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CSJ Newsletter (with news) February 2, 2026

Andria Wisler - Monday, February 2
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Monday, February 2, 2026 Newsletter

The CSJ is located in Poulton Hall at the corner of 37th and P Streets NW.
Enter under the number “1419.” The CSJ is staffed/unlocked M-F 8:00am - 7:00pm. Between 7:00pm-8:00am and on the weekends, use your GoCard to tap into CSJ.
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Register for Teach the Speech on Friday, February 13, 2026! Join the CSJ as we center a text of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This year, we focus on Dr. King's Three Evils speech and will learn through reflections from five DC community leaders -- all GU Legacy of a Dream awardees: Khari Brown (Spark the Journey); Paula Fitzgerald (Ayuda); Paula Thompson (Voices for a Second Chance); Mary Brown (Life Pieces to Masterpieces); and Christopher Bradshaw (Dreaming Out Loud). The event includes a community gathering with lunch - RSVP so we can plan. CSJ FWS students can attend for work hours.

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The CSJ Operations Team Needs You!

Support the mission-driven work of the CSJ by providing essential behind-the-scenes infrastructure for our programs, courses, student organizations, and racial justice work. Operations Team members help staff our office at Poulton Hall and 111 Mass Ave., assist with administrative and financial workflows, support transportation logistics, and uphold the daily systems that keep CSJ programs running. The Ops Team is a collaborative work environment with scheduling options Monday through Friday. Federal Work-Study (FWS) positions ONLY. Sign up! Questions? Contact CSJ's Deputy Director, ray.shiu@georgetown.edu.

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The CSJ's HOME: Homelessness | Outreach | Meals | Education program will be the special guest at Campus Ministry's Chaplains' Tea on Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 3:00pm in the Healy Hall Foyer. Learn about ways to get engaged to support DC's unhoused community members. Meet Dennis Dee (C'86, L'89), executive director of the Father McKenna Center, our partner near the Capitol Campus. Stay for the Prayer for Peace at 3:50pm. 

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Congratulations to our 2026 Education and Social Justice Research Fellows! ESJ is a 15+ years collaboration between the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs and the Center for Social Justice, and now also with Mission & Ministry. The ESJ fellowship is 3 credits and the full calendar year; students conduct requested research with and for a Jesuit-affiliated organization. Check back with us later this semester to see where our fellows will go this summer!

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Congratulations to our 2026 David Andretta Research Fellowship awardee, Yasmin Abdul Nasser (GU-Q'27)! Yasmin is a Ghanaian student in Qatar, majoring in International History and minoring in Africana Studies. As an Andretta fellow, Yasmin will research on kayayei, young female head porters from Northern Ghana, as she seeks to understand how regional inequality, gender, and migration shape their lived experiences and societal integration. Employing a mixed methods approach, Yasmin aims to uncover how structural inequalities including uneven development and gender norms shape their mobility and labor.

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Congratulations to CSJ's newest cohort of Faculty Fellows!

Diana Rayes, Global Health Institute
Kristin Sinclair, Educational Transformation
Karen Kolivoski, Center for Youth Justice
Intima Alrimawi, Berkley School of Nursing
Brian Griffiths, Earth Commons
Lauren Arrington, Berkley School of Nursing
Josh Ruebner, Justice & Peace
Shikha Chandarana, Family Medicine
Mingzhu Deng, Educational Transformation
Nejm Benessaiah, Anthropology
Titilola Somotan, History
Melinda González, Culture & Politics
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CSJ offers over 20 Protection of Minors and Vulnerable Populations trainings every semester. As a Hoya, you need to complete this 1.5 hour training one time during your four years, as a pre-requisite for participating in any CSJ program that engages directly with community partners. The introductory training for CSJ programs includes information about campus and online resources for reporting, as well as University and District of Columbia requirements. RSVP through Campus Groups. 

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Spend your summer with the CSJ!

CSJ is actively recruiting for our summer positions which all come with Hilltop housing (free!). Check out our opportunities to serve as: 1) a Bridges to Social Justice Academy mentor; 2) a Food Security and Homelessness Outreach Intern; or 3) a member of our CSJ Operations Team. Questions? Email Ray.Shiu@georgetown.edu.

UNXD 1030-130: Intersections of Social Justice is a summer, online learning opportunity offered through CSJ. During the cross-section term, Hoyas earn 1 credit pass/fail through online, asynchronous reflection and skills-building that wraps around their employment, internship, community-based work, or volunteer commitment anywhere around the world. Intersections students ask ethical questions and apply social justice theories to real world issues in diverse work settings in virtual collaboration with a tight-knit learning cohort. This summer's instructor is Leyna Co, CSJ's Associate Director, Immersion & Community-engaged Learning.

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The Hoya Hub is our campus food pantry coordinated by the CSJ. The Hoya Hub is a resource for any member of the Georgetown University community experiencing food insecurity. It is a pantry regularly stocked with non-perishable food items and available to anyone who needs food on an immediate, emergency basis. There are two Hoya Hub food pantries at Georgetown University:
 

  • The Hoya Hub @Hilltop is located at the 4th floor of the Leavey Center, Room 418.
  • The Hoya Hub @Capitol Campus is located in 111 Massachusetts Avenue, Room LL401.

Campus Partner Events and Opportunities

CSJ’s landing webpage has several helpful, important links: request a van reservation; submit a receipt; reserve equipment; request a DBC; fill out a timesheet; or request accommodations! 

Needs Space? CSJ’s Peace, Liberation, and Solidarity Rooms in Suite 130 Poulton Hall are available to reserve via Google Calendar! On your GCal invite, click “Rooms” (next to “Guests”) and start typing in the name of the room and select it.