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Georgetown's new partial ban of masks may affect protests on campus amid students' fear retaliation or doxxing.

New Policy Shifts Could Affect Student Protests, Campus Climate

By Ajani Stella, Senior News Editor July 23, 2025

Georgetown University interim President Robert M. Groves disclosed two new campus policy initiatives — a partial ban on masks and a discussions with a leading anti-discrimination and Israel-supporting...

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

University Review of GU Professor for Controversial Posts Prompts Criticism, Praise

By Ajani Stella, Senior News Editor July 22, 2025

Amid Georgetown University’s conduct review of the former chair of the Arabic and Islamic studies department after controversial social media posts, students, community members and national audiences...

Georgetown University Interim President Robert M. Groves balanced defending the university's mission with assuaging Republicans' fears about antisemitism and campus political climate, avoiding viral moments that characterized other hearings.

ANALYSIS: Groves Appears to Assuage Republicans, Defend Free Speech in Congressional Hearing

By Ajani Stella, Senior News Editor July 20, 2025

Georgetown University Interim President Robert M. Groves defended the university’s response to antisemitism in a comparatively tranquil testimony at a hearing before a U.S. House of Representatives committee. The...

Paulina Inglima/The Hoya | Georgetown University Interim President Robert M. Groves supported the university’s campus in Qatar and highlighted the university’s response to alleged antisemitism from faculty and speakers at a Committee on Education and Workforce hearing July 15.

During Congressional Testimony, Groves Strikes a Middle Ground on Questions of Antisemitism, Qatari Influence

By Aamir Jamil, Contributing Editor July 15, 2025

Georgetown University Interim President Robert M. Groves supported the university’s campus in Qatar and highlighted the university’s response to antisemitism during a U.S. House of Representatives...

Groves Testifies Before House Committee

Groves Testifies Before House Committee

Today, Georgetown University Interim President Robert M. Groves testified before a House of Representatives committee on antisemitism in higher education.  Groves testified for the House Committee...

Vali Nasr discusses Iran's shifting grand strategy as the SFS announces the Iran Project.

ANALYSIS: Groves Could Face Questions on Antisemitic Incidents, Qatar at Congressional Hearing

By Aamir Jamil, Contributing Editor July 15, 2025

Georgetown University Interim President Robert M. Groves will testify before a House of Representatives committee July 15 about the roles of foreign funding and faculty in causing antisemitism on college...

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 —...

Alexander Brown/The Hoya | The Georgetown Resident Assistant Coalition (GRAC) and Georgetown University completed its third and fourth rounds of bargaining for the tentative contract on Oct. 21 and Oct. 30, respectively.

Groves Defends Free Speech Amid Khan Suri Detention

By Aamir Jamil and Ruth Abramovitz March 25, 2025

Interim President Robert M. Groves defended free speech and interreligious dialogue in an email sent to community members March 25, addressing the March 17 detention of Badar Khan Suri, the Georgetown...

GU to Reduce Graduate Program Tuition for Students, Federal Employees

GU to Reduce Graduate Program Tuition for Students, Federal Employees

By Patrick Clapsaddle and Nora Toscano March 17, 2025

Georgetown University launched a program providing new scholarships and career services for recent graduates, undergraduate seniors and current or recently fired federal employees applying to its graduate...

Groves: GU Mission Will Persist Amid Ongoing Policy Changes

Groves: GU Mission Will Persist Amid Ongoing Policy Changes

By Patrick Clapsaddle, Executive Editor February 24, 2025

In a strongly worded email to community members Feb. 24, Interim President Robert M. Groves affirmed Georgetown University’s commitment to diversity, public service and freedom of speech amid government...

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Groves Talks Admissions Diversity, Financial Aid, GU Presidential Search

By Evie Steele, Editor in Chief January 17, 2025

Georgetown University Interim President Robert M. Groves and Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff Joseph A. Ferrara (GRD ’96) denied allegations that Georgetown illegally colluded with other universities...

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Tuition Set to Fund Improvements to Student Housing, Administrators Say

By Amy Li November 7, 2018

Money from student tuition will fund financial aid, expand mental health resources and improve student housing, university administrators said at the Hoya Roundtable on tuition rate-setting in the...

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