Georgetown University

Former Georgetown University basketball coach John Thompson, Jr. has died at the age of 78.

People convicted of a crime can often struggle to get good jobs once they finish serving their time. Georgetown University is trying to help with something called the Pivot Program. News4’s Meagan Fitzgerald reports the initiative gives people a second shot at a productive life.

A former technology executive has pleaded guilty to paying $300,000 to bribe his son’s way into Georgetown University as a tennis recruit — even though the son didn’t play tennis.

A Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, man has agreed to plead guilty to bribing Georgetown University’s former tennis coach $50,000 to get his daughter admitted as a fake athletic recruit, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.

The former NBA star urged others to take the novel coronavirus seriously.

Medical students at Georgetown are graduating on Sunday but have already started working as they help MedStar doctors treat patients with COVID-19 virtually. News4’s Derrick Ward spoke with some of the students.

A California woman was sentenced Tuesday to seven months in prison for paying bribes to rig her two daughters’ college admissions exams and get one of them into Georgetown University as a fake tennis recruit. In an unusual hearing held via videoconference due to the coronavirus pandemic, the judge rejected Elizabeth Henriquez’s bid to avoid prison because of the...

Officials from Howard University and Georgetown University announced that members of their given communities tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday.

Georgetown University, along with many other universities and colleges in the D.C. area, is moving instruction online because of the coronavirus. News4’s Cory Smith spoke to students about the change.

Universities across the D.C. area have announced that classes will temporarily move to online platforms as cases of the rare coronavirus spread. AU’s spring break will be extended through March 17, and the changes will go into effect March 18. Online classes will continue through April 3. “While the risk to our community remains low at this time, our precautionary actions...

American University announced that all classes will temporarily move to online platforms following spring break as cases of the rare coronavirus spread in the D.C. area. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.

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It’s no exaggeration to say Kobe Bryant’s death is being felt around the world. He also left a legacy at Georgetown University. Coach John Thompson shared his thoughts on the tragedy.

Georgetown University students who planned to spend the rest of the fall semester in Hong Kong will be headed home early amid violent clashes between pro-democracy protesters and police.

Presidential candidates took the stage for a second day Friday to detail their plans for fighting climate change as part of a televised forum hosted by MSNBC. Meanwhile, millions are joining planned demonstrations around the world calling for action on climate change, including 800 events in the U.S. In total, 12 presidential candidates – 11 Democrats and one Republican –...

Twitter is axing political ads from its site, CEO Jack Dorsey announced Wednesday.

Twitter is axing political ads from its site, CEO Jack Dorsey announced Wednesday.

A number of parents in the college admissions scandal, including actress Lori Loughlin, were hit with a new grand jury indictment adding a conspiracy to commit bribery charge against them, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. The parents, who were all arrested in March in the alleged nationwide bribery scheme, “conspired to commit federal program bribery by bribing employees of the University...

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday launched a defense of how tech companies promote and regulate free speech, arguing that Facebook and its peers make up a new “fifth estate” in society alongside the traditional news media. Zuckerberg, in a speech at Georgetown University, echoed language from the 18th Century, when people first began referring to journalists in the press...

Testifying in defiance of President Donald Trump’s ban, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch told House impeachment investigators Friday that Trump himself had pressured the State Department to oust her from her post and get her out of the country. Yovanovitch told lawmakers investigating Trump’s dealings with Ukraine that there was a “concerted campaign” against her based on “unfounded...