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Aisha Malhas/The Hoya | A federal judge in the D.C. federal court consolidated three graduates’ class action lawsuits, all associated with the data leak Nov. 13.

GU Early Action Admission Rate Increases Slightly for Class of 2029

By Patrick Clapsaddle, Executive Editor January 17, 2025

Georgetown University admitted 11% of early action first-year applicants to the Class of 2029, up from 10.3% the previous year.  The university admitted 917 of 8,254 early applicants, up from 881 of...

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Shawn G. Skelly promotes fair and diverse military employment at an event moderated by Center for Security Studies leader Rebecca D. Patterson Jan. 13.

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Talks Diversity, Inclusion in Military Leadership

By Pooja Narayan, Graduate Desk Editor January 17, 2025

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Shawn G. Skelly stressed equitable military hiring practices as crucial to national security at a Jan. 13 event. Rebecca D. Patterson, the...

Dr. Anthony Fauci urged students to dedicate their lives to public service based on reflections from his own life and how he drew his success from working with the public and local communities during a talk Jan. 15.

Fauci Urges Students to Engage in Public Service

By Annie Quimby, Special to The Hoya January 16, 2025

Dr. Anthony Fauci encouraged students to pursue their passions and public service while reflecting on his career in public health during a talk at Georgetown University Jan. 15. Fauci, who joined Georgetown...

The Blommer Science Library reopened Jan. 13 after delaying its spring semester opening by nearly a week due to water damage in the Reiss Science Building discovered by facilities management Dec. 23.

Blommer Science Library Reopens Following Water Damage

By Ari Citrin, Student Life Desk Editor January 16, 2025

The Blommer Science Library reopened Jan. 13 after a week-long delay in opening due to water damage. The library, which occupies half of the third floor of the Reiss Science Building, closed temporarily...

Georgetown University | Lauinger Library’s third floor Pierce Reading Room closed Jan. 14 for a yearlong renovation project that will introduce views of the Potomac River and a new digital lab to the enlarged space, making the popular study spot unavailable until the project’s completion.

Pierce Reading Room Renovations Begin at Lauinger Library

By Bridget Galibois, Special to The Hoya January 16, 2025

The Pierce Reading Room on the third floor of Lauinger Library closed Jan. 14 for a yearlong renovation that will redesign and expand the physical space as well as introduce new technology.  In...

Georgetown University | University expenses for the previous fiscal year (July 2023 to June 2024).

Georgetown Raises Undergraduate Tuition 4.9 Percent

By Shira Oz, City Desk Editor January 9, 2025

Georgetown University announced a 4.9% increase in undergraduate tuition for the 2025-26 academic year Jan. 9, marking the fourth consecutive annual tuition increase. Undergraduate tuition will increase...

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New Lawsuit Filing Lists Financial Aid Collusion Damages, Alleges Favoritism of Wealthy Students by University

By Aamir Jamil, Executive Editor December 19, 2024

Plaintiffs in an antitrust price-fixing lawsuit against 17 universities, including Georgetown University, claimed $685 million in damages, which could triple to more than $2 billion, in a Dec. 16 filing.  The...

Ruth Abramovitz/The Hoya | A Georgetown Professor won the Society of Ethnomusicology's 2024 Special Interest Group for Jewish Music prize for her recent book.

GU Professor Wins Society of Ethnomusicology Award

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor December 10, 2024

A Georgetown University School of Foreign Service (SFS) professor won the 2024 Special Interest Group for Jewish Music prize, the Society for Ethnomusicology, an organization which compiles scholarship...

GU Dance Company Marks 50th Anniversary With ‘Works in Progress’

GU Dance Company Marks 50th Anniversary With ‘Works in Progress’

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor December 6, 2024

The Georgetown University Dance Company (GUDC) began presenting “Works in Progress,” the preview to their annual spring show, Dec. 4 for it to run until Dec. 6 while honoring the program’s 50th anniversary.   The...

Laura Lane (GRD ’90), a Georgetown graduate and former UPS official, gave the keynote address at Georgetown University’s ​​Baratta Center for Global Business impact roundtable Dec. 3 on corporate and social responsibility.

Baratta Center Roundtable Discusses Compatibility of Corporate, Social Progress

By Pooja Narayan, Graduate Desk Editor December 6, 2024

A former United Parcel Service (UPS) official urged equal consideration for both corporate social responsibility and profit in a keynote address at Georgetown University’s ​​Baratta Center for Global...

Georgetown University / Georgetown named Robert M. Groves interim president Nov. 21 and Soyica Diggs Colbert (COL ’01) interim provost Nov. 26 following the retirement President John J. DeGioia (CAS ’79, GRD ’95) retirement.

GU Names Groves Interim President, Colbert Interim Provost

By Nora Toscano, Senior News Editor December 6, 2024

Following the retirement of Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia (CAS ’79, GRD ’95), Georgetown University named former Provost and Executive Vice President Robert M. Groves interim president...

Courtesy of the Lab for Relational Cognition | A Georgetown University professor of psychology and neuroscience received a $2.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to study the predictive power of creativity on academic success.

GU Professor’s Research Team Receives $2.5 Million Grant

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor December 5, 2024

A Georgetown University professor received a $2.5 million grant to further neuroscience research focused on creativity from the National Science Foundation, a federal agency which supports scientific and...

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