Kinda.
It’s at least true where pronoun affirmation is concerned, as corporations and educational institutions move to let everyone know their chosen signifiers are respected.
For an example, look no further than Georgetown University.
As indicated by a Thursday email obtained by The Washington Free Beacon, the college’s top-rated law school is raising the bar where transgender support is concerned.
Per the Beacon, the Student Bar Association asked students to make clear their preferred pronouns on LinkedIn, Zoom, and in their individual email signatures.
For those disinterested, the Association made a request: Stand “in solidarity and support” of your “nonbinary” and transgender peers by listing your pronouns.
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The Voice attends the Council of Advisory Boards (CAB) Fair at the beginning of each semester, where new students have a chance to meet with editors and sign up for email lists for the sections.
We also have at least one open house in our Leavey 424 office at the beginning of every semester, during which students can meet staffers. If you miss the open houses, feel free to email the appropriate section editor at any time of the year.
Journalist and alumna Lucia Wei He (SFS’15) will pursue a graduate degree program in global affairs in Tsinghua University through the prestigious Schwarzman Scholarship.
Journalist Lucia Wei He (SFS’15) describes herself as “a product of the crossroads between Argentina and China.” Raised in Mar del Plata, Argentina by her Chinese parents, the Georgetown alumna’s upbringing led to a deep fascination with China-Latin America relations. She now will explore the field more deeply through study in Beijing as a Schwarzman Scholar.
Five years after graduating and embarking on a career as a reporter for some of the world’s most prestigious media outlets, He will pursue a master’s degree in Global Affairs at Tsinghua University through the Schwarzman Scholars program.
Fri Dec 18 2020 | Lauren Davenport | Fuel
Lauren Davenport is the manager of athlete development at US Lacrosse. She has coached lacrosse at the youth, high school and collegiate levels.
272. A number that signifies great significance to the Georgetown University community since 2015, according to The Georgetown Voice’s article,
Georgetown Explained: The GU272. The article details a timeline and the continued healing and reparative process of Georgetown University as it relates to the 272 men, women and children who were sold into slavery to keep the university open in 1838.
Since 2015, the university has worked with the descendants of the 272 (about 9,000 people), the student body, the governance of the school and many others about what should be done as a result of what happened in 1838. The university acknowledged the wrong of the past, has made a public apology and has been working over the last five years through dialogue and action (i.e. renaming some buildings, helpi