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GUSA launched ‘Save Georgetown Day’ petition with the goal of loosening the administration’s policies for 2025. (Georgetown University)

GUSA Launches ‘Save Georgetown Day’ Petition, Aiming to Reform 2025 Policies

By Sofia Thomas, GUSA Desk Editor April 26, 2025

Georgetown University announced in an April 23 email that the administration will loosen some restrictions on campus gatherings for Georgetown Day after the Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA)...

Courtesy of Georgetown University | Georgetown University hired Kathryn Jennings, former associate vice president of student engagement at the Catholic University of America, as the associate dean of students for the Capitol Campus.

GU Announces Associate Dean of Students for Capitol Campus

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor March 14, 2025

Georgetown University announced the new associate dean of students for the Capitol Campus in an announcement March 4.  Kathryn Jennings is the former associate vice president of student engagement...

VIEWPOINT: Open Admin's Closed Doors

VIEWPOINT: Open Admin’s Closed Doors

By Peter Sloniewsky January 31, 2025

In the past year, writers for The Hoya have covered a variety of student issues, including but not limited to a myriad of campus dining health violations, a data leak that threatened thousands of current...

Brendan's Opinion logo by Jasmine Criqui.

Brendan’s Opinion: Five Ways the University Can Appreciate GERMS Without Breaking the Bank

By Brendan Teehan March 31, 2023

On the fifth episode of “Brendan’s Opinion,” Brendan Teehan (CAS ’25) satirically describes five ways Georgetown University administration can appreciate the Georgetown Emergency Response Medical...

JONES: Reform Meal Plan Committee

JONES: Reform Meal Plan Committee

By Savannah Jones September 30, 2022

Georgetown created its controversial mandatory meal plan policy, covered by The Hoya last year, to “support and promote a healthy living and learning community where all students thrive,” according...

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DeGioia Comments in Support of New Title IX Regulations

By Adora Zheng September 13, 2022

Georgetown University announced its support for new regulations proposed by the Department of Education that would strengthen Title IX protections for students by addressing sexual misconduct guidelines. University...

Georgetown Faculty Develop Korean Language Major

Georgetown Faculty Develop Korean Language Major

By Laetitia Haddad January 20, 2022

Georgetown University faculty and administrators anticipate that a new Korean major will be approved and available to students by the fall 2022 semester.  Members of the department of East Asian...

Kirk Zieser/The Hoya | Limited on-campus dining options and an inability to use meal swipes left many Georgetown students without food security over the Thanksgiving break.

Students Express Concerns About Food Insecurity Over Thanksgiving Break

By Nicolas Bocock December 3, 2021

Over 50 students came forward with concerns about food insecurity over the Thanksgiving break period. Only one Georgetown University dining facility, Epicurean and Company, remained open through the...

Survey Reveals Faculty Concerns With Admin COVID-19 Response

Survey Reveals Faculty Concerns With Admin COVID-19 Response

By William Kim November 20, 2020

Many Georgetown University faculty members are frustrated about a lack of transparency from administrators surrounding the university’s COVID-19 response planning, according to a recent survey of hundreds...

Georgetown Grad Students Petition for University Support

Georgetown Grad Students Petition for University Support

By Samantha Sinutko May 15, 2020

Hundreds of Georgetown University graduate students signed an open letter to university administrators demanding increased financial and academic support from the university as the COVID-19 pandemic upends...

GU Introduces New Grading System as Students Raise Fairness Concerns

GU Introduces New Grading System as Students Raise Fairness Concerns

By Kelly Anderson April 10, 2020

Georgetown University announced additional reforms to its grading policy for the spring semester April 2 following weeks of student lobbying for more lenient academic standards amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  Under...

VIEWPOINT: Mandate Reparations for GU272

VIEWPOINT: Mandate Reparations for GU272

By Blake Hite February 7, 2020

With the words of Martin Luther King Jr. before me, I am reminded that evil often succeeds when “moderates” do nothing. Indeed, the graduate student body has been content with a moderate role, one...

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