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Maren Fagan

Maren Fagan, Editor in Chief

Maren Fagan is a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences from Daphne, Ala., studying government and justice and peace studies with a minor in journalism. She was the first eliminated from her elementary school spelling bee.

All content by Maren Fagan
In a photo taken by a member of The Hoya, six federal agents appear to be patrolling campus. Other federal agents have been spotted in the Georgetown neighborhood in the days since President Donald Trump federalized the D.C. police and activated the National Guard.

Federal Agents Appeared to Be Present on GU Campus, Neighborhood

By Nora Toscano, Maren Fagan, Ajani Stella, and Ruth Abramovitz
SHEEL PATEL/THE HOYA Under a D.C. policy change, arrests made in relation to public marijuana consumption will result in field citations rather than custodial arrests.

Trump Federalizes MPD Amid Threats to DC’s Home Rule

By Maren Fagan and Paulina Inglima
Maren Fagan/The Hoya | The federal government and Badar Khan Suri reached a settlement to reinstate Khan Suri's legal status after five months of legal filings.

Federal Government Reinstates Khan Suri’s Legal Status in Settlement

By Maren Fagan and Ajani Stella
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Groves Testifies Before House Committee

By Maren Fagan, Paulina Inglima, Ajani Stella, Aamir Jamil, Nora Toscano, and Evie Steele
Jack Willis/The Hoya | Georgetown University Interim President Robert M. Groves will testify before the U.S. Congress July 9 about antisemitism on college campuses.

GU Interim President to Testify Before Congress

By Maren Fagan, Editor-in-Chief
Khan Suri’s Lawyer Says Case Principles Entrenched in US History

Khan Suri’s Lawyer Says Case Principles Entrenched in US History

By Nora Toscano and Maren Fagan
BREAKING: Judge Grants Motion to Release Khan Suri Without Bond

BREAKING: Judge Grants Motion to Release Khan Suri Without Bond

By Nora Toscano, Maren Fagan, and Paulina Inglima
Olivia Holmberg/The Hoya | The Georgetown Resident Assistant Coalition (GRAC), the organization that represents Georgetown University resident assistants (RAs), completed their fifth round of bargaining with Georgetown University, reaching no tentative agreements in this session.

RAs Vote to Approve Contract with GU

By Maren Fagan and Aamir Jamil
Paulina Inglima/The Hoya

Judge Denies DOJ Motion to Move Khan Suri’s Case to Texas

By Maren Fagan, Aamir Jamil, and Nora Toscano
A year after voting to unionize and more than seven months after beginning bargaining, Georgetown University resident assistants (RAs) finalized a proposed contract with the university April 14.

RA Union, GU Complete Contract Negotiations

By Maren Fagan and Aamir Jamil
Publicly available flight logs suggest that the Georgetown University men's basketball team flew aboard the ICE-contracted charter airline GlobalX to reach away games — flying aboard aircraft which later carried deported migrants to Central America.

Inside GU Basketball’s Links to ICE Deportation Planes

By Evie Steele, Nora Toscano, Jack Willis, Caleigh Keating, Sophia Lu, Aamir Jamil, and Maren Fagan
Maren Fagan/The Hoya | Georgetown University students will face a referendum April 14 to 16 on university divestment from companies and academic institutions engaged with Israel’s government. The referendum will have no binding effect on university policy. Georgetown students have previously called for divestment, including at campus-wide protests in April, 2024, such as the protest pictured.

GU Students to Vote on Israel Divestment

By Evie Steele, Nora Toscano, Jack Willis, and Maren Fagan
Following the Supreme Court's ruling against affirmative action, Georgetown has begun considering Pell Grant eligibility in admissions.

GU to Join Common App on 3-Year Trial

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

BREAKING: GU to Join Common App

By Evie Steele, Maren Fagan, and Aamir Jamil
AMBER GILLETTE/THE HOYA A ramp, scheduled to be completed by early 2019, is planned to increase access to White-Gravenor Hall.

More Than 1,200 Sign Open Letter Calling for Khan Suri’s Release

By Maren Fagan, Executive Editor
On Social Media, Khan Suri Opposed Israeli Action, Did Not Advocate Breaking Law

On Social Media, Khan Suri Opposed Israeli Action, Did Not Advocate Breaking Law

By Paulina Inglima, Maren Fagan, and Evie Steele
ALEXANDER BROWN/THE HOYA Washington, D.C. area colleges, including Georgetown, have come under fire for being exempt from $111 million in local property taxes.

Khan Suri’s Detainment Sparks Concern, Outrage Among GU Community Members

By Nora Toscano, Ajani Stella, and Maren Fagan
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‘MAYHEM’ Shows Why Lady Gaga is a ‘Perfect Celebrity’ But Succumbs to the ‘Disease’ of Playing it Safe

By Maren Fagan, Executive Editor
Georgetown University | Federal immigration agents detained a Georgetown University postdoctoral researcher March 17, accusing him of opposing U.S. foreign policy and seeking to deport him. The researcher, Badar Khan Suri, is in the U.S. legally on a student visa.

GU Researcher Detained By Immigration Agents

By Evie Steele, Nora Toscano, Ajani Stella, and Maren Fagan
Olivia Holmberg/The Hoya | The Georgetown Resident Assistant Coalition (GRAC), the organization that represents Georgetown University resident assistants (RAs), completed their fifth round of bargaining with Georgetown University, reaching no tentative agreements in this session.

