U.S. Poet Laureate Gives Poetry Reading in Riggs Library

Tracy K. Smith, newly-appointed United States Poet Laureate, discussed religion with Paul Elie, senior fellow at Georgetown’s Berkley Center, as part of the Faith and Culture Lecture Series. The conversation... Read more

By Sienna Brancato November 2, 2017

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GAGE Delivers Unionization Petition to DeGioia’s Office

Members of the Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees (GAGE) delivered a letter to the office of university President John DeGioia declaring their intention to unionize. The letter was delivered following... Read more

By Noah Telerski November 1, 2017

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SAC Ends Hearing Without Vote on Defunding of Love Saxa

The Student Activities Commission (SAC) adjourned its hearing regarding Love Saxa early Tuesday morning without deciding whether to defund the student organization due to the nightly closure of the HFSC.... Read more

By Austin Corona October 31, 2017

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Students Call on SAC to Defund Love Saxa

Student activists Chad Gasman (COL ‘20) and Jasmin Ouseph (SFS ‘19) have circulated a petition to support the defunding of Love Saxa, an official student group. Love Saxa is an... Read more

By Lilah Burke October 30, 2017

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DeGioia Affirms Support for DREAM Act in Op-Ed

University president John DeGioia co-authored an Oct 16 op-ed in The Hill with three other presidents of area universities asking Congress to pass the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien... Read more

By Noah Telerski October 30, 2017

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Women’s and Gender Studies Program Turns 30

“Georgetown has [historically] proven to be one of the slower institutions to react to the growing need for an expansive Women’s Studies program,” the New Press, Georgetown’s former feminist quarterly,... Read more

By Alice Ye October 27, 2017

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Urban Health Collaborative Speaker Series Begins

The NHS began its new Urban Health Collaborative speaker series on Oct. 17 with a speaker event in the Alumni House. Sean Quinn, an architect for design and engineering firm... Read more

By Rachel Cohen October 25, 2017

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George Packer Commemorates Richardson American Studies Lecture Series

George Packer, author and New Yorker staff writer, spoke in the Riggs Library on Oct. 19. His talk, “How America Came Unwound,” marked the 30th anniversary of the Richardson American... Read more

By Katya Schwenk October 24, 2017

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Campus Faith Groups Celebrate Inter-Faith Week

Several different faith and religious groups on campus celebrated Inter-Faith Week from Oct. 15 to Oct. 21, in the first major collaboration of its kind at Georgetown. The celebration involved... Read more

By Damian Garcia October 24, 2017

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Center for Child and Human Development Holds Event on Refugee Mental Health

Experts on child development and the Syrian crisis came met in the HFSC Social Room on Oct.10 to explain the problems facing young children caught in the crisis and explore... Read more

By Rebecca Zaritsky October 23, 2017

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Berkley Center Hosts Event on Civil Rights

Faculty and students gathered at the Berkley Center on Oct. 12th for a discussion with Kenneth Bedell, who explored questions of American race relations and sociology in his newest book,... Read more

By Austin Corona October 19, 2017

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Danish Minister Tørnæs Speaks on Gender and Development

The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS), in conjunction with the BMW Center for German and European Studies, hosted a roundtable discussion with Ulla Tørnæs, the former Danish... Read more

By Michael Coyne October 18, 2017

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On The Record: New Dean of the MSB Paul Almeida

Paul Almeida is quick to mention that he has been at Georgetown for 22 years and 71 days. The first 22 years were spent being a professor of strategy and... Read more

By Noah Telerski October 17, 2017

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March for Black Women

A group congregated in Seward Square for the March for Black Women, an event which aimed to recognize marginalized voices in America.The rally, Sept. 30, included speeches from female minorities... Read more

By Rachel Cohen October 15, 2017

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Board of Directors Announces Continued Avoidance of Investment in Private Prisons

Georgetown’s Board of Directors announced that it will continue to avoid direct investment in private prisons via an online press release. This investment decision is in accordance with the university’s... Read more

By Elizabeth Pankova October 14, 2017

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Students Push for Expanded Women’s and Gender Studies Program

Recently, a push to expand the scope of the Women’s and Gender Studies program has gained momentum. Sierra Campbell (COL’18) is spearheading a campaign to expand the program’s available resources.... Read more

By Rachel Cohen October 14, 2017

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Jesuit Speaker Advocates Stronger Relation between Church and LGBTQ Community

Father James Martin, S.J., spoke at the Holy Trinity Church to discuss the need to form a bridge between the Roman Catholic Church and LGBTQ Catholics. Martin is a consultor... Read more

By Shadia Milon October 12, 2017

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Librarian of Congress Speaks on Future of Libraries

Carla Hayden, the 14th Librarian of Congress, discussed the future of libraries in the digital age, stressing the importance of digitizing archives and providing the tools for research to as... Read more

By Graham Piro October 10, 2017

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Georgetown Take Back the Night Circulates Title IX Petition

Georgetown’s chapter of Take Back the Night, the national anti-sexual violence group, has launched a petition to maintain the university’s sexual assault policies in the face of recent Title IX... Read more

By Austin Corona October 10, 2017

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Islamic Studies Professor Speaks on Rise of Islamophobia

Georgetown professor of Religion & International Affairs and Islamic Studies John L. Esposito presented a talk entitled “Islamophobia – A social disorder that impacts our nation and students,” hosted by... Read more

By Alice Ye October 5, 2017