GW dishes out $80,000 to lobbying firm in third quarter of 2025 – The GW Hatchet
The University paid the law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman $80,000 between July 1 and Sept. 30 to assist with “higher education issues.”| The GW Hatchet
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Students evacuated the building as Metropolitan and GW Police officers closed off H and I Streets to vehicle traffic following "suspicious" phone calls with "possible threats" made to the building.| The GW Hatchet
Liquor Law Violation West Hall 10/22/2025 – 3:30 a.m. Closed Case The GW Police Department and GW Emergency Medical Response Group responded to a report of an intoxicated male GW student. After concluding the student did not need medical attention, officials referred the case to Conflict Education & Student Accountability. – Case closed. Referred to...| The GW Hatchet
Community members praised the GW Police Department’s heightened communication and efforts to begin implementing recommendations from a third-party investigation about six months after its release but want more clarity on how officials are enacting the reforms.| The GW Hatchet
If we want to enhance our university experience and take the most out of it, we should be building relationships with our professors.| The GW Hatchet
Student, faculty and staff leaders said the strategic framework incorporated their feedback, and they look forward to its further implementation.| The GW Hatchet
New GW Police Department Chief Victor Brito said he believes his multi-decade experience in law enforcement makes him the right person to rebuild a fractured department.| The GW Hatchet
The pilot study tracked 23 smokers who reported smoking recently and found that 17 of the smokers reported trying to quit for at least one day.| The GW Hatchet
After years of the Medical Faculty Associates losing money — which sits $444 million in debt, GW started negotiating with UHS to cofund the enterprise. With so much at stake, we urge GW to remember that while discussions about severing financial ties with the MFA have dominated the conversation, it is not the only priority the community cares about as all parties weigh the future of the medical enterprise.| The GW Hatchet
In my experience, left-leaning perspectives dominate campus discourse in social and academic spaces. But by operating on that assumption, we lose the opportunity to interact with different opinions, which produces monolithic dialogue that ultimately lessens the quality of our education by curtailing the development of bipartisan communication skills.| The GW Hatchet
The University paid the law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman $80,000 between July 1 and Sept. 30 to assist with “higher education issues.”| The GW Hatchet
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Student largely find the troops’ presence unnecessary, while some say it has made them feel uneasy as National Guard members patrol near dorms and student protests.| The GW Hatchet
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President Ellen Granberg’s message addressed the University’s fiscal year 2026 budget, recent negotiations regarding the Medical Faculty Associates and increasing federal pressures on higher education.| The GW Hatchet
Singer-songwriter sombr, a social media sensation and Generation Z paragon, made a stop in the District on Monday night, filling The Anthem with high energy, humor and heartbreak pop-rock.| The GW Hatchet
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The eight Interfraternity Council fraternities had 92 students rush to join one of their Greek letter organizations with 75 students accepting bids, a nearly 50-person increase from the previous fall’s rush process after the IFC nixed their 12-credit minimum for students to join a fraternity.| The GW Hatchet
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The Student Association Senate unanimously approved legislation Monday that will request the Board of Trustees add the SA’s two top leaders as voting members of the Board.| The GW Hatchet
If approved by the senate, the bill will request the Board to add the SA president and vice president as full voting members and grant them access to meetings and all committee sessions.| The GW Hatchet
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After battling back from a torn ACL and undergoing chemotherapy, Garrett Johnson is locked in on returning better than ever next season.| The GW Hatchet
The Revs fell 81-71 in overtime to crosstown rival American Wednesday night.| The GW Hatchet
Last season, the Revs went 11-3 in out-of-conference play before a 4-14 conference record saddled the team with an overall 15-17 record.| The GW Hatchet
Monday night marked the conclusion of a men’s college basketball season that witnessed arguably the greatest wire-to-wire performance by a GW team in school history. There was much to savor, and GW fans will for some time. But inevitably, the dialog among fans turns to the topic of how the school can maintain this level...| The GW Hatchet
Pohorilak’s apparent departure comes as faculty and staff across the country face termination or suspension over comments they made online about Kirk’s assassination.| The GW Hatchet
GW and several other universities joined a lawsuit filed Monday against the National Institutes of Health, arguing its decision to slash federal grant funding for universities is “flagrantly unlawful.”| The GW Hatchet
Officials are attempting to guide faculty members through confusion over the future of federal research funding after President Donald Trump’s now-rescinded freeze of federal funds last week.| The GW Hatchet
The maximum threshold for the lowest range of faculty and staff salary at $59,199 or below is going to increase to $68,000 in order for more faculty and staff to qualify for the lowest parking rate of $150 per month, an official told the Staff Council Friday.| The GW Hatchet
Faculty senators questioned officials on their rationale for reducing the University’s fiscal year 2026 expense budget by 3 percent and freezing merit-based salary increases, pressing them on whether they considered alternative cuts.| The GW Hatchet
