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Four Students Win Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship

By Daniel Greilsheimer, City Desk Editor September 6, 2024

Four Georgetown University students received this year’s Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service, better known as the Voyager Scholarship.  Ranee Brady (SFS ’26), Matlock Grossman (SFS ’26),...

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MedStar Georgetown University Hospital recently installed a proton accelerator, the first of its kind in D.C.

MedStar to Receive Donation Supporting Literacy in Hospitalized Children

By Patrick Clapsaddle, Chief Copy Editor September 6, 2024

Educational technology startup Ello will donate resources to provide educational support to children at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital to help curb the negative effects of extended school absence...

Georgetown University | A Georgetown psychology professor released a book that explores the impacts that omniculturalism has on overcoming societal differences.

GU Psychology Professor Launches Book on Omniculturalism

By Nora Toscano, Academics Desk Editor September 6, 2024

A professor in the Georgetown University psychology department published a book exploring how omniculturalism has the power to unite humanity, the university announced Aug. 14. Dr. Fathali Moghaddam’s...

Georgetown Athletics | Two Georgetown alumni, Julia Leas (COL ’22, GRD ’23) and Parker Stokes (CAS ’23, GRD ’24), were named the 2023-2024 Big East Scholar Athletes of the Year.

Two Georgetown Alumni Named Big East Scholar-Athletes of the Year

By Nora Toscano, Academics Desk Editor September 6, 2024

The Big East, the athletic conference in which many of Georgetown University’s intercollegiate athletic teams play, named two alumni its scholar-athletes of the year Aug. 27.  Julia Leas (COL ’22,...

Rachael Gross/The Hoya | Wisemiller's Grocery and Deli, a Georgetown student-frequented sandwich shop, raised prices amind increasing inflation, rent and utilities costs.

Wisemiller’s Raises Prices Amid Inflation

By Caroline Rareshide, Contributing Editor September 6, 2024

Wisemiller’s Grocery and Deli, a neighborhood sandwich shop on 36th Street which many Georgetown University students frequent, raised its prices in August following a rise in inflation and the cost of...

Ruth Abramovitz/The Hoya | Over 150 protesters gather in Red Square before marching across campus and regrouping in front of Leo J. O'Donovan's Hall in response to perceived university censorship of the Georgetown chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP).

SJP Holds Rally, Marches Across Campus Amid Claims of University Censorship

By Aamir Jamil, Ruth Abramovitz, and Jasmine Criqui September 6, 2024

More than 150 pro-Palestinian protestors marched across Georgetown University’s campus Sept. 4 in a rally to protest perceived university censorship of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), a student...

Aamir Jamil/The Hoya | The Georgetown University Police Department (GUPD) is investigating vandalism that occurred in Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart and the Heyden Observatory the night of Aug. 29 as potential anti-Catholic hate crimes.

GUPD Investigating Vandalism on Campus as Potential Anti-Catholic Hate Crimes

By Aamir Jamil and Maren Fagan September 6, 2024

The Georgetown University Police Department (GUPD) is investigating two Aug. 29 incidents of vandalism as potential anti-Catholic hate crimes.  During one incident, the large processional crucifix...

Courtesy of Georgetown University | The Pathways to Social Justice Curriculum went into effect this school year with the class of 2028 as the first class to follow the updated curriculum.

New ‘Pathways to Social Justice’ Requirement Launches With Class of 2028

By Nora Toscano, Academics Desk Editor September 6, 2024

Georgetown University’s new “Pathways to Social Justice” core requirement for undergraduates came into effect with the beginning of the Fall 2024 semester. Beginning with the Class of 2028, all...

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GUPD Crime Log Shows Recent Incidents of Theft on Campus

By Kate Hwang and Patrick Clapsaddle September 6, 2024

August 2024 saw crime reports on or around Georgetown University property more than double as compared to August 2023.  According to the Georgetown University Police Department’s (GUPD) public crime...

Courtesy of Georgetown University | The McCourt School of Public Policy opened a new building at 125 E St., increasing in size to more than 150,000 from the original 25,000 square feet of space in Old North on the Hilltop.

McCourt School’s New Building Enhances Collaboration and Innovation in Policymaking

By Song Lim, Graduate Desk Editor September 6, 2024

The McCourt School of Public Policy opened a new building at 125 E St. between 1st and 2nd streets, adjacent to Georgetown University Law Center, on Sept. 12 with the goal of fostering stronger connections,...

Courtesy of Georgetown University | Georgetown University School of Nursing earned the designation as a 2024 National League for Nursing (NLN) Center of Excellence (COE) Aug. 14.

Georgetown Nursing Recognized as 2024 Center of Excellence

By Song Lim, Graduate Desk Editor September 6, 2024

Georgetown University School of Nursing (SON) was one of 13 U.S. nursing education programs that earned the designation as a 2024 National League for Nursing (NLN) Center of Excellence Aug. 14. The...

Georgetown University | The Supreme Court of Maryland reinstated the conviction of Prisons and Justice Associate Adnan Syed Aug. 30.

Maryland Supreme Court Reinstates Conviction of PJI Associate Adnan Syed

By Aamir Jamil, Senior News Editor September 6, 2024

The Supreme Court of Maryland reinstated the conviction of Adnan Syed, who currently works as an associate at Georgetown University’s Prisons and Justice Initiative (PJI), on procedural grounds in an...

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