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Lauren Doherty/The Hoya | The Georgetown McCourt School of Public Policy (MPP) announced the 2024 inaugural class of visiting fellows in their Tech and Public Policy (TPP) program last January, featuring an AI expert in the Department of Commerce.

GU Graduate Sues University Over Data Breach

By Evie Steele, Editor in Chief October 19, 2024

A Georgetown University graduate filed suit against the university Oct. 18 following its Oct. 16 and 17 data breach which exposed students' and graduates' personal information, including admissions, academic...

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

GU Admits Fewer Students of Color in First Post-Affirmative Action Class

By Evie Steele, Editor in Chief October 18, 2024

In the first class of Hoyas admitted without race-based affirmative action, Georgetown University enrolled fewer students of color than in previous classes, according to data from an Oct. 9 university...

Ruth Abramovitz/The Hoya | The Georgetown University community honored the late Anthony Allen, (CAS ’90), a Georgetown University Police Department (GUPD) officer of 30 years and former player on the men's basketball team, at a celebration of life service Oct. 16.

Memorial Service Honors GUPD Officer Anthony Allen

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor October 18, 2024

The Georgetown University community remembered the late Anthony Allen, (CAS ’90), a Georgetown University Police Department (GUPD) master officer and former player on the men’s basketball team, at...

Georgetown University | Maria Cancian, Dean of the McCourt School of Public Policy, will step down Nov. 1 to focus on family care responsibilities. Cancian will return as a professor in the Fall 2025 semester.

McCourt Dean Cancian Stepping Down, DeLeire to Serve as Interim Dean

By Aamir Jamil, Senior News Editor October 18, 2024

Dean of the McCourt School of Public Policy Maria Cancian will step down Nov. 1 to focus on family care responsibilities, Provost Robert Groves announced in an email sent to the Georgetown community Oct....

Data Leak Exposes Financial Aid, SSN, GPA, Admissions, Visa Information of GU Students, Graduates

Data Leak Exposes Financial Aid, SSN, GPA, Admissions, Visa Information of GU Students, Graduates

By Clayton Kincade, Evie Steele, and Maren Fagan October 17, 2024

A data breach through Georgetown University’s GU Experience internal information platform exposed students’ and graduates’ financial aid, social security numbers, GPA, admissions details and visa...

Lebanese Student Association Hosts Vigil in Solidarity With Lebanon

Lebanese Student Association Hosts Vigil in Solidarity With Lebanon

By Kate Hwang and Aamir Jamil October 16, 2024

 Over 100 members of the Georgetown University community commemorated the victims of Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon at a candlelight vigil Oct. 4 in Red Square.  At the vigil, organized by...

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Hariri Building Vandalized With Graffiti Related to Israel-Hamas War

By Aamir Jamil and Caroline Rareshide October 16, 2024

Unidentified individuals sprayed graffiti appearing to relate to the Israel-Hamas war on the Rafik B. Hariri Building Oct. 16. According to an email that Rosemary Kilkenny (LAW ’87), the university’s...

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.

DEVELOPING: At GU, White, Asian, Hispanic Enrollment Rises After End of Race-Based Affirmative Action

By Evie Steele, Editor-in-Chief October 9, 2024

Georgetown University enrolled more white, Asian and Hispanic students in the undergraduate Class of 2028, the first class admitted without race-based affirmative action in place, than in previous classes,...

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Nikki Haley Reflects on Campaign, Emphasizes Trust

By Aamir Jamil, Senior News Editor October 4, 2024

Nikki Haley recounted her presidential campaign experiences and urged politicians to actively listen to voters and work to gain their trust during an Oct. 3 event at Georgetown University. Haley, who...

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2024 Annual Hillary Clinton Awards Honor Former Women Heads of State, Palestinian, Israeli Peacemakers

By Kate Hwang, Student Life Desk Editor October 4, 2024

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton recognized female leaders’ role in building global peace at the annual Hillary Rodham Clinton Awards at Georgetown University on Oct. 1.  “When...

Haan Jun (Ryan) Lee/The Hoya | The Georgetown Resident Assistant Coalition (GRAC), the organization that represents Georgetown University resident assistants (RAs) in collective bargaining negotiations, finished its second round of negotiations with university officials where they discussed arbitrating grievances and creating a labor-management committee Sept. 26

RA Union, GU Complete Second Round of Bargaining, Finish One-Third of Contract

By Maren Fagan and Aamir Jamil October 4, 2024

The Georgetown Resident Assistant Coalition (GRAC), the organization that represents Georgetown University resident assistants (RAs) in collective bargaining negotiations, finished its second round of...

Dikembe Mutombo (#55) dunks against Villanova in a 1990 game. Mutombo, one of the Hoyas' greatest ever players, died Sept. 30. He was 58.

Dikembe Mutombo, GU Basketball Legend and NBA Hall of Famer, Dies at 58

By Caroline Rareshide, Oliver Ni, and Evie Steele September 30, 2024

Dikembe Mutombo (SLL ’91, H ’10), a Georgetown University men’s basketball icon who became a basketball Hall of Famer for his rebounding and blocking prowess with the NBA’s Denver Nuggets and Atlanta...

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