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Maren Fagan/The Hoya | Georgetown University students will face a referendum April 14 to 16 on university divestment from companies and academic institutions engaged with Israel’s government. The referendum will have no binding effect on university policy. Georgetown students have previously called for divestment, including at campus-wide protests in April, 2024, such as the protest pictured.

GU Students to Vote on Israel Divestment

By Evie Steele, Nora Toscano, Jack Willis, and Maren Fagan • April 6, 2025

Georgetown University students will face a referendum later this month on university divestment from companies and academic institutions engaged with Israel’s government. Sixteen of the 28 members...

Vijay Velamoor, Executive in Residence and Special Advisor at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business, is remembered by a new EMBA merit scholarship created in his honor.

MSB EMBA Program Introduces Merit Scholarship in Honor of Late Advisor

By Pooja Narayan, Graduate Desk Editor • April 6, 2025

Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business (MSB) announced a new scholarship for Executive MBA (EMBA) students March 20 in memoriam of the program’s former executive in residence.  Vijay...

GULC Professor Eloise Pasachoff, who specializes in federal funding research, received the President's award for Distinguished Scholar-Teachers, the Office of the President announced March 18th.

GU Law Professor Receives President’s Award for Distinguished Scholar-Teachers

By Pooja Narayan, Graduate Desk Editor • April 6, 2025

A Georgetown University law professor received the 2025 President’s Award for Distinguished Scholar-Teachers, an accolade awarded to Georgetown faculty who demonstrate an impressive ability to integrate...

Two Palestinian American authors discussed the importance of their work in bringing visibility to the conflict in Gaza and the plight of refugees at an event on March 31.

Palestinian Authors Call for Discussion, Visibility Surrounding the Ongoing War

By Elyse Ellingsworth, Events Desk Editor • April 4, 2025

Two Palestinian American authors emphasized bringing visibility to the struggles of people living in Gaza and refugees during a Georgetown University event March 31. During the talk, poet and editor...

Gloria Purvis, an author and social justice advocate, discussed the actions the Catholic church can take in response to the current conversations surrounding immigration and abortion at an event April 1.

Catholic Speaker Calls for Stronger Church Response to Hateful Rhetoric in Dahlgren Chapel Lecture

By Emily Dabre, Special to The Hoya • April 4, 2025

An author and social justice advocate appealed for a stronger Catholic response to right-wing rhetoric within the U.S. federal government at a Georgetown University event April 1.  The Dahlgren Chapel...

Georgetown Main Street highlighted local artwork during its fourth annual Art Walk held on March 22.

Georgetown Art Walk Event Celebrates Creativity

By Shira Oz, City Desk Editor • April 4, 2025

Georgetown Main Street, an organization that supports small businesses in the Georgetown neighborhood, showcased neighborhood art at its fourth annual Art Walk on March 22. The Art Walk, which allows...

Lawmakers and industry leaders met at the Health Next Summit on March 26 to discuss evolving healthcare policies amid federal changes.

Leaders Analyze New Health Care Policies at Inaugural Summit

By Leo Auerbach, Special to The Hoya • April 4, 2025

Legislators and industry leaders gathered to examine the rapidly evolving healthcare policy landscape amid federally-instituted changes at the inaugural Health Next Summit hosted at the InterContinental...

The Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching & Service will suspend Georgetown Jumpstart, a program that connects Georgetown students with underserved preschool populations to provide language, literacy and socio-emotional programming, after this semester due to funding constraints resulting from federal budget cuts.

GU Jumpstart Program to Close Beginning in Fall 2025

By Opal Kendall, Special to The Hoya • April 4, 2025

After Jumpstart for Young Children did not renew university grants, the Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching & Service (CSJ) will suspend the Georgetown Jumpstart program after this semester...

Fernando Garcia-Naddaf, an academic expert on diplomacy and nonviolence, showed how humanism, a philosophical movement emphasizing common human needs, can improve education about peace to address global issues during a March 28 webinar.

Researcher Advocates Humanism to Solve Global Problems

By Lena Maillet, Hoya Staff Writer • April 3, 2025

A visiting researcher in Georgetown University’s justice and peace studies (JUPS) program defended humanism, a philosophical movement emphasizing common human needs, as a tool for addressing global issues...

Students and faculty gathered to connect the current political landscape to historical events during a teach-in, an informal teaching model that is a form of protest, that the Georgetown University history department held March 28.

History Department Teach-In Responds to Political Environment

By Ajani Stella, Academics Desk Editor • April 3, 2025

Georgetown University students and history department faculty connected the current political landscape to historical events in a teach-in, a form of protest which draws on a tradition of informal education...

Joseph Hartman, a government professor, won the top honor of the student-led College Academic Council on April 1 for his contributions to the Georgetown University community.

College Academic Council Honors Joseph Hartman

By Annika McCanne, Hoya Staff Writer • April 3, 2025

The College Academic Council (CAC) awarded a government professor the College Honors Faculty Award, its top honor, the council announced April 1.  Joseph Hartman (GRD ’15), the honoree, teaches political...

About 50 demonstrators protested outside Georgetown’s Tesla showroom on March 15 against Elon Musk’s federal cuts.

Georgetown Community Rallies at M Street Tesla Amid DOGE Cuts

By Michael Scime, Senior Multimedia Editor • April 3, 2025

Roughly 50 demonstrators protested CEO and businessman Elon Musk’s political activism and efforts to make cuts to federal government spending outside the Tesla showroom on M Street in the Georgetown...

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