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How many sports programs were cut starting next season?
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Seven. Officials said they made the decision amid budget cuts during the pandemic, and the affected teams can work to register their programs as club teams.
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What were the two components of the 20/30 Plan?
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Which biotechnology company utilized GW as a clinical trial site for their COVID-19 vaccine?
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Moderna, Inc. The trial was launched in the late summer as part of Operation Warp Speed. GW’s trial exceeded its diversity targets, with more than half of the trial’s participants identifying as Black or Latinx. The Food and Drug Administration approved the Moderna vaccine earlier this month.
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Why did University President Thomas LeBlanc come under controversy during the first week of February?
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A video surfaced on social media of LeBlanc using a racially insensitive analogy while speaking with a student about fossil fuel divestment. LeBlanc apologized for the remark after facing backlash from the Student Association and other student organizations.
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How many students were permitted to live on campus this fall while classes remained online?
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Roughly 500 students. Officials allowed students with “extenuating” personal or academic circumstances to continue living in residence halls as most of the student population remained away from Foggy Bottom.
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Who won the Ward 2 D.C. Council special election in June?
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Brooke Pinto. After Jack Evans resigned from the D.C. Council in January following multiple ethics investigations, Pinto – a former assistant attorney general for D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine – declared victory in the June election to replace him. Pinto also won re-election this November to serve a full, four-year term on the Council.
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Why did Jessica Krug resign from her position as an associate professor?
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Who did students elect to serve as the Student Association president and executive vice president for this academic year?
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Howard Brookins as president and Brandon Hill as executive vice president. Brookins and Hill had served as SA senators prior to their election.
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What action did the Faculty Assembly take at its fall 2020 meeting?
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What are the names of the special committees formed by LeBlanc to consider two recent name change requests?
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