus Service

GUSA and the Office of Transportation Management are beginning a new schedule of Saturday GUTS bus service, as part of the GUSA executives’ commitment to easier transportation for students to... Read more

By September 20, 2017

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Sexual Assault and Misconduct Task Force Proposes Increased Training and Education

The Sexual Assault and Misconduct Task Force presented its recommendations for changes in university sexual misconduct policy in a forum on Tuesday, Sept. 12. Its 2017 report called on the... Read more

By September 20, 2017

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TEDxGeorgetown Announces Theme and Speakers

TEDxGeorgetown announced that “Disruptors” will be the theme of this year’s conference on Friday afternoon. Club leaders displayed a poster in Red Square bearing the event’s theme and shot streamers... Read more

By September 18, 2017

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Changes Made to On-Campus Dining

Leo’s dining hall was renovated over the summer, with construction also taking place at Hoya Court, the bookstore, and Uncommon Grounds. Joelle Wiese, associate vice president of Auxiliary Business Services... Read more

By September 17, 2017

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Anti-Semitic Graffiti on Campus Raises Concerns

Two swastikas were found painted in an LXR elevator on Sept 6, and one was found carved in a Village C West elevator on Sept 6. Students were alerted of... Read more

By September 16, 2017

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Nike Agrees to Access for Labor Rights Monitoring Group

Two weeks ago, after years of negotiation, mediation, and student activism, Georgetown University signed a new licensing agreement with Nike, Inc, allowing the company to resume producing Georgetown apparel. Nike... Read more

By September 16, 2017

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Nike Ties the Knot, Agrees to Access for Labor Rights Monitoring Group

Two weeks ago, after years of negotiation, mediation, and student activism, Georgetown University signed a new licensing agreement with Nike, Inc, allowing the company to resume producing Georgetown apparel. Nike... Read more

By September 15, 2017

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Georgetown Community Responds to DACA Repeal

As Georgetown students started their second week of class, President Donald Trump made a decision that may bring the academic aspirations of some students here in the United States to... Read more

By September 15, 2017

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Georgetown Community Responds to DACA Repeal

As Georgetown students started their second week of class, President Donald Trump made a decision that may bring the academic aspirations of some students here in the United States to... Read more

By September 15, 2017

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Administrators Share Tools for Supporting Undocumented Students

University administrators explained the recent rescinding of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and ways to support undocumented students at an information session in the HFSC Social Room.... Read more

By September 12, 2017

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GU Politics Introduces New Fellows

The Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service, an initiative of the McCourt School of Public Policy, recently invited its fall 2017 fellows to campus. On Friday, Sept. 8, the... Read more

By September 11, 2017

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[Updated]: Swastikas found in VCW and LXR elevators

A swastika was found carved into the interior of a Village C West elevator last night, as reported in an email to the Georgetown community from Rev. Mark Bosco, S.J.,... Read more

By and September 6, 2017

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Georgetown signs new Nike contract after ensuring WRC monitoring access

Georgetown University has facilitated a new protocol between Nike, Inc. and the Worker Rights Consortium (WRC), a monitoring group, as a part of a new licensing agreement between the university... Read more

By and August 30, 2017

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Students fast in support of protest at Ohio State

Six Georgetown students fasted from sunrise on April 26 until sunset on April 27 to protest Ohio State University’s (OSU) ongoing contract with Wendy’s. The fast, organized  by Georgetown’s chapter... Read more

By May 6, 2017