Officials said Wednesday they will reduce the University budget by 3 percent next fiscal year in light of recent “financial issues” and higher education “headwinds” created by President Donald Trump’s executive actions.| The GW Hatchet
The Staff Council pressed Provost Chris Bracey and Chief Financial Officer Bruno Fernandes with questions about issues facing the University, like institutional neutrality, the Medical Faculty Associates, student visas and diversity, equity and inclusion, on Tuesday.| The GW Hatchet
Staff expressed frustration over Chief of Staff Scott Mory’s comments at Tuesday’s Staff Council meeting, where he likened their proposal for a town hall with staff and administrators to a “firing line” for officials.| The GW Hatchet
Staff said Friday that officials aren’t prioritizing concerns about low compensation and limited career advancement opportunities as they develop GW’s next strategic plan.| The GW Hatchet
A Staff Council survey found that 67.6 percent of staff respondents reported that their current salary is insufficient.| The GW Hatchet
The survey detailed issues with workload, office politics and a lack of respect among colleagues.| The GW Hatchet
Experts in performance incentives said pay-for-performance may not effectively reward high-performing staff depending on who determines the bonuses.| The GW Hatchet
At the Staff Council’s second-ever meeting with University President Ellen Granberg, one staff member said the pay-for-performance model is “broken” because her supervisors cannot afford additional merit pay after paying for her unit’s needs.| The GW Hatchet
The GWU Graduate Student Workers United held a public event to launch their unionization efforts at the G Street Park on Tuesday.| The GW Hatchet
About 40 pro-Palestinian protesters stood outside of the University Student Center Friday to call out the Board of Trustees during their first meeting of the academic year, continuing months of protest against the University’s decision to not divest from Israel.| The GW Hatchet
Members of a GW-wide diversity review team said the Office of the Provost’s diversity, equity and inclusion plan released earlier this month after a yearlong delay excluded several recommendations from faculty.| The GW Hatchet
Community members said they are skeptical of the University’s pledge to divest from fossil fuels by 2025 due to a lack of communication from officials, who maintain that they are on track to reach their goal.| The GW Hatchet
In a dark room in the basement of Rome Hall, GW Police Department Chief James Tate practiced shooting a Glock 17 with a modified laser barrel in front of GW’s virtual training simulator.| The GW Hatchet
University President Ellen Granberg said officials armed five GW Police Department officers Monday.| The GW Hatchet
Officials said the University’s race-conscious admissions policy had played a “pivotal” role in fostering diversity at GW.| The GW Hatchet
Elliot Mamet, a research associate and lecturer at Princeton University, said home rule has never been “under attack” as much as it is today by President Donald Trump’s administration and discussed the history of D.C.’s delegates navigating and progressing the city’s fight for autonomy.| The GW Hatchet
The email said plans were determined to be too extensive to allow for continuation with the plan.| The GW Hatchet
Three GW swimmers competed at the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships this weekend.| The GW Hatchet
Head coach Brian Thomas said the team’s 17 new freshmen will help him develop a program that competes year round.| The GW Hatchet
Thomas is the only current swimming and diving head coach to have coached two A-10 programs back-to-back.| The GW Hatchet
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After three years of steady progress under Head Coach Chris Caputo and an impressive spring of roster building, I’m cautiously optimistic about what this fall will bring for GW.| The GW Hatchet
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Men’s basketball is back in the gym, experimenting with new lineups and working toward their postseason goals.| The GW Hatchet
A University spokesperson said the Board of Trustees will not consider the addition of two voting student trustees.| The GW Hatchet
For the first time in more than 40 years, men’s basketball will host the Georgetown University Hoyas this fall, GW Athletics announced Wednesday in a release.| The GW Hatchet
The National Institutes of Health has canceled at least five GW research grants this month, according to data from the Department of Health and Human Services.| The GW Hatchet
Researchers at GW said President Donald Trump’s efforts to slash federally funded research last month have put their studies in a state of limbo.| The GW Hatchet
The letter condemns the estimated $18 billion in cuts to the National Institutes of Health proposed in the fiscal year 2026 federal budget.| The GW Hatchet
University staff members said they have to juggle their finances to make ends meet after officials announced halts to annual merit-based increases in late April to address budget issues.| The GW Hatchet
Upon repeated questions from four faculty senators, University President Ellen Granberg and Vice President for Safety and Operations Baxter Goodly said they could not comment on human resources or personnel issues for confidentiality reasons.| The GW Hatchet
The GW Police Department has armed all supervising officers, with the capacity to arm about a third of the force.| The GW Hatchet
Senators said the resolution’s requests will encourage a community forum with the Faculty Senate and remedy the Board of Trustees’ alleged violation of shared governance principles.| The GW Hatchet
The letter states the “abruptness” of the Board’s announcement limits community feedback on the decision to arm some GWPD officers before its implementation.| The GW Hatchet
The announcement has raised concerns among students that the move will increase the rate of violent encounters at the hands of GWPD officers, especially toward Black and brown students.| The GW Hatchet
