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Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service | Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi called for political and economic equality for all Indian people at a discussion Sept. 9.

Leader of the Opposition to India’s Parliament Discusses Equality in India

By Tristan Perkins, Special to The Hoya September 15, 2024

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi called for political and economic equality for all Indian people at a discussion that the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service (SFS) hosted Sept. 9. During...

Courtesy of Vivian Mateos Zuniga/GU Politics | The Hoya sat down with the Fall 2024 GU Politics Fellows to discuss the upcoming election, primary voter issues and their discussion groups.

GU Politics Fellows Talk Young Voter Issues, Presidential Election

By Maren Fagan and Aamir Jamil September 13, 2024

The Hoya sat down with the six incoming Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service (GU Politics) fellows for the Fall 2024 semester to discuss the upcoming presidential election, political...

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.

Georgetown Graduate Schools Welcome 21 New Faculty

By Song Lim, Graduate Desk Editor September 12, 2024

Georgetown University’s graduate schools welcomed 21 new faculty members for the Fall 2024 semester. Renee Bowen (GRD ’03, GRD ’08), Ross Cooper, Dana Kanze, Xiaomeng Lu and Justin Tosi will join...

Ruth Abramovitz/The Hoya | Over 150 protesters gather in Red Square before marching across campus and regrouping in front of Leo J. O'Donovan's Hall in response to perceived university censorship of the Georgetown chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP).

SJP Holds Rally, Marches Across Campus Amid Claims of University Censorship

By Aamir Jamil, Ruth Abramovitz, and Jasmine Criqui September 6, 2024

More than 150 pro-Palestinian protestors marched across Georgetown University’s campus Sept. 4 in a rally to protest perceived university censorship of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), a student...

Aamir Jamil/The Hoya | The Georgetown University Police Department (GUPD) is investigating vandalism that occurred in Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart and the Heyden Observatory the night of Aug. 29 as potential anti-Catholic hate crimes.

GUPD Investigating Vandalism on Campus as Potential Anti-Catholic Hate Crimes

By Aamir Jamil and Maren Fagan September 6, 2024

The Georgetown University Police Department (GUPD) is investigating two Aug. 29 incidents of vandalism as potential anti-Catholic hate crimes.  During one incident, the large processional crucifix...

Courtesy of Georgetown University | The Pathways to Social Justice Curriculum went into effect this school year with the class of 2028 as the first class to follow the updated curriculum.

New ‘Pathways to Social Justice’ Requirement Launches With Class of 2028

By Nora Toscano, Academics Desk Editor September 6, 2024

Georgetown University’s new “Pathways to Social Justice” core requirement for undergraduates came into effect with the beginning of the Fall 2024 semester. Beginning with the Class of 2028, all...

Haan Jun Lee / The Hoya | In an April 16 election, a majority of resident assistants (RAs) who voted — 79 of the 82 voting RAs, or 96% — voted in favor of union representation by Local 153 of the Office of Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU), a parent union supporting university employees.

RA Union, Georgetown Begin Collective Bargaining

By Maren Fagan and Aamir Jamil August 29, 2024

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

Georgeanne Vartorella is a first-generation college student who attended Georgetown for undergraduate and medical school. Richard Statesir, her husband, is an opthalmologist.

Georgetown Receives Financial Gift to Support Scholarships

By Caroline Rareshide, Contributing Editor August 23, 2024

A Georgetown University graduate and her husband have committed to establishing a scholarship fund and grant program, according to an August 22 email from University Provost and Interim President Robert...

Charles Edward “Charlie” Pirtle, a professor emeritus in Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service (SFS) best known for designing the signature “Map of the Modern World” course, died June 22 in Boardman, Ohio. He was 82.

Charles Pirtle, SFS Professor Emeritus and Icon, Dies at 82

By Aamir Jamil, Senior News Editor August 1, 2024

Charles Edward “Charlie” Pirtle, a professor emeritus in Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service (SFS) best known for designing the signature “Map of the Modern World” course, died...

Andrew Sobanet will serve as the interim dean of Georgetown University's College of Arts & Sciences beginning July 1.

Professor of French Sobanet to Serve as College of Arts & Sciences Interim Dean

By Evie Steele, Editor-in-Chief June 26, 2024

Georgetown University appointed Andrew Sobanet, a professor in the department of French and Francophone studies and a vice dean in the university's College of Arts & Sciences (CAS), as interim dean...

Ceballo has served as dean of the College since January 2021 and helped develop the Capitol Campus.

College of Arts & Sciences Dean Ceballo to Leave Georgetown

By Caroline Rareshide, Contributing Editor June 20, 2024

Rosario “Rosie” Ceballo, dean of the Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) and a professor of psychology, will leave the university June 30 to become dean of the College of Literature,...

Maren Fagan/The Hoya | Georgetown University committed to introducing gender-inclusive housing for first-years this fall and will work to make it available for all undergraduates.

Georgetown Will Make Gender-Inclusive Housing Available to Class of 2028

By Maren Fagan, Senior News Editor June 10, 2024

Georgetown University will enhance its process of providing gender-inclusive housing, with a pilot program adding a question on gender-inclusive housing to students’ living preference surveys to begin...

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