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Psaros Family Donates $14 Million to Namesake GU Financial Research Center
A top Georgetown University donor invested $14 million into Georgetown’s financial policy research center, the university announced Sept. 22. Michael Psaros (MSB ’89) and Robin Psaros’ investment to the Psaros Center for Financial Markets and Policy, which conducts financial…
New GU Professor Starts Lab to Simulate Viruses, Aerosols
Georgetown University hired a new chemistry professor in Fall 2026 known for her work designing the first complete model of COVID-19. Abigail Dommer created Georgetown’s new Computational Aerobiology Lab (CABLab) to study the behavior of droplets containing organic matter at the…
Faculty Senate Notified of University Strategic Plan, Reforms
Georgetown University administrators briefed the faculty senate on new artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives and administrative reforms for resource procurement at a Sept. 22 meeting. University President Eduardo Peñalver and French professor Andrew Sobanet — chair of the…
GUSA Confirms 5 New Directors, Announces Advances in Reconciliation
New GUSA directors look forward to executing their new positions while incumbent senators seek to amplify student voices with regards to dining options.
Paint Branch 4th graders sing for first lady
Four fourth-graders from Paint Branch Elementary School in College Park helped serenade first lady Melania Trump and Peng Liyuan, the first lady of China, on Sept. 24 at the National Museum of Asian Art. The concert was a stop on Peng’s day out with her American counterpart…
UMD prof explains ‘weird’ quantum mechanics to lay audience
Red balls and blue balls. A penny in Maryland and another in California. The same atom in two points on a graph at the same time. University of Maryland (UMD) physics professor Steve Rolston tried to explain quantum mechanics to a standing-room-only crowd of more than 50 people…
Advocates push outreach to immigrant families amid enrollment concerns
Amid concerns about increased Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity near schools across the region, immigrant advocacy groups and elected leaders say they are working with schools and parents to stave off enrollment declines and other disruptions to immigrant…
Wall Street’s Next Talent Pipeline Is Being Built at Howard
Wall Street closed the door to diversity recruiting; Howard students responded by building their own. The post Wall Street’s Next Talent Pipeline Is Being Built at Howard first appeared on The Hilltop .
Graduate students say Trump’s federal loan caps are reshaping their education payment plans
Over 10 graduate students said they are tapping into alternative funding sources and reconsidering further studies to adapt to stricter federal borrowing limits and the termination of the Grad PLUS program.
Students laud reinstated weekend dining hours, urge officials to further enhance options
Students said the weekend and late-night hour expansions have allowed for easier access to dining around class timing.
GW antisemitism complaint cited in APA accreditation battle as federal commission recommends suspension
A Department of Education accreditation committee recommended the Trump administration strip the American Psychological Association for allegedly failing to address antisemitism in its programs, including a 2022 incident at GW's professional psychology program.
GU Theology Faculty Remain Divided on Department’s Focus, Catholicism’s Role
When Ariel Glucklich joined Georgetown University’s theology and religious studies department in 1997, he was the first Jewish faculty member in a sea of Jesuit professors. Now, Georgetown’s theology department — which originated in 1789 — hosts only three Jesuit full-time…