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MPD Deadline to Clear Pro-Palestine Encampment Passes, Stalemate Persists

By Aamir Jamil, Maren Fagan, and Catherine Alaimo
Maren Fagan/The Hoya | Waving Palestinian flags, Georgetown University students, faculty and staff passed through the Georgetown neighborhood.

Photo Gallery: GU Students, Faculty Rally for Gaza, Join Encampment at GWU

By Maren Fagan, Aamir Jamil, and Kate Hwang
Students, faculty and staff from Georgetown University joined a tent encampment at George Washington University.

Developing: Georgetown Students, Faculty, Staff Join Tent Encampment at George Washington University

By Evie Steele, Aamir Jamil, Maren Fagan, and Paulina Inglima
Maren Fagan/The Hoya | Activists from eight Washington, D.C. universities, including Georgetown University, joined protesters at George Washington University to rally for a ceasefire in Gaza and universities divestment from companies tied to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

Developing: GU Students, Faculty Rally for Gaza

By Aamir Jamil, Evie Steele, Maren Fagan, Paulina Inglima, and Jack Willis
Georgetown University Lauinger Library | Four students won The Bernard M. Wagner Medal, The Annabelle Bonner Medal, The Lynch Pendergast Medal and The Ora Mary Pelham Poetry Prize as part of the 2024 Creative Writing Awards given through the English Department to be honored on April 30.

English Department Announces 2024 Creative Writing Award Winners

By Maren Fagan, Senior News Editor
Courtesy of Josie Balistreri | The first student drag show, Mx. Georgetown, presented six drag queens and kings in a pageant format competing for the title of Mx. Georgetown with a talent portion and a lip-sync battle included in the show.

Inaugural Mx. Georgetown Features Drag, Celebrates Queer Community

By Caroline Rareshide and Maren Fagan
Evie Steele/The Hoya | The Circle of Indigenous Students’Alliance (CISA), an organization that elevates the voices and culture of Indigenous students on campus, displayed its Native Art Showcase with the theme Le Emántanhanpi, which in the Lakota language is interpreted as “We Belong Here,” featuring live poetry, dancing, music and visual art presentations April 12.

“Le Emátanhanpi”: Students Present Native Art Showcase

By Maren Fagan, Academics Desk Editor
Aamir Jamil/The Hoya | The Georgetown University residential assistants (RAs) urged students to support their calls to unionize at an April 11 panel, with RAs Izzy Wagener, Aayush Murarka, Nico Reyes, and Samuel Lovell sharing their experiences.

Residential Assistants Speak About Unionization Effort, Work Experiences

By Aamir Jamil and Maren Fagan
Maren Fagan/The Hoya | Lauinger Library hosted the third Edible Book Festival to unite the community with food and baked goods inspired by literature with judges and attendees voting on their favorites, giving awards to the winners and selecting a people’s choice award on April 8.

Edible Book Festival Celebrates Literature With Cakes, Community

By Maren Fagan, Academics Desk Editor
Maren Fagan/The Hoya | A panel discussion hosted by the Institute of Politics and Public Service on April 4th moderated by Allegra Kirkland, the politics director at Teen Vogue, brought attention to the role of young voters in the upcoming presidential election and politician’s need to win this key demographic.

Panelists Emphasize Role of Young Voters in Upcoming Elections

By Maren Fagan, Academics Desk Editor
Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security | The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, an organization that researches and promotes the role of women in preventing conflict and building peace, created the Women, Peace and Security (WPS), the first-ever conflict tracker with a gender-focus launched March 11.

Institute for Women, Peace and Security Creates First Gender-Focused Conflict Tracker

By Maren Fagan, Academics Desk Editor
Aamir Jamil/The Hoya | The Georgetown University community recognized the four winners of the President’s Awards for Distinguished Scholar-Teachers, an award that honors full-time faculty members’ research and role as a professor, announced March 15 and honored March 19 at the Spring Faculty Convocation.

Georgetown President Awards Four Distinguished Professors for Classroom Contributions, Research

By Maren Fagan, Academics Desk Editor
Maren Fagan/The Hoya | Georgetown Students Against Starbucks (GSAS) suspended their campaign on Mar. 1 amid Starbucks’ promise to enter into contract negotiations with Starbucks Workers United (SBWU), the union representing Starbucks workers, while planning to follow the upcoming contract negotiations.

Students Against Starbucks Suspend Campaign, Pledge to Watch Contract Negotiations

By Maren Fagan, Academics Desk Editor
Georgetown University | Georgetown University College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) announced the creation of the First Fellows program for first-generation limited-income students to provide students mentorship and academic support through a $2.8 million graduate donation on Feb. 26.

College to Launch First-Generation Student Fellowship With $2.8 Million Gift

By Maren Fagan, Academics Desk Editor
Courtesy of Uliana Leshchuk | Georgetown students attended a rally for Ukraine at the Lincoln Memorial on Feb. 24, exactly two years after the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, to call for continued American and international support.

Students, City Rally for Second Anniversary of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

By Maren Fagan, Academics Desk Editor
Harvard University Press | Georgetown English professor and American Studies director Brian Hochman won the international Security Studies Network 2023 book prize for his book “The Listeners: A History of Wiretapping in the United States,” as announced by the English department on Feb. 15.

