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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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GU Names Lehigh Official as New Investment Chief

GU Names Lehigh Official as New Investment Chief

By Ajani Stella, Senior News Editor July 1, 2025

Kristin Agatone, a higher education finance leader, will become Georgetown University’s chief investment officer (CIO), the university announced July 1. Agatone, who served for nine years as Lehigh...

Graduate forward Micah Peavy was selected 40th overall in the 2025 NBA Draft.

BREAKING: Micah Peavy Drafted 40th Overall, Will Join New Orleans Pelicans

By Nate Seidenstein, Senior Sports Editor June 26, 2025

Georgetown University’s Micah Peavy became the second Hoya drafted into the NBA in as many days, with the graduate forward to join the New Orleans Pelicans after being drafted with the 40th pick in this...

A $10 million donation will provide scholarships for the Georgetown University Law Center, as well as support graduates interested in public service.

GU Law Center to Get $10 Million for Scholarships, Public Service Career Support

By Ajani Stella, Senior News Editor June 26, 2025

A former ambassador and Georgetown University Law Center graduate donated $10 million to the law school to fund scholarships and support students pursuing public service careers, the school announced June...

Sorber burst onto the scene this season, earning conference and national acclaim, including a unanimous selection to the Big East all-freshman team.

BREAKING: Thunder Draft Sorber With 15th Pick

By Nate Seidenstein, Senior Sports Editor June 25, 2025

The reigning NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder selected forward Thomas Sorber, who dominated as a first-year on the Georgetown University men’s basketball team, with the 15th pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. Sorber...

GU Announces New Dean of the Library

By Nora Toscano, Executive Editor June 18, 2025

Georgetown University named Alexia Hudson-Ward the new university librarian and dean of the library, the university announced June 18. Hudson-Ward will begin her position Aug. 30, replacing Harriette...

Two residential halls were defaced with Nazi swastikas, prompting a GUPD investigation.

GUPD Investigates Antisemitic Graffiti Carved Into Campus Buildings

By Ajani Stella, Senior News Editor June 17, 2025

The Georgetown University Police Department (GUPD) is investigating antisemitic graffiti discovered the night of June 16, university officials announced June 17. GUPD discovered two Nazi swastikas etched...

Jack Willis/The Hoya | Georgetown University Interim President Robert M. Groves will testify before the U.S. Congress July 9 about antisemitism on college campuses.

GU Interim President to Testify Before Congress

By Maren Fagan, Editor-in-Chief June 15, 2025

Georgetown University Interim President Robert M. Groves will testify before the U.S. Congress July 9 about antisemitism on college campuses.  In addition to Groves, Félix V. Matos Rodríguez —...

Georgetown University aims to construct a boathouse for its rowing teams after a deal with the National Park Service and Washington, D.C. granting federal land to the university.

GU Announces Deal for New Boathouse Along the Potomac

By Ajani Stella, Senior News Editor June 15, 2025

Georgetown University finalized an agreement with the National Park Service (NPS) and Washington, D.C. officials to construct a university boathouse and develop the waterfront area along the Potomac River,...

The Georgetown Law Center on Privacy & Technology, alongside two immigrant rights groups, sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for information about its collection of noncitizens' DNA.

GU Law Group Sues Homeland Security Over Noncitizen DNA Collection

By Ajani Stella, Senior News Editor June 13, 2025

A Georgetown University privacy law group alleged the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is obstructing information on DHS’s collection of noncitizens’ DNA in a federal lawsuit filed June 2. The...

GUSA senators advanced summer legislation on student life funding, GUPD security costs, and building access ahead of the fall semester.

GU Recommends Incoming Students From Banned Countries Defer Enrollment, Warns Current Students Not to Leave US

By Ajani Stella, Senior News Editor June 7, 2025

Georgetown University encouraged incoming international students from certain countries to defer their enrollment and current international community members to remain in the United States in June 6 letters...

Georgetown post-doctoral fellow Badar Khan Suri recounted his experience in DHS detainment publicly at an event for the first time, emphasizing his commitment to peace and justice.

Khan Suri Recounts Detention, Lawyer Calls For Action

By Paulina Inglima and Aamir Jamil June 3, 2025

Formerly detained Georgetown University post-doctoral fellow Badar Khan Suri spoke publicly about his experience in detention and called for continued advocacy at a June 3 event.  One of Khan Suri’s...

Georgetown University’s Capitol Campus Department of Public Safety (CC-DPS) will increase campus patrols after a gunman fatally shot two Israeli Embassy officials a block away from the Capitol Campus on May 21.

Capitol Campus Increases Patrols After Downtown Shooting

By Ajani Stella, Senior News Editor May 22, 2025

Georgetown University’s Capitol Campus Department of Public Safety (CC-DPS) will increase campus patrols after a fatal shooting one block away from the campus, university officials announced May 22. A...

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