Articles tagged: Divest

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Divestment referendum passes; university announces it will not implement demands

Students voted to approve a referendum calling on Georgetown to divest from companies connected to the Israeli military, the GUSA Election Commission announced in the evening on Tuesday, April 29.... Read more

By April 29, 2025

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Why Georgetown must divest from Israel

Content warning: This article includes mention of genocide. The “Referendum on Divestment and Transparency” presented to the Georgetown student body by GUSA Senators Meriam Ahmed (SFS ’26) and Sienna Lipton... Read more

By April 26, 2025

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As delayed divestment referendum approaches, student campaigns for and against intensify

Later this week, students will vote on whether or not Georgetown should divest from companies connected to the Israeli military. The Voice spoke to GUSA senators behind the referendum and... Read more

By and April 23, 2025

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Behind the scenes of GUSA’s decision to reschedule the Israel Divestment Referendum

Georgetown Student Government (GUSA) announced, via Instagram, late Sunday night that the vote on the referendum on university divestment from companies arming the Israeli military will be delayed, changing the... Read more

By and April 14, 2025

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Community members protest ICE’s detainment of Mahmoud Khalil

For Mark Lance, an emeritus professor in philosophy and justice and peace studies, Mahmoud Khalil’s detainment by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is just the latest example of the... Read more

By and March 12, 2025

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Georgetown announces plans to divest from fossil fuels

This post has been updated to include a statement from GUFF In an email to students on Thursday, university President John DeGioia announced that Georgetown’s Board of Directors approved a... Read more

By February 6, 2020