Zelenska: Giving Up on Ukraine Would Be ‘Turning Your Back on Your Own Future’
First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska spoke about the importance of continued support for Ukraine in a speech at Georgetown Sept. 21.
Georgetown University Launches Center for the Study of Slavery and Its Legacies with Musical Performance
Georgetown University launched its new Center for the Study of Slavery and its Legacies with a performance and question-and-answer session on Tuesday.
“Called to Be: The Campaign for Georgetown,” which publicly launched this year through new banners around campus, aims to increase donor support.
Claudia Arias-Cirinna joined Georgetown’s Student Affairs team as the associate vice president and dean of students.
Georgetown government and law professor Marc Howard (L ’12) has worked on several programs related to criminal justice reform since he founded the Georgetown University …
The Georgetown University Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS) announced on Sept. 18 two new master’s degree programs: a Master of Science in …
Jaden Cobb (CAS ’25) and Sanaa Mehta (SFS ’25), who are running for Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) president and vice president, say if elected, …
Axel Abrica (CAS ’25) and Sebastian Cardena (CAS ’26), who are running for Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) president and vice president, say they plan …
Saatvik Sunkavalli (SFS ’25) and Andrea Li (SFS ’26), who are running for Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) president and vice president, said they plan …
Georgetown’s Disability Cultural Center collaborated with Diversability, a community business dedicated to uplifting disabled voices , to host the Diversability Unplugged: Disability and Student Advocacy …
Georgetown University first-years will have 27 choices on their ballot for seven seats in the Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate in next week’s election.
Besides …
A panel of trans and nonbinary activists, writers and legislators urged community members and Americans to stand with trans people in an event in Georgetown …
Several scholars came together on Sept. 27 to reflect on the global effects and continued activism of Iranians on the one-year anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s …
The McCourt School of Public Policy selected five incoming students with diverse policy interests as McCourt Scholars, an annual award for accomplished future policymakers and …
The Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service’s GU Votes initiative held its seventh annual Storm the Dorms voter registration event on National Voter …
The Smithsonian National Zoo is hosting a “Panda Palooza” Sept. 23 to Oct. 1 as it prepares for its giant pandas Tian Tian, Mei Xiang …
The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate unanimously passed a resolution to urge the university to support the restoration of the Foundry Branch Trolley Trestle …
Georgetown’s Lauinger Library celebrates Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month with an exhibit of books purchased at the International Book Fair of Bogotá (FILBo).
The book exhibit, …
The Georgetown Asian American Student Association (AASA), Chinese Student Alliance (CSA) and Vietnamese Student Association (VSA) collaborated to host the Mid-Autumn Festival, a traditional holiday …
Two Georgetown University seniors launched an AI app this summer, which they designed from scratch, to plan vacations based on user’s preferences.
Justin Goldstein (CAS ’24) …
Congress is struggling to reach a consensus on government funding legislation by Oct. 1 with a looming shutdown that would result in ramifications for everyday …
For the second consecutive year Georgetown remained at the 22nd spot in the U.S. News and World Report’s 2024 Best National Universities ranking.
This year’s list, …
First lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska warned that a potential Ukrainian defeat could spur global instability in a speech at Georgetown University’s Gaston Hall.
“If we …
This festival, which spans 11 blocks of the historic street, hosted diverse vendors and performance groups demonstrating dance, fashion and music. Since its founding in …
Yuan Gao, professor and PhD candidate in the history department, discussed environmental issues in China in the department’s “Asia in Depth” seminar on Sept. 19.
The …
Georgetown University hosted the launch event for its Center for the Study of Slavery and Its Legacies (CSSL), which will study the history of slavery …
Georgetown University hosted the first public event of a recently established U.S. State Department program that aims to support refugee students in their pursuit of …
Georgetown University has launched a new initiative this semester to garner donor support from graduates, families and friends of the university to go toward infrastructure …
Georgetown University’s Department of Performing Arts hosted Jake Blount, a musician and scholar of Black American music, Sept. 20 in an intimate masterclass on Georgetown’s …
Claudia Arias-Cirinna is bringing over 25 years of experience caring for students to her position as the associate vice president and dean of students at …
Georgetown University’s on-campus recreation center Yates Field House closed for 24 hours Sept. 13 after water flooded a portion of the facility during the evening …
Isabella Stratta (MSB, SFS ’25) was awarded the prestigious Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship for public service Sept. 12.
The Voyager Scholarship was created by Barack and Michelle …
The Craig Newmark Veterans Scholarship Fund awarded three Georgetown University graduate students with Newmark Scholarships intended to deepen veterans’ impact on public policy.
Each year, the …
National Book Award-winning poet and translator Arthur Sze visited Georgetown’s campus for a poetry reading on Sept. 19.
The reading was hosted by the Lannan Center …
Georgetown’s Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics (The Lab), hosted 12-foot Little Amal, in Washington, D.C.’s Freedom Plaza Sept. 19.
Little Amal has traveled over 6,000 …
One hundred and twenty-eight dachshunds dashed 70 yards down District Pier at the 11th annual Wiener 500 Dachshund Dash on Sept. 16.
The event was part …
Georgetown University ranked 12th in The Wall Street Journal’s 2024 “Best Colleges in the U.S.” list published Sept. 6.
Georgetown jumped 20 spots from 32nd place …
Georgetown University McDonough School of Business’s Women Innovators (WIn) Fellowship, a program that enriches the skills of aspiring female entrepreneurs, expanded to include 258 women …
Georgetown University President John DeGioia (CAS ’79, GRD ’95) sat down with The Hoya to discuss the future of admissions following the Supreme Court’s decision …
The Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service (GU Politics) fellows for the Fall 2023 semester sat down with The Hoya Sept. 8 to …
Georgetown University students hosted the first ever Slavery Remembrance Day event Sept. 10 to honor the horrific plight and servitude of enslaved persons and the …
