News across Greater Washington
GU Community Condemns Title IX Policy Reversal
The 2024 rule change, which was intended to protect LGBTQ+ students, was formally removed from national law by the U.S. Department of Education.
As Peñalver Develops Strategic Plan, GU Community Hopes for Improved Policies
The Georgetown University Police Department responded to over 17% more criminal reports in 2025, with a notable rise in burglaries.
Students, alumni file amended complaint in antisemitism suit against GW after judge’s dismissal
A group of current and former students filed an amended complaint against GW in U.S. District Court, alleging officials dismissed complaints of antisemitism and “denied” them access to educational opportunities because of their Jewish faith.
GU-Q Welcomes Incoming Faculty to Expand STEM, Arabic Programs
Eleven new faculty members covering a range of academic disciplines have joined the staff in Georgetown University in Qatar, following the introduction of a new major and minor programs this year.
Column: Officials should be concerned about GW’s stagnant US news rankings
This year's rankings saw peer institutions like the University of Miami leap past GW, going from No. 69 last year to No. 55, leaving our University ahead of just one of its twelve peer schools. But University officials have opted to embrace the news as demonstrating consistent…
SGA declares University financial aid, affordability ’emergency’
The Student Government Association passed the body's first six pieces of legislation of the term, including acts creating a special committee on financial aid and affordability, an LGBTQ+ caucus, annual accessibility reports and a resolution condemning Islamophobia.
GWSB partners with University of Seoul for graduate credit transfer program
GW and the University of Seoul in a signed memorandum last month agreed to accept transfer credits from UOS students toward GWSB graduate programs.
Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library joins Libraries & Academic Innovation unit
GW’s Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library joined the University’s Libraries and Academic Innovation unit on Sept. 28 in order to make it easier for students, faculty and researchers working across disciplines to use library resources.
Trump administration seeks to rescind $2.1 million for GW healthcare equity fellowship program
The White House’s statement lists GW’s Health Equity Leadership Development Initiative as an example of programs funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health for promoting diversity, equity and inclusion, discrimination and “radical woke…
Psaros Family Donates $14 Million to Namesake GU Financial Research Center
The donation brings the Psaros family’s total contribution to $25 million over the past four years to support Georgetown’s financial policy center.
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…