The Hoya won nine total awards for its journalism from both the Society for Professional Journalists (SPJ) and Georgetown University.
In the SPJ’s 2024 Region 2 Mark of Excellence Awards — which recognize the best collegiate journalism published in the 2024 calendar year in Delaware, Washington, D.C., Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia college newspapers — The Hoya won first prize in the large school category of breaking news reporting. It is The Hoya’s first ever SPJ award.
As a winner in its category, The Hoya will advance to the national competition for breaking news writing. The SPJ will announce national winners in late spring.
At the Georgetown Journalism Program’s annual Edward B. Bunn Awards for Journalistic Excellence ceremony April 28, which recognizes the best journalism published during the 2024-2025 academic year, The Hoya won eight of the 18 awards. This doubled The Hoya’s total from last year and included its first ever prize in the multimedia category.
The Hoya received the following awards:
SPJ
Breaking News Reporting from a Large Student Newspaper (enrollment over 10,000 students)
First place: “Data Leak Exposes Financial Aid, SSN, GPA, Admissions, Visa Information of GU Students, Graduates,” by Contributing Editor Clayton Kincade (SFS ’25), Editor-in-Chief Evie Steele (SFS ’26) and Senior News Editor Maren Fagan (CAS ’27).
Georgetown Journalism Program
News Writing
Second place: “GU Students Hit by Federal Hiring Freeze,” by GUSA Desk Editor Ruth Abramovitz (CAS ’27).
Third place: Coverage of Badar Khan Suri, by the staff of The Hoya.
Honorable mention: Coverage of student protest, by the staff of The Hoya (shared with the staff of the Georgetown Voice).
Features Writing
Second place: “‘Not For The Faint of Heart’: Pregnant, Disabled Students at Georgetown Law Face Barriers in Accommodations Process,” by Senior Features Editor Paulina Inglima (CAS ’27).
Third Place: “Leveling the Playing Field: Data Reveals $32.5 Million Gap Between Men’s, Women’s Sports Funding at GU,” by Senior Sports Editor Sophia Lu (SFS ’26) and Steele.
Arts and Culture Writing
Second place: “Meet the Mascot: The Seniors Inside the Jack the Bulldog Suit,” by Senior Sports Editors Sophia Lu and Caleigh Keating (CAS ’26).
Photography
First place: Photograph from “A Year of Student Music,” by Senior Photo Editor Meghan Hall (SFS ’26, GRD ’27).
Second place: Photograph from “Photo Gallery: Looking Back on GU Men’s Basketball,” by Hall.
Multimedia
First place: Instagram reel, “D.C. Students Protest Federal Cuts to the Department of Education,” by Senior Multimedia Editor Kate Hwang (SFS ’27).