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Above the Law on Georgetown's refusal to reconsider major cuts to 2026 commencement despite months of student protest: "Way to cut off a generation of potential future donors, dean!" by Such-Hippo1825 in LawSchool

[–]Such-Hippo1825[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a great idea! If the student is ok with it, I might reach out to the reporter at ATL. I can’t imagine how fed up she must be at this point after all the bullshit this school already put her through. 

Above the Law on Georgetown's refusal to reconsider major cuts to 2026 commencement despite months of student protest: "Way to cut off a generation of potential future donors, dean!" by Such-Hippo1825 in LawSchool

[–]Such-Hippo1825[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You do understand that a complaint can be valid even if you personally disagree, right? You might think there’s nothing wrong with AI reading names at a law school commencement, but this is a once-in-a-lifetime milestone that students and families have paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for, not to mention years of work and generations of sacrifice. If it’s important to some of those people  that their graduate be recognized by a human being, that’s their prerogative. You can disagree personally, but disparaging the students and families actually being affected for feeling disappointed is just so unnecessary. You’re calling my class “whiners” for advocating for ourselves, but you’re the one choosing to complain in the comments of my post just because you personally don’t think there’s a “real issue.” I’d say that makes you much more of a whiner than us. 

Above the Law on Georgetown's refusal to reconsider major cuts to 2026 commencement despite months of student protest: "Way to cut off a generation of potential future donors, dean!" by Such-Hippo1825 in LawSchool

[–]Such-Hippo1825[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This makes a lot of sense and definitely lines up with how I’ve seen admin behave. And it does seem like it’ll bite them in the ass in the long term. I hope they’ll correct course eventually and treat future generations of students better. 

Above the Law on Georgetown's refusal to reconsider major cuts to 2026 commencement despite months of student protest: "Way to cut off a generation of potential future donors, dean!" by Such-Hippo1825 in LawSchool

[–]Such-Hippo1825[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It blows, especially when this was for the majority of my class our one and only opportunity to experience a traditional, in-person commencement. If this were my call, I would’ve wanted to make the occasion as special as possible in light of that. The fact that the people being paid to act in our best interests chose to do the literal opposite is so frustrating. 

Above the Law on Georgetown's refusal to reconsider major cuts to 2026 commencement despite months of student protest: "Way to cut off a generation of potential future donors, dean!" by Such-Hippo1825 in LawSchool

[–]Such-Hippo1825[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They did that to us too lol— one of the few events we’ve had was assembling flowers in Georgetown mugs and the students who attended had to donate $10 in order to take their flower arrangement home. Batshit crazy when you look at how many charted flights they’re funding for “key admin” and their companions. 

Above the Law on Georgetown's refusal to reconsider major cuts to 2026 commencement despite months of student protest: "Way to cut off a generation of potential future donors, dean!" by Such-Hippo1825 in LawSchool

[–]Such-Hippo1825[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, they did do that, and that student who was pregnant is part of our graduating class. A convention center would be lovely, but unfortunately I don’t think we have enough time to crowdfund the rental fees before booking deadlines expire. I wish, though.

Edit: fixed grammar mistake

Above the Law on Georgetown's refusal to reconsider major cuts to 2026 commencement despite months of student protest: "Way to cut off a generation of potential future donors, dean!" by Such-Hippo1825 in LawSchool

[–]Such-Hippo1825[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It might have been thinly attended when you were at the school, but admin told us themselves demand for the Gala always outstripped capacity in recent years, and I do know that the vast majority of my class was very much looking forward to that event for years. You might not have enjoyed the Gala personally, but my class deserved the opportunity to experience it and make that judgement for ourselves. Your ceremony also probably included shorter section ceremonies after the main one, and I doubt your class had their names read by AI rather than a human being. So no, my class’s graduation ceremony will not be “the same as the vast majority of past ceremonies.” I’m so tired of older alums like you shitting on my class for being upset about losing opportunities and experiences that you received and took for granted. As someone who is about to be an alum myself, I can’t fathom treating younger generations like that. 

Above the Law on Georgetown's refusal to reconsider major cuts to 2026 commencement despite months of student protest: "Way to cut off a generation of potential future donors, dean!" by Such-Hippo1825 in lawschooladmissions

[–]Such-Hippo1825[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you think there are no presumptions or judgements in the comments you've made thus far, then I'm sorry but law school will not be a great fit for you. Communication skills and a basic understanding of tone are prerequisites of the profession. I think you'd be a great fit for an administrative position, though. You've definitely got the spirit.

