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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Haan Jun Lee / The Hoya | In an April 16 election, a majority of resident assistants (RAs) who voted — 79 of the 82 voting RAs, or 96% — voted in favor of union representation by Local 153 of the Office of Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU), a parent union supporting university employees.

RA Union, Georgetown Begin Collective Bargaining

By Maren Fagan and Aamir Jamil August 29, 2024

The Georgetown Resident Assistant Coalition (GRAC), the organization that represents Georgetown University resident assistants (RAs) in collective bargaining negotiations, began its first round of negotiations...

Georgeanne Vartorella is a first-generation college student who attended Georgetown for undergraduate and medical school. Richard Statesir, her husband, is an opthalmologist.

Georgetown Receives Financial Gift to Support Scholarships

By Caroline Rareshide, Contributing Editor August 23, 2024

A Georgetown University graduate and her husband have committed to establishing a scholarship fund and grant program, according to an August 22 email from University Provost and Interim President Robert...

The D.C. State Board of Education approved a resolution calling for an end to legacy admissions at D.C. universities at a July 17 hearing.

DC Moves Closer to Ending Legacy Admissions After GU Student Activism

By Paulina Inglima, Senior Features Editor August 2, 2024

The D.C. State Board of Education (SBOE), an elected body that advises the Washington, D.C. government on educational issues, approved a resolution calling for an end to legacy admissions at D.C. universities...

Charles Edward “Charlie” Pirtle, a professor emeritus in Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service (SFS) best known for designing the signature “Map of the Modern World” course, died June 22 in Boardman, Ohio. He was 82.

Charles Pirtle, SFS Professor Emeritus and Icon, Dies at 82

By Aamir Jamil, Senior News Editor August 1, 2024

Charles Edward “Charlie” Pirtle, a professor emeritus in Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service (SFS) best known for designing the signature “Map of the Modern World” course, died...

Andrew Sobanet will serve as the interim dean of Georgetown University's College of Arts & Sciences beginning July 1.

Professor of French Sobanet to Serve as College of Arts & Sciences Interim Dean

By Evie Steele, Editor-in-Chief June 26, 2024

Georgetown University appointed Andrew Sobanet, a professor in the department of French and Francophone studies and a vice dean in the university's College of Arts & Sciences (CAS), as interim dean...

Ceballo has served as dean of the College since January 2021 and helped develop the Capitol Campus.

College of Arts & Sciences Dean Ceballo to Leave Georgetown

By Caroline Rareshide, Contributing Editor June 20, 2024

Rosario “Rosie” Ceballo, dean of the Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) and a professor of psychology, will leave the university June 30 to become dean of the College of Literature,...

Maren Fagan/The Hoya | Georgetown University committed to introducing gender-inclusive housing for first-years this fall and will work to make it available for all undergraduates.

Georgetown Will Make Gender-Inclusive Housing Available to Class of 2028

By Maren Fagan, Senior News Editor June 10, 2024

Georgetown University will enhance its process of providing gender-inclusive housing, with a pilot program adding a question on gender-inclusive housing to students’ living preference surveys to begin...

DeGioia underwent surgical intervention at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and is with his wife and son.

DeGioia Suffers Stroke, Provost to Serve as Interim President

By Caroline Rareshide, Contributing Editor June 5, 2024

Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia (CAS ’79, GRD ’95) suffered a stroke the morning of June 5, according to an email sent later in the day to community members from Thomas A. Reynolds...

Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute | Qing Bao in her habitat in China on May 17.

Smithsonian to Welcome Two Pandas by End of Year

By Maren Fagan and Aamir Jamil May 29, 2024

A pair of giant pandas will join the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) by the end of the year, the zoo announced May 29.  The two pandas, two-year-old male...

Brahmacharini Shweta Chaitanya will lead Dharmic Life at Georgetown, and Rabbi Ilana Zietman will lead Jewish Life at Georgetown.

Georgetown Names New Directors for Dharmic, Jewish Life

By Caroline Rareshide, Contributing Editor May 21, 2024

Georgetown University Campus Ministry announced May 21 the appointments of a new director for Dharmic Life and Hindu spiritual advisor and a new director for Jewish Life beginning Aug. 1. Fr. Mark Bosco,...

Police threatened to arrest individuals if they did not disperse from the area.

Pro-Palestinian Protesters Disperse After Regrouping on GWU’s Campus

By Caitlin McLean and Caroline Rareshide May 9, 2024

Pro-Palestinian protesters dispersed for the night after reassembling May 9 at George Washington University (GWU), one night after the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested 33 individuals.    Police...

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Seven Georgetown Students Among Arrested at GWU Pro-Palestinian Encampment

Seven Georgetown University students were among 33 protesters Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers arrested in the early hours of May 8 at George Washington University’s (GWU) pro-Palestinian...

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