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Tuition will rise four percent beginning this fall semester from $48,048 to $49,968, contributing to a 18 percent hike in tuition since 2012.

Tuition Sees 4 Percent Hike for 2016-17

By Christian Paz August 12, 2016

Tuition will rise 4 percent beginning this fall semester from $48,048 to $49,968, an increase which is being accompanied by the largest investment in financial aid in the university’s history, according...

University Appoints First Full-Time Director for Hindu Life

By Ian Scoville August 9, 2016

Brahmachari Vrajvihari Sharan will serve as Georgetown’s first full-time director for Hindu life starting this fall, making him the first Hindu priest chaplain in the United States, according to a campuswide...

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Actress and humanitarian Angelina Jolie will not be joining Georgetown in the fall.

Angelina Jolie is Not Joining Georgetown as a Visiting Professor

By Ian Scoville August 7, 2016

Actress and humanitarian Angelina Jolie has no plans on joining Georgetown as a visiting professor this year, despite reports about her professorship in multiple publications, according to a statement...

Roommate Horror Stories: Freshman Edition

Roommate Horror Stories: Freshman Edition

By Charlie Fritz and Charlie Fritz July 31, 2016

As explained by every Blue & Gray Tour Guide, CHARMS is an online matchmaking service to help incoming freshmen find their roommates. And as with any dating app, there are the stories of the students...

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MSB Professor Rohan Williamson will serve as Interim Dean of the MSB from Aug. 2.

Professor Rohan Williamson Appointed Interim MSB Dean

By Ian Scoville July 29, 2016

Rohan Williamson, a finance professor in the McDonough School of Business since 1997, will serve as interim dean of the MSB from August 2, according to a campuswide email sent by University President...

Summer Classes Abroad are the Worst...

Summer Classes Abroad are the Worst…

By Maddie Schwartz and Maddie Schwartz July 27, 2016

One of our very own 4E bloggers has jetted off to the land of love, lights and (most importantly) wine. Her experiences abroad have been challenging and tiresome, but she has managed to push through...

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Georgetown Adjunct Assistant Professor Donna Brazile will serve as interim chair of the Democratic National Committee.

Adjunct Professor Donna Brazile Appointed as Interim Chair of DNC

By Jack Lynch July 26, 2016

Donna Brazile, an adjunct assistant professor in the Georgetown women’s and gender studies program, will serve as interim chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee following the resignation...

Georgetown Receives NIH Grant to Continue Working to Find Cure for HIV/AIDS

By Tala al Rajjal July 26, 2016

Georgetown is among 18 institutions awarded a $28 million grant from the National Institute of Health for the BELIEVE project, an effort led by researchers from The George Washington University to discover...

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At least three Georgetown University book store employees were not rehired when Barnes & Noble College took over operations from Follett in June.

Bookstore Employees Lose Jobs in Vendor Transition

By Andrew Wallender July 26, 2016

At least three Georgetown University Bookstore employees, including an employee who has worked at the bookstore for more than 30 years, lost their jobs when the bookstore switched vendors from Follett...

Pokémon Go: Georgetown Edition

Pokémon Go: Georgetown Edition

By Graham Ritter and Graham Ritter July 21, 2016

If you’re anything like me, you’ve spent most of your summer outdoors since the release of Pokémon Go. Pokémania has swept through the nation, including the Hilltop. Besides the obvious (and...

Pokémon Go Use in Memorials and Museums Sparks Ire

By Marina Pitofsky July 21, 2016

The explosive popularity of Pokémon Go has been marred by negative attention after users began playing the game in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and other sensitive spaces in Washington,...

Horrors from the Intern Desk

Horrors from the Intern Desk

By Alessandra Puccio and Alessandra Puccio July 17, 2016

As August approaches, 4E reached out to some interning Hoyas to see how everyone's summer has been going. What we found terrified us. Turns out that the internships that we slaved all year round to...

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