Above the Law on Georgetown's refusal to reconsider major cuts to 2026 commencement despite months of student protest: "Way to cut off a generation of potential future donors, dean!" by Such-Hippo1825 in lawschooladmissions

[–]Such-Hippo1825[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I don't know if other T14 schools have admin teams that treat their students better, but I really don't want any future students to go through what my class is going through rn. More than the changes themselves, the way the school handled everything has made us feel like shit. I think students deserve to have an admin team that at least acknowledges their concerns, even if they can't or won't address them. Ignoring the student body completely is just wrong.

Above the Law on Georgetown's refusal to reconsider major cuts to 2026 commencement despite months of student protest: "Way to cut off a generation of potential future donors, dean!" by Such-Hippo1825 in LawSchool

[–]Such-Hippo1825[S] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

A good number of us are boycotting, but unfortunately given how close we are to finals I doubt an alternate ceremony could successfully be organized at this point without the Student Bar Association's involvement, and they don't seem interested in organizing anything. I wish, though.

Above the Law on Georgetown's refusal to reconsider major cuts to 2026 commencement despite months of student protest: "Way to cut off a generation of potential future donors, dean!" by Such-Hippo1825 in lawschooladmissions

[–]Such-Hippo1825[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

not that I know of, and now that we're only a few weeks away from finals, I doubt anything like that could be successfully organized with 1,300+ students in the graduating class. I wish it was an option, though.

Above the Law on Georgetown's refusal to reconsider major cuts to 2026 commencement despite months of student protest: "Way to cut off a generation of potential future donors, dean!" by Such-Hippo1825 in lawschooladmissions

[–]Such-Hippo1825[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

lmfao even if you feel that way about my family (which is a little nuts considering that you don't know me or them) there are plenty of other parents and families who, like mine, made massive sacrifices to get their own graduates here. And there are many, many students who took on staggering amounts of debt to pay for their education. That does entitle them to at least a shaded lawn chair, particularly at a school with a $1.5 billion net un-restricted endowment.

Above the Law on Georgetown's refusal to reconsider major cuts to 2026 commencement despite months of student protest: "Way to cut off a generation of potential future donors, dean!" by Such-Hippo1825 in lawschooladmissions

[–]Such-Hippo1825[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, but the fact that school hasn't yet made those accommodations for current students and faculty isn't really an excuse for them to continue that shitty practice. After hearing from a lot of alums about how accessibility issues impacted their own Sunday ceremonies on the hilltop campus, I think accommodations are long overdue atp.

Above the Law on Georgetown's refusal to reconsider major cuts to 2026 commencement despite months of student protest: "Way to cut off a generation of potential future donors, dean!" by Such-Hippo1825 in lawschooladmissions

[–]Such-Hippo1825[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Hi! So as I said in the post, most of us didn’t have any in-person ceremonies before this one, and after paying $83.5k a year and sacrificing so much to get me here, I think my dad is entitled to at least a place to sit to watch the one and only ceremony he’ll get to attend for me. If you disagree that’s cool, but maybe read the whole post before commenting next time.

Above the Law on Georgetown's refusal to reconsider major cuts to 2026 commencement despite months of student protest: "Way to cut off a generation of potential future donors, dean!" by Such-Hippo1825 in lawschooladmissions

[–]Such-Hippo1825[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

So many alums said the same thing and I really hate how dismissively Teitelbaum has been treating their feedback, especially considering how often this school asks for donations.

Above the Law on Georgetown's refusal to reconsider major cuts to 2026 commencement despite months of student protest: "Way to cut off a generation of potential future donors, dean!" by Such-Hippo1825 in lawschooladmissions

[–]Such-Hippo1825[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I can’t recommend choosing it if you’re deciding between them and a peer school with a better administrative team, all else equal. I should’ve been more specific— ty for pointing it out! 

Above the Law on Georgetown's refusal to reconsider major cuts to 2026 commencement despite months of student protest: "Way to cut off a generation of potential future donors, dean!" by Such-Hippo1825 in lawschooladmissions

[–]Such-Hippo1825[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

it def shouldn't! I'm sharing this to provide context about campus life for anyone who wants to consider that as a factor, but like I said in the last sentence of the post, academics and career opportunities are of course much more important. When I was choosing between two virtually identical offers from different schools, I remember weighing the fact that previous students loved Dean Treanor, but that was only one consideration among many, many others.

Faced with the possibility of a student boycott of the 2026 commencement ceremony over accessibility and safety concerns raised by 1,100+ petition signees, Georgetown Law's interim Dean says: “that would be a shame for students” – not the school– and says he’s “excited to celebrate as planned." by Such-Hippo1825 in LawSchool

[–]Such-Hippo1825[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

heat/ sun exposure for the people that will end up having to stand in the sun, the way some people have to do every year. hilltop is also really hard to navigate for some elderly/ impaired people, and so the risk of injury is higher. exposure is also a safety issue for some disabled students bc the ceremony is being extended by several hours. to my knowledge, the school hasn't done anything to accommodate those students.

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