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Georgetown School of Medicine Celebrates ‘Most Diverse Incoming Class’ in Its History

Georgetown School of Medicine Celebrates ‘Most Diverse Incoming Class’ in Its History

By Samantha Sinutko September 10, 2021

The Georgetown University School of Medicine welcomed its Class of 2025, which it is calling the most diverse class in the school’s history. The School of Medicine received nearly 18,000 applications...

Hoping to Recast Senate Image, GUSA Inaugurates 15th Class of GUSA Senators

Hoping to Recast Senate Image, GUSA Inaugurates 15th Class of GUSA Senators

By Ella Castanier October 1, 2020

After a contentious campaign cycle, the Georgetown University Student Association inaugurated its latest class of senators at a virtual meeting last weekend. The 15th GUSA Senate has broken records...

GUSA Pushes for Work-Study Reform, Evaluates Senate Diversity

GUSA Pushes for Work-Study Reform, Evaluates Senate Diversity

By Kelly Anderson July 3, 2020

The Georgetown University Student Association Senate passed a resolution urging Georgetown University to increase the number of employment opportunities available to students with Federal Work-Study awards...

SFS Faculty Push for Schoolwide Commitment to Racial Justice

SFS Faculty Push for Schoolwide Commitment to Racial Justice

By Jaime Moore-Carrillo June 17, 2020

Faculty in the School of Foreign Service drafted a petition calling on administrators to combat systemic racial inequalities at Georgetown University and outside the campus gates.  The petition, drafted...

VIEWPOINT: Explore Different Communities

VIEWPOINT: Explore Different Communities

By Maggie White May 13, 2020

When I attended my Georgetown Admissions Ambassador Program Weekend in the spring of 2016, everyone talked about finding their home on the Hilltop. I immediately knew I wanted to find that kind of community,...

VIEWPOINT: Implement Standardized Diversity Course

VIEWPOINT: Implement Standardized Diversity Course

By Sofia Gomez April 26, 2020

Two months ago, I received a campuswide email that left me speechless. The mass email asked me to participate in Georgetown University’s first Cultural Climate Survey, meant “to deepen our community’s...

University Administers 1st Cultural Climate Survey

University Administers 1st Cultural Climate Survey

By Moira Ritter February 28, 2020

Georgetown University launched its first cultural climate survey Monday to assess students’ perceptions of diversity and inclusion on campus. The survey, which was created by the Office of Institutional...

Speaker: Continue Expanding Diversity in State Department

Speaker: Continue Expanding Diversity in State Department

By Kelly Anderson February 21, 2020

The United States Department of State has made strides toward cultivating a representative workforce for public servants in recent years, Deputy Director of the Foreign Service Institute of the U.S. Department...

FELDMAN & SHAHAM: Address Whiteness of the SFS

FELDMAN & SHAHAM: Address Whiteness of the SFS

By Amanda Feldman and Adam Shaham February 7, 2020

Attending Georgetown University has been a privilege. The faculty, the programs, even the students are all world-class. But something is off about campus. Georgetown is really white, especially the School...

Demographic Survey Shows Diversity in GUSA Senate

Demographic Survey Shows Diversity in GUSA Senate

By Liana Hardy January 17, 2020

Over two-thirds of respondents in a Georgetown University Student Association senate survey identify as ethnically nonwhite, according to an internal demographic survey presented at a Jan. 12 weekly senate...

VIEWPOINT: Embrace Diversity in Education

VIEWPOINT: Embrace Diversity in Education

By Menty Kebede and Kathryn Derewicz October 11, 2019

On Sept. 27, Hillary Clinton spoke at Georgetown University about the contributions of women in advancing human rights and peace worldwide. The awards ceremony was a testament to how diverse perspectives...

NAQVI: Reassess Club Drinking Culture

NAQVI: Reassess Club Drinking Culture

By Yumna Naqvi October 4, 2019

All students are welcome to apply to student organizations at Georgetown University. But in many clubs, only students who drink feel welcomed to stay. The lack of recognized fraternities or sororities...

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