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Georgetown University to Offer Bachelor's Degree Program to Maryland Inmates
Aspiring students who are incarcerated within the Maryland state prison system can now work to get a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University.
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Georgetown, Patrick Ewing Headed to NCAA Tournament After Surprise Win
In a season where no one would have guessed the Hoyas would have a chance to win the Big East, Georgetown defied the odds.
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News 4 Your Sunday: Project Olas
News4’s Pat Lawson Muse spoke with Project Olas founder and CEO Rebecca Cox. Founded at Georgetown University, Project Olas offers Spanish language lessons from mothers in Central America.
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Georgetown to Discipline Students Who Got COVID-19 Vaccine Despite Ineligibility
Georgetown University says it will discipline medical students who received COVID-19 vaccines though they were not eligible to receive them. Third-year and fourth-year medical students at the Washington, D.C., school are eligible to receive the vaccine because they interact with patients, a spokesperson said in a statement Tuesday. But administrators recently learned that other medical school students, “who are...
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MBA Professor and Ex-Wall Street Banker: The No. 1 Thing We're Not Teaching Our Kids Enough of Today
After years of researching and listening to the stories of successful entrepreneurs and colleagues, Georgetown University professor J. Douglas Holladay shares what he’s learned about parenting and risk-taking.
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Incoming Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff to Teach at Georgetown Law
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’ husband, Doug Emhoff, is set to join the faculty of Georgetown Law in D.C. next month. Emhoff will serve as a Distinguished Visitor from Practice and teach a two-credit course in the spring semester called “Entertainment Law Disputes.” He will also serve as a Distinguished Fellow of Georgetown Law’s Institute for Technology Law and Policy....
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‘We Have to Police Ourselves': DC Program Trains Officers to Intervene and Prevent Harm
Millions asked a similar question while viewing that searing cellphone video showing George Floyd being killed by a Minneapolis police officer while other cops stood by: “Why aren’t they stopping him?” A new project launched in the Washington, D.C., area aims to prepare police officers to do something that can be at odds with traditional training: Intervene in those...
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DC Program Trains Officers to Intervene and Prevent Harm
A new project based in the D.C. area aims to prepare police officers to do something that can be at odds with their traditional training. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.
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Legendary Georgetown Coach John Thompson, Jr. Dead at 78
Former Georgetown University basketball coach John Thompson, Jr. has died at the age of 78.
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Georgetown Program Gives Returning Citizens a Second Chance
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.
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Former Exec Pleads Guilty to Bribing Son's Way Into College
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.
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Pa. Dad Charged in College Admissions Case, Agrees to Guilty Plea
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.
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Patrick Ewing In Hospital After Testing Positive for Virus
The former NBA star urged others to take the novel coronavirus seriously.
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Georgetown University Medical Students Use Telehealth to Help With COVID-19
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.
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California Mother Sentenced to 7 Months in College Admissions Scam
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...
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Howard, Georgetown Report First Cases of Coronavirus
Officials from Howard University and Georgetown University announced that members of their given communities tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday.
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Georgetown Among Universities Moving Classes Online
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.
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DC-Area Universities Move Classes Online as Coronavirus Spreads
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...
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American University Moves Classes Online as a Precautionary Measure Against Coronavirus
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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