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GUSA Endorses Student Protest, Passes Transportation Bills

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor March 28, 2025

The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate passed 14 bills, including resolutions to endorse a student-led protest regarding federal changes in education, reform transportation services...

Georgetown University| Federal immigration agents detained a Georgetown University postdoctoral researcher March 17, accusing him of opposing U.S. foreign policy and seeking to deport him. The researcher, Badar Khan Suri, is in the U.S. legally on a student visa.

DEVELOPING: GU Admits 12% of 2029 Applicants

By Nora Toscano and Aamir Jamil March 27, 2025

Georgetown University admitted 12% of applicants applying for the undergraduate Class of 2029, according to a university spokesperson. Georgetown received about 26,800 total applications, according...

Following the Supreme Court's ruling against affirmative action, Georgetown has begun considering Pell Grant eligibility in admissions.

GU to Join Common App on 3-Year Trial

By Maren Fagan, Executive Editor March 27, 2025

Georgetown University announced March 27 that it will join the Common Application on a three-year pilot program beginning in August 2026, confirming earlier reporting from The Hoya. Applicants to the...

Courtesy of Georgetown University | A federal appeals court ruled July 1that Badar Khan Suri will remain out of custody as his immigration case proceeds.

Virginia Legal, Political Community Responds to Khan Suri’s Detention

By Ruth Abramovitz and Patrick Clapsaddle March 27, 2025

Legislators and legal advocates condemned federal immigration agents’ detention of Badar Khan Suri, a Georgetown University researcher, as a violation of his constitutional rights. Agents from the...

Georgetown University’s Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures hosted a traditional Japanese puppet theater troupe for a performance and lecture centered on the art Japanese puppetry, in collaboration with the Japan Information & Culture Center and the Japan Foundation March 21.

Georgetown Hosts Traditional Japanese Theater Exhibition

By Luke Suko, Hoya Staff Writer March 26, 2025

Georgetown University hosted Seiwa Bunraku, a traditional Japanese puppet theater troupe, for a performance and lecture centered on the art of bunraku in Lohrfink Auditorium on March 21.  Japan Foundation,...

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A ramp, scheduled to be completed by early 2019, is planned to increase access to White-Gravenor Hall.

More Than 1,200 Sign Open Letter Calling for Khan Suri’s Release

By Maren Fagan, Executive Editor March 23, 2025

More than 1,200 people, including Georgetown University faculty, staff, students and other community members, signed an open letter demanding the release of Badar Khan Suri, a Georgetown researcher detained...

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The number of Americans ages 65 and older is projected to more than double from 46 million today to over 98 million by 2060, and the 65-and-older age group’s share of the total population will rise to nearly 24 percent from 15 percent, according to the Population Reference Bureau.

Department of Education Launches Investigation Into GU Graduate Programs

By Aamir Jamil and Ajani Stella March 21, 2025

Georgetown University is among the 45 universities the U.S. Department of Education will investigate for allegedly using “race-exclusionary practices” in graduate programs, the department announced...

The Georgetown University Farmers’ Market reopened earlier this month, adding four new vendors to its lineup, in addition to the 11 returning vendors offering local produce and prepared food.

GU Farmers’ Market Returns With Four New Vendors

By Evan Ecklund, Contributing Editor March 21, 2025

The Georgetown University Farmers’ Market (GUFM) debuted four new permanent vendors when it reopened earlier this month, adding to the 11 returning GUFM staples. Every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 4...

Georgetown University is moving forward with a project to replace the solar panels and roof of the Edward B. Bunn Intercultural Center, following through on scrapped plans initially announced in 2017.

GU to Replace ICC Solar Panels, Roof

By Ari Citrin, Student Life Desk Editor March 21, 2025

Georgetown University is moving forward with plans to replace the solar panels and roof of the Edward B. Bunn Intercultural Center (ICC), a university spokesperson confirmed to The Hoya March 13. The...

Georgetown University / Student interns, faculty members and graduate data fellows will now be able to help analyze the 2024 elections, including the primaries and general election, as part of a collaboration between Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy (MPP) and Decision Desk (DDHQ), an election results reporting website and service.

Kalmanovitz Institute Hosts Interunion Assembly

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor March 21, 2025

The Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor (KI), Georgetown University’s research and education labor center, and members of the Georgetown Coalition for Workers Rights (GCWR), a student...

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GUSA 2026 Budget Passes, Fulfills Higher Percentage of Budget Requests

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor March 21, 2025

The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate increased or maintained funding for all but two student activity advisory boards for fiscal year 2026.   The senate passed the final version...

Georgetown University administrators and a Federal Impact Working Group revealed plans to lessen the impacts of federal cuts to academic research funding through growing enrollment in master’s programs and conducting outreach to lawmakers at a March 13 town hall.

GU Leaders Announce Plans to Mitigate Executive Orders’ Impacts

By Ari Citrin, Student Life Desk Editor March 20, 2025

Georgetown University administrators divulged plans to mitigate the impacts of federal cuts to academic research funding through growing enrollment in master’s programs and seeking alternative funding...

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