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The big man who played with Georgetown in the 1980s will now lead the team.

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Patrick Ewing is coming home. According to reports the Hall of Fame Center will become the new head coach of the Georgetown University Hoyas, replacing John Thompson, III. Ewing is currently an assistant for the Charlotte Bobcats. The Bobcats are currently fighting for a playoff spot in the NBA’s Eastern Conference. Ewing played his college […]

Speaking of reparations, what they got on that tuition though?

Georgetown University officials are brainstorming how to make amends for its 19th century mass sale of slaves. This is part of a racial injustice initiative.

Georgetown University sold 272 slaves to rescue the school during a financial crisis. Many are now asking if the university should compensate the slaves' descendants.

Protests at Georgetown University have prompted officials to rename two buildings named for school presidents "who organized the sale of Jesuit-owned slaves to help pay off campus debt in the 1830s."

During a candid talk about race and poverty Tuesday at Georgetown University, President Barack Obama tackled the changing face of economic inequality in the U.S.…

National

Despite living at DC homeless shelter, high school senior earns full scholarship at Georgetown University Rashema Melson, an Anacostia High School senior has a 4.0 GPA and…

VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: Stephen R. Brown wanted to curb the loud, drunken parties that Georgetown University students throw in his historic Burleith neighborhood. So Brown, 62, snapped photos of the ruckus on his block — students hanging out on a roof, a backyard gathering lit by holiday lights — and posted the images on […]

VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: Characterizing himself as mentally and physically ready for the next step, Georgetown’s Greg Monroe said Saturday that he’ll declare himself eligible for the 2010 NBA draft, bringing to an end his star turn for the Hoyas after two seasons. The decision comes one month after Georgetown’s promising season ended with a […]