In a letter to the Georgetown University undergraduate community dated July 21, Provost Robert Groves and Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer Geoffrey Chatas announced reduced tuition for students who were not invited back to campus.
The letter stated …
Georgetown University’s decision to reserve hundreds of student housing spaces for freshmen this fall has made students in other classes very upset. Numerous requests for on-campus housing by upperclassmen — some living in insecure home conditions — have been rejected, …
“This press conference today, focusing on our plan for opening D.C. schools, is not going to be the way you expected,” said Mayor Muriel Bowser this morning, July 16, at 11:45 a.m. — 45 minutes later than scheduled. “We have …
Georgetown University President John DeGioia posted a letter on the school’s Facebook page on Tuesday, July 7, reviewing the school’s plan for reopening this fall. The news comes on the heels of lots of frustration from students, including petitioning for …
Nearly 1,000 Georgetown University students and others affiliated with the school have signed a petition calling for reduced tuition this coming fall. The petition, with more than 800 names, also demands an extension of the deferral deadline for fall semester …
Georgetown University President John DeGioia’s June 9 update on plans for the fall 2020 semester in the light of COVID-19, posted on the university’s website, did not include specifics.
While many universities around the country are planning to end in-person …
Mayor Muriel Bowser’s May 18 press conference concerning the new D.C. budget, to be presented to the District Council for approval on May 19, confirmed what Council Chairman Phil Mendelson told the Georgetown-Burleith advisory neighborhood commission on May 4: “We …
As with other schools, responses to the novel coronavirus pandemic has left Georgetown University with no spring 2020 commencement ceremonies on its front lawn and a shortfall in its operating budget.
The university will offer employees a nine-week furlough or …
The 2019-20 academic year for DC Public Schools will end on May 29, three weeks earlier than scheduled, announced Mayor Muriel Bowser at her daily press briefing on April 17. Charter schools will also close on or about that date. …
I love almost any animal show. I find them calming, even when there’s a sad outcome.
Here are some of my faves. Click on the title to go to each show’s webpage.
Three friends start a practice …