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Tag: Georgetown University
News Roundup
Georgetown University Revokes Honorary Degree of Former Provost Following Sexual Abuse Allegations
Georgetown University has revoked the late Dr. J. Donald Freeze, S.J.’s honorary degree and all other university-sanctioned recognitions following allegations from a former student about Freeze’s sexual abuse behavior, according to a letter from Georgetown officials. Freeze was provost from 1979 to 1991 and was given an honorary degree 1991. The letter called Freeze’s behavior […]
June 14, 2021
Students
Conference Spotlights Future Higher Education Challenges
Hosted by Georgetown University, the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities’ 2021 Conference on Information Technology Management examined the lessons learned from the pandemic and the current state of higher education.
June 1, 2021
COVID-19
Georgetown University and American University Require Matriculating Students to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
Georgetown University and American University will require students matriculating there this fall to be COVID-19 vaccinated, 7 News reported. “Following the guidance of our Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Ranit Mishori, and our Public Health Advisory group, and in consultation with student, staff, and faculty leaders, we will require undergraduate and graduate students at the […]
April 15, 2021
COVID-19
Georgetown University to Discipline Students Who Attained COVID Vaccine Prematurely
Georgetown University is seeking disciplinary action against students who had gotten the COVID-19 vaccine, despite not being eligible under D.C.’s current rollout, WTOP News reported. The vaccine is only meant for third- and fourth-year Georgetown medical school students for now. D.C. currently has doses available for residents 65 and older, schoolteachers, law enforcement and health […]
January 27, 2021
International
Georgetown Dismisses Allegation of Failing to Report Foreign Gifts
A recently released report from U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos alleges that Georgetown University failed to properly disclose gifts and contracts worth several billion dollars from Chinese, Saudi Arabian and Qatari entities according to The Hoya. The Department of Education also accused Harvard University, Yale University, and Stanford University of failing to disclose the […]
November 6, 2020
African-American
Dr. Michael Eric Dyson Heads to Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt University has scored a major coup in luring Dr. Michael Eric Dyson—one of the nation’s most prominent Black intellectuals—from Georgetown University.
September 29, 2020
News Roundup
Georgetown Football Player Wanted for Murder Arrested
U.S. Marshals arrested a Georgetown University football player in Georgia after authorities said he was wanted for murder in D.C., FOX 5 reported. Dijon Williams was found and arrested at a private residence in Gwinnett County. He is now in a federal holding facility and a search warrant is being executed on the residence, according […]
September 29, 2020
Sports
Coach John Thompson, Jr. in Retrospect
Coach John Thompson, Jr. died on August 30, 2020, at the age of 78. He redefined college basketball and challenged stereotypes of black masculinity and mental aptitude. ESPN host Michael Wilbon calls him a mentor and a master teacher. Thompson’s journey began on September 2, 1941, in the segregated housing projects of Washington, DC’s Anacostia neighborhood. Thompson found solace and his identity on the basketball court in junior high and the local Police Boys Club. He went on to play center for Archbishop John Carroll Catholic High School, leading them to three city championships between 1958 and 1960. His athletic prowess earned him a scholarship to play for Providence College.
September 8, 2020
African-American
John Thompson Leaves a Legacy of Advocacy and Social Justice
Coach John Thompson Jr., was not only the first Black coach to win a national championship in college basketball, but also a fierce advocate for Black and low-income student-athletes.
August 31, 2020
News Roundup
Georgetown U Reduces Tuition for Undergraduates ‘Not Invited Back to Campus’ in Fall
Georgetown University announced Tuesday it is reducing tuition for undergraduates who are “not invited back to campus” this coming fall amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The university is also reducing housing and dining expenses for students who are allowed back on campus. The reductions for some undergraduate students have been made based on the Washington D.C.-based […]
July 22, 2020
News Roundup
Top Higher Ed Groups Create New DACA Resources Website
Several influential higher education groups have created a new website, ‘Remember the Dreamers’, that will provide information and resources for students and institutions on what efforts are being made to help Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, students. Many of these students are also called ‘Dreamers’, after the Development, Relief and Education for Alien […]
May 8, 2020
News Roundup
Georgetown U’s Graduate Workers Reach Labor Contract Agreement
Graduate workers at Georgetown University reached an agreement on their first-ever labor contract, winning stipend and cost-of-living increases and an emergency assistance fund. The agreement, which covers more than 1,000 graduate assistants, will see them getting average annual stipend and cost-of-living increases of $5,000. The agreement also established a $50,000 emergency assistance fund and a […]
May 4, 2020
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