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GU Students Vote, Run for Office, Phonebank on Election Day

GU Students Vote, Run for Office, Phonebank on Election Day

Georgetown University students and community members will vote today in the United States general election. Both major-party candidates for president have connections to Georgetown. Democratic candidate...

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.

RA Union, GU Reach Tentative Agreements on Nearly Half of Articles

By Aamir Jamil and Maren Fagan October 31, 2024

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

Courtesy of Braedon Troy | Hundreds of Georgetown University students attended Vice President Kamala Harris's rally at the National Mall Oct. 29, where she attracted up to 75,000 supporters delivering the closing remarks of her presidential campaign.

Hundreds of GU Students Among Thousands Attending Harris Rally at National Mall

By Ruth Abramovitz, Patrick Clapsaddle, and Nora Toscano October 31, 2024

Hundreds of Georgetown University students attended a rally at the National Mall to hear Vice President Kamala Harris deliver the closing remarks for her presidential campaign Oct. 29. During the rally,...

Francesca Albanese, the United Nations independent expert on human rights in Palestine, asserted that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza at a talk hosted by Georgetown University’s Gaza Lecture Series on Oct. 28.

UN Expert Says Israel Committing Genocide, Calls for International Response

By Nora Toscano, Academics Desk Editor October 31, 2024

A United Nations independent expert on human rights in Palestine asserted that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and emphasized the international community’s moral obligations towards the ongoing...

@georgetownuniversity/Instagram | John Legend emphasized using his platform as an artist and activist to advocate for social justice at an Oct. 15 event organized by the Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service.

John Legend Emphasizes Social Justice, Activism in Art

By Nancy Britten, Special to The Hoya October 27, 2024

John Legend emphasized using his platform as an artist and activist to advocate for social justice at a Georgetown University event Oct. 15. The Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public...

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...

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