Interim University President Mark Wrighton said the Board of Trustees approved a policy to arm roughly 20 GWPD officers with 9 mm handguns.| The GW Hatchet
Tate’s resignation follows a Hatchet investigation last month that detailed previously undisclosed departmental safety violations and internal disarray.| The GW Hatchet
Former GW Police Department officers said the yearlong rollout of the controversial plan to arm some police officers was riddled with safety violations that went undisclosed to the community.| The GW Hatchet
Ellen Granberg – the first woman to serve as GW’s president – will take over the helm of GW from Interim University President Mark Wrighton and will begin her term on July 1.| The GW Hatchet
The Community Advisory Team invited community members to weigh in on the Good Neighbor Agreement, a tenant-neighbor agreement for an unhoused shelter slated to open next month.| The GW Hatchet
More than 120 students attended a vigil mourning Palestinians killed during the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas.| The GW Hatchet
Local housing advocates said The Aston’s delayed opening may form a bottleneck within available housing as more people seek warmth during hypothermia season.| The GW Hatchet
A group of unnamed local property owners is making their second attempt to sue D.C. and stop the conversion of a former GW residence hall into a shelter for medically vulnerable unhoused people.| The GW Hatchet
Members of a local governing body elected Courtney Cooperman and Chris Labas to represent the community during the conversion.| The GW Hatchet
Members of the Foggy Bottom and West End Advisory Neighborhood Commission congratulated Ellen Granberg on the start of her term as the University’s 19th president.| The GW Hatchet
The D.C. Council approved D.C.’s $27.5 million contract to buy the Aston from GW and convert it into a non-congregate shelter for unhoused people last week.| The GW Hatchet
A local governing body passed a resolution in support of the Department of Human Services’ proposal to convert the former residence hall into a non-congregate shelter Wednesday.| The GW Hatchet
The Foggy Bottom and West End Advisory Neighborhood Commission sought feedback Wednesday on a proposal to convert the Aston into a non-congregate shelter.| The GW Hatchet
The pro-Palestinian encampment has reached day three and dozens of students slept just across the yard’s gates on H Street in solidarity with the protesters.| The GW Hatchet
Seven GW alumni in the House of Representatives signed the letter and other members of Congress disavowed Tuesday’s demonstration.| The GW Hatchet
The teams have both won their respective championships three consecutive years.| The GW Hatchet
Officials will bar SJP from sponsoring or organizing on-campus activities on GW property and from using any indoor or outdoor University facilities for at least the next 90 days.| The GW Hatchet
About 40 pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered outside of the Smith Center on Friday afternoon as officials inaugurated University President Ellen Granberg.| The GW Hatchet
The president and chief executive officer of Friendship Place, the District-based housing provider that will supervise The Aston, said they will announce their program manager selection “soon.”| The GW Hatchet
Officials will delay the opening of a homeless shelter in The Aston by up to six months after an unnamed group of local property owners filed a second lawsuit last month attempting to block its conversion into a shelter.| The GW Hatchet
More than a dozen students said they got sick after eating at dining halls, but officials denied the cases were linked to the meals.| The GW Hatchet
Senators approved an act that will create a special committee to assess and address student’s concerns regarding dining hall health violations.| The GW Hatchet
University officials instructed four student demonstrators from Students for Justice in Palestine to stop projecting phrases protesting the Israel-Hamas war, messages some deemed antisemitic.| The GW Hatchet
Editor’s note: This article contains live updates of day five of the encampment. To read live updates from day six, click here. The pro-Palestinian encampments – once divided between University Yard and H Street – entered its fifth day Monday after protesters breached the metal barricade Sunday night. More than 100 tents are spread throughout...| The GW Hatchet
Editor’s note: This article contains live updates of day four of the encampment. For live updates of day five, click here. The pro-Palestinian encampment in University Yard entered its fourth day Sunday morning, as dozens of tents remain in the plaza and more than 30 additional tents spill onto H Street. Demonstrators pitched about a...| The GW Hatchet
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters are in University Yard, preparing to stay overnight.| The GW Hatchet
Editor’s note: This article includes The Hatchet’s live coverage of the seventh day of the University Yard encampment. For live coverage of day eight, click here. Protesters begin the seventh day of their encampment Wednesday under scrutiny from members of Congress for the near week-long demonstration. Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) urged Congress Tuesday to hold...| The GW Hatchet
Updated: April 27, 2024, at 1:27 p.m. Student protesters said at their rally Friday that officials suspended seven students from GW immediately. “The administration announced readily to seven students that they are suspended, effective immediately,” said a speaker at Friday’s rally. “They each have nine counts of misconduct.” “Is this what safety looks like?” the...| The GW Hatchet
The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability will call on D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith to testify next Wednesday.| The GW Hatchet
MPD rejected requests from GW officials to clear protesters from their encampment in U-Yard early Friday morning, the Washington Post reported Friday afternoon.| The GW Hatchet
Demonstrators sustained their presence in U-Yard far past the 7 p.m. deadline set by officials for protesters to clear the encampment, but have yet to face direct pressure from police to vacate the area.| The GW Hatchet