Professor Wins Surveillance Studies Book Prize

By Maren Fagan, Academics Desk Editor
Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos M. Vazquez II/Wiki Commons | General Mark A. Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, being the top adviser to the President and highest-ranking military official, will join the SFS Security Studies Program as a distinguished fellow in residence beginning this semester, according to a Feb. 13 press release.

General Milley to Join SFS as Distinguished Fellow in Residence

By Maren Fagan, Academics Desk Editor
Maren Fagan/The Hoya | Newly selected distinguished professor Victor Cha lectured about the role of economic coercion and independence in global affairs during a Feb. 12 event titled “Collective Resilience: Countering the Weaponization of Economic Interdependence” in Lohrfink Auditorium.

Distinguished Professor Shares Insight On China’s Economic Weaponization, Solutions

By Maren Fagan, Academics Desk Editor
Maren Fagan and Aamir Jamil/The Hoya | More than a dozen students protested in front of the Healey Family Student Center (HFSC) in a pro-Palestine rally that coincided with Senior Parents and Family weekend calling on Georgetown to divest from companies that support Israel on Feb. 2.

SJP Urges University to Divest from Companies Supporting Israel in Rally During Parents Weekend

By Maren Fagan and Aamir Jamil
Maren Fagan/The Hoya | Six professors from different universities discussed the role of Black women’s influence and participation in the field of politics during a Feb. 5 panel co-hosted by the government department, department of African American studies and women’s and gender studies.

Panel: Professors Discuss Research, Role of Black Women in Politics

By Maren Fagan, Academics Desk Editor
Maren Fagen/The Hoya | Dr. Anthony Fauci, a former adviser to the President for pandemic response, reflected on the legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic during the annual Whittington Lecture hosted by the McCourt School of Public Policy on Feb. 1.

Fauci Talks COVID-19 Response, Lessons in Whittington Lecture

By Maren Fagan, Academics Desk Editor
Maren Fagan/The Hoya | On Jan. 31, parents, students and activists rallied at the Capitol Building to call for greater protection for children and minors on social media and the internet following a Senate hearing about children’s safety online with five Big Tech CEOs, including Mark Zuckerberg of Meta and Shou Zi Chew of TikTok.

Parents, Activists Rally to Protect Child Safety Online

By Catherine Alaimo and Maren Fagan
Students Host Vigil to Remember Gun Violence Victims During National Gun Violence Survivors Week

Students Host Vigil to Remember Gun Violence Victims During National Gun Violence Survivors Week

By Evie Steele and Maren Fagan
Annual Anti-Abortion Conference Sparks Campus Discourse

Annual Anti-Abortion Conference Sparks Campus Discourse

By Maren Fagan
Georgetown Raises Undergraduate Tuition 4.5 Percent

Georgetown Raises Undergraduate Tuition 4.5 Percent

By Maren Fagan
Georgetown SCS Hosts Women Journalists in Sportswriting Talk

Georgetown SCS Hosts Women Journalists in Sportswriting Talk

By Maren Fagan
Retail Luxury Executive Talks Marketing, Career Advice

Retail Luxury Executive Talks Marketing, Career Advice

By Maren Fagan
Mortara Center Honors Annual Lepgold Book Prize Winner

Mortara Center Honors Annual Lepgold Book Prize Winner

By Maren Fagan

Professor Discusses the Place of Queer Communities in Islam at Book Talk

By Maren Fagan

New Summer Institutes Provide Coursework, Professional Experience to Undergraduate Students

By Maren Fagan
The Georgetown Gracenotes and Georgetown Phantoms hosted the 31st Annual D.C. A Cappella Festival (DCAF) on Nov. 3 and 4.

Annual DC A Cappella Festival Features Groups From DMV, Georgetown

By Maren Fagan

Anthology Reading Talks War in Ukraine, Personal Experience

By Maren Fagan
Georgetown’s BellRinger Bike Ride for Cancer Raises Over $1.2 Million

Georgetown’s BellRinger Bike Ride for Cancer Raises Over $1.2 Million

By Maren Fagan

Co-Founder of Black Lives Matter Discusses Movement’s Success, Optimism for Social Justice

By Maren Fagan
50th Anniversary of “The Exorcist” Demonstrates Modern Impact in Commentaries, Student Culture

50th Anniversary of “The Exorcist” Demonstrates Modern Impact in Commentaries, Student Culture

By Maren Fagan
ACDC Showcases Art, Disability Culture in Performance

ACDC Showcases Art, Disability Culture in Performance

By Maren Fagan
Georgetown Students Elect 11 GUSA Senators

Georgetown Students Elect 11 GUSA Senators

By Maren Fagan
Clinton Honors Journalists, Peace Builders in Annual Clinton Awards

Clinton Honors Journalists, Peace Builders in Annual Clinton Awards

By Maren Fagan
Flooding in VCW Displaces Residents, Damages Property

Flooding in VCW Displaces Residents, Damages Property

By Maren Fagan

SFS Creates Two New Master Degrees

By Maren Fagan
GU Votes Registers First-Years in 7th Annual Storm the Dorms Initiative

GU Votes Registers First-Years in 7th Annual Storm the Dorms Initiative

By Maren Fagan

Annual H Street Festival Fosters Community, Neighborhood Growth

By Maren Fagan
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