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Georgetown’s Campus Ministry was awarded for its work to encourage community engagement, such as the building of the Sukkah.

University Wins Interfaith Honor

By Charles Trepany November 8, 2016

The White House selected Georgetown as the winner of its Interfaith Community Service Award from a group of 766 colleges and universities, the university announced last Monday. The award, which...

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In a rally organized by the Georgetown undergraduate journalism program, students gathered to demand that President Obama negotiate for Austin Tice’s release.

Georgetown Students Rally at White House for Austin Tice

By Christian Paz April 19, 2016

Georgetown students and other activists demonstrated outside the White House on Monday evening in an effort to pressure President Barack Obama to negotiate freedom for journalist Austin Tice (SFS ’02),...

Pro-Cannabis Legalization Groups Protest Outside White House

By Jack Bennett April 5, 2016

This weekend, the District’s marijuana advocates gathered at the White House in protest while smoking marijuana on federal property. Protest organizers boasted that Saturday’s public mass-smoking...

Obama Presents Youth Employment Plan

By Matthew Larson February 12, 2016

President Barack Obama allocated nearly $5.5 billion in his recently proposed fiscal year 2017 budget to help more than one million young people gain crucial work experience in order to obtain their...

Obama Proposes Executive Gun Control Action

By Charlotte Allen January 22, 2016

In response to the recent series of mass shootings around the country, President Barack Obama outlined a set of executive actions to address the issue of gun violence in a speech given from the White House...

Former White House Advisor Pfeiffer Talks Politics

By Emma Rizk September 14, 2015

Dan Pfeiffer (COL ’98), a former senior advisor to President Barack Obama, spoke about his experience in politics at the inaugural event of an alumni series hosted by the recently launched Georgetown...

Beeck Center Aids White House Fundraiser for Clean Energy

By Toby Hung July 9, 2015

The university announced Tuesday that the Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation has helped the White House and Department of Energy raise $4 billion to invest into clean energy companies in the...

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Adjunct professor Ron Klain, pictured in Gaston Hall in November 2013, ended his term as “Ebola czar” on Feb. 13. He will return to Georgetown.

After 130 Days, Klain Ends Ebola Czar Term

By Kelsey Quackenbush March 6, 2015

Adjunct professor Ron Klain (CAS ’83) concluded his 130-day appointment as the White House’s Ebola response coordinator Feb. 13, having directed the United States’ reaction to the outbreak both...

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President Barack Obama delivered the keynote speech at the second White House College Opportunity Day of Action on Thursday.

White House Convenes Educators

By Kristen Fedor December 5, 2014

President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and first lady Michelle Obama brought together hundreds of educators from across the country in the second White House College Opportunity Day of Action...

Vice President Highlights Georgetown in Summit Speech

Vice President Highlights Georgetown in Summit Speech

By Kristen Fedor and Kristen Fedor December 5, 2014

At Thursday’s White House College Opportunity Day of Action, Vice President Joe Biden stole the show with four shout outs to Georgetown in his half-hour long closing speech. While these mentions had...

Georgetown Reacts to the Ferguson Ruling

Georgetown Reacts to the Ferguson Ruling

By Jess Kelham-Hohler and Jess Kelham-Hohler November 25, 2014

On Nov. 24, a grand jury decided not to indict Ferguson, Mo. police officer Darren Wilson for his August shooting of unarmed teenager Michael Brown. St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Bob McCulloch...

Klain Appointed Ebola Czar

By Suzanne Monyak October 21, 2014

President Barack Obama appointed Georgetown University adjunct professor Ron Klain (CAS ’83) to head the United States’ response to the Ebola outbreak Friday, affecting his role on campus this semester. "When...

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