GU Politics hosts sitcom creators

Georgetown alumni Scott Conroy (COL ’05) and Peter Hamby (COL ’03), co-creators of the sitcom Embeds, discussed their experiences covering the 2008 presidential campaigns as embedded reporters during the Institute... Read more

By Anne Paglia February 4, 2017

News

Students gather for Solidarity Vigil in Red Square

More than one hundred students gathered in Red Square on Feb. 1 for the Hoyas for Justice: Solidarity Vigil, an event to show support for those affected by the recent... Read more

By Claire Goldberg February 2, 2017

Features

Graduate Students Continue Push to Unionize

Georgetown graduate students are seeking stronger and more formalized representation through unionization, a growing trend nationally at private universities since an Aug. 23, 2016 ruling by the National Labor Relations... Read more

By Jake Maher February 2, 2017

News

GU Politics welcomes new fellows

The Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service, part of the McCourt School of Public Policy, welcomed its new fellows to campus this semester. In the aftermath of the... Read more

By Graham Piro February 1, 2017

News

Lecture Fund hosts Derek Black

On Jan. 26, the Georgetown Lecture Fund hosted Derek Black, godson of former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke, for a discussion in Copley Formal Lounge to examine his experience growing... Read more

By Rebecca Zaritsky February 1, 2017

News

Maintenance worker alleges racial profiling by GUPD

On Jan. 6, a GUPD officer allegedly stopped Clarence Wesley, a maintenance worker who has worked at Georgetown for almost 15 years, outside of New North. Wesley, who is black,... Read more

By Chris Dunn January 30, 2017

News

Georgetown student kidnapped

Jan. 30 update: Police have released photos and are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the suspected kidnapper of the Georgetown student who was forced to withdraw cash and make... Read more

By Thomas Stubna January 27, 2017

News

Committee on Investment and Social Responsibility accepts student comments

The university’s Committee on Investment and Social Responsibility (CISR) accepted input from the student body until Jan. 27 on an October proposal submitted to CISR according to a Jan. 9... Read more

By Alli Kaufman January 27, 2017

News

University misses GU F.R.E.E.’s disclosure deadline

The university missed GU Forming a Radically Ethical Endowment’s (GU F.R.E.E) deadline to release its financial relations with companies involved in state violence. At a Dec. 7 rally, GU F.R.E.E.... Read more

By Katya Schwenk January 26, 2017

News

Graduate student-employees form alliance

The Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees (GAGE) held their first meeting Jan. 10. The event marked the beginning of the GAGE campaign to fight for greater rights and protections for... Read more

By Maddie Vagadori January 26, 2017

News

Georgetown students join in Women’s March on Washington

More than 500,000 people gathered on the National Mall on Jan. 21 to advocate for a wide variety of causes as part of the Women’s March on Washington, and many... Read more

By Jonny Amon January 25, 2017

News

GUSA Constitutional Council overturns referendum result

On Jan. 20, the GUSA Constitutional Council invalidated the results of last month’s club funding and restructuring referendum. The council has prohibited the release of the results of the referendum... Read more

By Margaret Gach January 24, 2017

News

University brings in mediator for Nike negotiations while GSC files speech and expression complaint

Weeks after a student protest occupying University President John DeGioia’s office ended and Georgetown allowed its licensing contract with Nike to expire, the university has hired an independent mediator to... Read more

By Ryan Miller January 22, 2017

News

Medical and legal centers partner to create Health Justice Alliance

The Georgetown University Medical Center and Georgetown University Law Center have partnered to form the Georgetown University Health Justice Alliance, a collaboration between the two centers and their training programs.... Read more

By Rebecca Zaritsky January 21, 2017

News

College Democrats hosts out-of-town protesters

On Jan. 10, Georgetown University College Democrats (GUCD) called for students to house incoming protesters for Inauguration Weekend on Facebook. The Facebook post, written by GUCD chair Meredith Forsyth... Read more

By Jonny Amon January 21, 2017

News

Graduate and law students hold teach-in

A team of Georgetown doctoral and law students led a teach-in Jan. 14 called “Resisting, Organizing, and Building in the Age of Trump” in the ICC Auditorium. The program united... Read more

By Emma Francois January 17, 2017

News

Anti-Trump group protests on campus

GUPD escorted a small group of six to seven representatives from RefuseFascism.org off-campus after they protested Jan. 11 throughout university grounds. The group, none of whom were students, protested and distributed flyers... Read more

By Isaiah Seibert January 13, 2017

News

University allows Nike contract to expire while protesters face student conduct meetings

Georgetown’s licensing contract with Nike expired on Dec. 31, and the university and apparel company continue to negotiate a new agreement just weeks after a student protest led to the... Read more

By Ryan Miller January 3, 2017

News

GU F.R.E.E. demands disclosure of university investment portfolio

On Dec. 7, a new student group called Georgetown Students for a Radically Ethical Endowment (GU F.R.E.E.) held a rally in Red Square and presented demands to university President John... Read more

By Michael Coyne December 12, 2016

News

Leo’s set to undergo renovations

Leo O’Donovan dining hall and Hoya Court are scheduled to undergo significant renovations for the 2016-17 academic year. Both Hoya Court and the upper floor of Leo’s will host new... Read more

By Michael Coyne December 12, 2016