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Georgetown University | Maria Cancian, Dean of the McCourt School of Public Policy, will step down Nov. 1 to focus on family care responsibilities. Cancian will return as a professor in the Fall 2025 semester.

McCourt Dean Cancian Stepping Down, DeLeire to Serve as Interim Dean

By Aamir Jamil, Senior News Editor October 18, 2024

Dean of the McCourt School of Public Policy Maria Cancian will step down Nov. 1 to focus on family care responsibilities, Provost Robert Groves announced in an email sent to the Georgetown community Oct....

GU Professor Premiers ‘The Motherload’ at Hawai’i Film Festival

GU Professor Premiers ‘The Motherload’ at Hawai’i Film Festival

By Madeline Grabow, Chief Copy Editor October 18, 2024

Assistant professor for Georgetown University’s Theater and Performance Studies (TPST) program Van Tran Nguyen premiered her feature-length film “The Motherload” at the 44th Annual Hawaii International...

Five Winners of Inaugural Baratta Center Global Impact Award Announced

Five Winners of Inaugural Baratta Center Global Impact Award Announced

By Nancy Britten, Special to The Hoya October 18, 2024

The Baratta Center for Global Business, which emphasizes key research and initiatives for global business, at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business (MSB) announced five recipients of the...

Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies | Georgetown University’s School of Continuing Studies (SCS) launched an executive master’s degree program in humanitarian crisis and emergency management in partnership with Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) for the upcoming 2025-26 academic year.

SCS Launches Executive Master’s in Humanitarian Crisis, Emergency Management

By Claudia Amendoeira, Special to The Hoya October 18, 2024

Georgetown University’s School of Continuing Studies (SCS) launched an executive master’s degree program in humanitarian crisis and emergency management in partnership with Georgetown University in...

Georgetown University | The McDonough School of Business (MSB) announced the Business of Health Initiative Sept. 16.

US News Ranks MSB Undergraduate Program 14th, 3rd for International Business

By Elyse Ellingsworth, Special to The Hoya October 17, 2024

U.S. News & World Report, a media company that publishes an annual set of education rankings, placed the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business (MSB) undergraduate business program 14th...

Maren Fagan/The Hoya | Mary Beth Tinker, one of the petitioners in a landmark Supreme Court case, emphasized the ongoing need to support student voices and reflected on the connection between racial justice and free speech at an Oct. 10 event hosted by the GU-American Civil Liberties Union.

Tinker Reflects on Landmark Decision, Emphasizes Importance of Student Voices

By Maren Fagan, Senior News Editor October 17, 2024

Mary Beth Tinker, a key plaintiff in the landmark Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines, delivered a lecture highlighting the connection between student free speech and racial justice movements, emphasizing...

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SJP, FSJP Hold ‘Week of Rage’ to Commemorate One Year of Heightened Tensions in Gaza

By Aamir Jamil and Maren Fagan October 17, 2024

Georgetown University chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine (FSJP), two organizations that support Palestinian liberation, sponsored a “Week...

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GU’s Jewish Community Mourns One Year Since Oct. 7

By Aamir Jamil, Senior News Editor October 17, 2024

Members of the Georgetown University community gathered for a prayer service and candlelight vigil on the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel. The Office of Jewish Life, the...

Data Leak Exposes Financial Aid, SSN, GPA, Admissions, Visa Information of GU Students, Graduates

Data Leak Exposes Financial Aid, SSN, GPA, Admissions, Visa Information of GU Students, Graduates

By Clayton Kincade, Evie Steele, and Maren Fagan October 17, 2024

A data breach through Georgetown University’s GU Experience internal information platform exposed students’ and graduates’ financial aid, social security numbers, GPA, admissions details and visa...

Lebanese Student Association Hosts Vigil in Solidarity With Lebanon

Lebanese Student Association Hosts Vigil in Solidarity With Lebanon

By Kate Hwang and Aamir Jamil October 16, 2024

 Over 100 members of the Georgetown University community commemorated the victims of Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon at a candlelight vigil Oct. 4 in Red Square.  At the vigil, organized by...

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Hariri Building Vandalized With Graffiti Related to Israel-Hamas War

By Aamir Jamil and Caroline Rareshide October 16, 2024

Unidentified individuals sprayed graffiti appearing to relate to the Israel-Hamas war on the Rafik B. Hariri Building Oct. 16. According to an email that Rosemary Kilkenny (LAW ’87), the university’s...

Shira Oz/The Hoya | The Georgetown neighborhood's Art All Night offerings attracted families despite the poor weather.

Georgetown’s Art All Night Event Closes Exhibits for Rain, Still Celebrates Creativity

By Shira Oz, Special to The Hoya October 9, 2024

The Georgetown neighborhood’s Art All Night activation, an event that hosts artists and businesses across 19 locations along Wisconsin Avenue, had several cancellations due to rain Sept. 29. Art All...

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