Archive: News Story
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As DC Homelessness Persists, Restaurateur Raises Advocacy
When 11 Georgetown students walked into a top-rated Pakistani-Indian restaurant for lunch near the end of President’s Day weekend, they were unaware that the restaurant had…
March 20, 2019
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VIEWPOINT: Build GSP Allyship
Next week, the Georgetown Scholars Program launches its fifth annual #GSProud campaign, an initiative dedicated to celebrating first-generation and low-income students on the…
March 15, 2019
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University to Congress: Pass Permanent Protection for Undocumented Students
Georgetown continued support for its undocumented students this week by urging Congress to pass permanent protections to relieve university communities experiencing “high…
February 8, 2019
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Maker Hub Supports DCode Program
In spring 2018, DCode GU hosted students from Washington Jesuit Academy and HD Woodson High School on campus for a day of coding, games, and fun in the Maker Hub on the first…
September 17, 2018
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Georgetown Holds Conversations on Legacies of Slavery
In April, at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gayle Jessup White—a descendant of Thomas Jefferson and community engagement officer at Monticello…
September 1, 2018
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Dyson Combines Teaching, Play with Andretta Fellowship
This summer, the Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching and Service (CSJ) awarded the junior government major its annual David F. Andretta Summer Research Fellowship, which…
August 10, 2018
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Singing Through the Jail Phone: Inmates and Undergrads Learn About Music Behind Bars
WAMU Arts and Culture Reporter Mikaela Lefrak sat in on Professor Ben Harbert’s “Music in U.S. Prisons” Community-Based Learning course this past spring, and reports, …
August 6, 2018
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Alternative Breaks Program Immerses Students in Global and Domestic Social Justice Issues
The Alternative Breaks Program (ABP) provides students with the opportunity to practice service and reflection on weekend and week-long immersion trips, both domestically and…
April 23, 2018
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Junior Science and Humanities Symposium Brings High Schoolers to the Hilltop
While Georgetown students were on spring break, about 150 high school students and teachers from 26 local schools came to campus March 8 and 9 for the Junior Science and…
March 12, 2018