3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (603+ words) Federal authorities approved a deal Sept. 3 that would allow Georgetown University to build a new boathouse for its rowing teams. Noelle Winegar (CAS ’27), women’s open-weight rowing team co-captain, said Georgetown rowers are grateful for the opportunity to have their own…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (601+ words) Georgetown University’s facilities workers voted to approve a new contract March 10 following negotiations between the facilities workers’ union, 1199SEIU, and the university. Michael Fleming, a Georgetown University Transportation System (GUTS) driver, said the workers wanted the union to begin negotiations with…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (283+ words) Some Georgetown University students began receiving payments averaging $2,000 from the settlement fund of a financial aid lawsuit against 17 elite universities, including Georgetown, on July 20. Georgetown is one of five universities, along with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the University…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (297+ words) Georgetown University’s Hoya Transit program, a partnership with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) that provides transportation funding for students, will include expanded benefits and offer late-night Uber shuttles for the 2026-27 academic year. In a July 10 email to students,…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (137+ words) Hope Solomon (COL ’06, GRD ’08), a Washington, D.C. native who previously served as the vice president of the Georgetown Business Association (GBA), announced her candidacy for mayor Feb. 11. Solomon, a former U.S. Department of Homeland Security contractor who lost…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (885+ words) Three candidates for Washington, D.C.’s new mayor disputed truancy and public safety policy at the May 18 Democratic mayoral primary debate hosted by the Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service (GU Politics). Goodweather, a former captain in the U.S. Army,…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (620+ words) About 25 students walked out of Georgetown University’s senior convocation, which celebrates the undergraduate graduating class, May 14 to demand the university divest from companies with ties to Israel’s military and pay workers a living wage. Student protesters began chanting at the…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1386+ words) Georgetown University’s College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) will reorganize departmental administrative staff so they report to the Office of the Dean instead of a specific department, prompting criticism from faculty and staff. Under the plan, which CAS Dean David Edelstein…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (927+ words) Over 40 Georgetown University students, faculty and staff members alleged the university is mistreating workers at a protest May 1. Ray Velasquez, a facilities worker who spoke at the rally, said he joined the demonstration to protect his rights as a Georgetown…...