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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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EDITORIAL: Improve GU272 Initiative

EDITORIAL: Improve GU272 Initiative

By Editorial Board November 8, 2019

Last week, Georgetown University announced an initiative to collaborate with descendant communities to support community-based projects to benefit descendants of the GU272, the 272 enslaved people sold...

GU Announces New Reconciliation Initiative, Will Not Enact Student Fee

GU Announces New Reconciliation Initiative, Will Not Enact Student Fee

By Myroslav November 1, 2019

Georgetown University will launch an initiative supporting community-based projects with GU272 descendants after a student referendum in April voted in favor of a reconciliation fund to benefit the descendants. The...

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Board of Directors Meets, Does Not Vote on GU272 Referendum

By Amy Li June 25, 2019

Despite discussing the results of the student GU272 referendum and holding conversations with GU272 Advocacy Team members in past weeks, the Georgetown University board of directors did not hold a vote...

GEORGETOWN COLLEGE - GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY FACEBOOK PAGE | Members of the Georgetown College Class of 2019 gathered at commencement May 18.

Adichie Encourages Care for Others at College Commencement

By Connor Thomas May 26, 2019

To ease the stress created by the modern “age of hurry,” it is necessary to care for others and avoid extreme individualism, award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie told Georgetown University...

EDITORIAL: Foster Respectful Discourse

By Editorial Board April 26, 2019

Rigorous debate is widely accepted as a vital part of students' formative college years, when their beliefs can be challenged by exposure to diverse perspectives. Yet the attempts to suppress opposing...

VIEWPOINT: Changing Perceptions on the GU272 Referendum

By Javon Price April 23, 2019

On April 11, the Georgetown University undergraduate student body overwhelmingly voted “yes” to the referendum, establishing a board of trustees to “directly better the lives of the descendants of...

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