RA Union, GU Reach 3 Tentative Agreements, Propose Articles on Compensation

By Maren Fagan and Aamir Jamil
Georgetown University | The U.S. Department of Education gave educational institutions two weeks to end diversity initiatives or risk losing federal funding, potentially impacting student life and funding on Georgetown University’s campus.

Department of Education Policy to End Support for Race-Based Programs Raises Concerns for GU Students

By Maren Fagan and Aamir Jamil
Olivia Holmberg/The Hoya | The Georgetown Resident Assistant Coalition (GRAC), the organization that represents Georgetown University resident assistants (RAs), completed their fifth round of bargaining with Georgetown University, reaching no tentative agreements in this session.

RA Union, GU Complete Eighth Bargaining Session, Expect to End Negotiations this Semester

By Maren Fagan and Aamir Jamil
Data Leak Lawsuit Voluntarily Dismissed

Data Leak Lawsuit Voluntarily Dismissed

By Maren Fagan and Aamir Jamil
Georgetown University Law Center

GU Law Center Dean to Step Down in June

By Maren Fagan and Aamir Jamil
Olivia Holmberg/The Hoya | The Georgetown Resident Assistant Coalition (GRAC), the organization that represents Georgetown University resident assistants (RAs), completed their fifth round of bargaining with Georgetown University, reaching no tentative agreements in this session.

RA Union, GU Do Not Reach Agreements in Fifth Bargaining Session

By Aamir Jamil and Maren Fagan
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.

Federal Judge Consolidates Three GU Graduates’ Data Leak Lawsuits

By Aamir Jamil and Maren Fagan
Tony Peltier/The Hoya | Republican candidate Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election in the early hours of Nov. 6, becoming the second president to serve non-consecutive terms and the first convicted felon to serve as president

GU Parent Trump Wins 2024 Presidential Election

By Maren Fagan, Senior News Editor
@ETHANDARIUS4GUSA/INSTAGRAM | Ethan Henshaw (CAS '26) and Darius Wagner (CAS '27) won the GUSA executive election.

Henshaw, Wagner Win GUSA Executive Election, GUSA Certifies Results

By Evie Steele, Aamir Jamil, and Maren Fagan
Town Hall: GUSA Senate Candidates Talk Reasons for Engagement, Policy Initiatives

Town Hall: GUSA Senate Candidates Talk Reasons for Engagement, Policy Initiatives

By Maren Fagan and Aamir Jamil
Aamir Jamil/The Hoya | Candidates for Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) executive called for a closer relationship between student government and the student body and proposed plans to improve student life on campus at a Nov. 4 town hall organized by The Hoya and the GUSA Election Commission.

Town Hall: GUSA Executive Candidates Call for Increased Communication, Practical Solutions

By Aamir Jamil and Maren Fagan
GU Students Vote, Run for Office, Phonebank on Election Day

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

By Evie Steele, Ruth Abramovitz, Ari Citrin, Ajani Stella, Cliff Stern, Michael Scime, and Maren Fagan
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
@SANCHEZSPERBER2024/INSTAGRAM | The Hoya sat down with GUSA Executive Candidates Allie Sanchez and Paul Sperber.

Q&A: Sanchez/Sperber GUSA Executive Ticket Discusses Plans and Platform

By Aamir Jamil and Maren Fagan
@ETHANDARIUS4GUSA/INSTAGRAM | Ethan Henshaw (CAS '26) and Darius Wagner (CAS '27) won the GUSA executive election.

Q&A: Henshaw/Wagner GUSA Executive Ticket Discusses Plans and Platform

By Maren Fagan and Aamir Jamil
Maren Fagan/The Hoya | Mary Beth Tinker, one of the petitioners in a landmark Supreme Court case, emphasized the ongoing need to support student voices and reflected on the connection between racial justice and free speech at an Oct. 10 event hosted by the GU-American Civil Liberties Union.

Tinker Reflects on Landmark Decision, Emphasizes Importance of Student Voices

By Maren Fagan, Senior News Editor
Anthony Peltier/The Hoya

SJP, FSJP Hold ‘Week of Rage’ to Commemorate One Year of Heightened Tensions in Gaza

By Aamir Jamil and Maren Fagan
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
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
Georgetown University has adopted several core values of the Jesuit Order, including cura personalis, emphasizing the well-being of students.

Georgetown Ranks in Bottom 15 Out of Universities in Controversial Free Speech Ranking

By Maren Fagan and Saroja Ramchandren
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.

Code of Student Conduct Changes With New Director, Decreases Standard of Proof, Introduces Educational Conferences

By Maren Fagan, Senior News Editor
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
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
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

On-Campus Study Spots

By Maren Fagan, Senior News Editor
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
Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute | Qing Bao in her habitat in China on May 17.

Smithsonian to Welcome Two Pandas by End of Year

By Maren Fagan and Aamir Jamil
Protesters Stage Competing Rallies at George Washington University

Protesters Stage Competing Rallies at George Washington University

By Maren Fagan, Aamir Jamil, Paulina Inglima, and Evie Steele
Georgetown Students Remain in Encampment After Seven Days, Legislators’ Visit

Georgetown Students Remain in Encampment After Seven Days, Legislators’ Visit

By Aamir Jamil and Maren Fagan
Maren Fagan/The Hoya

MPD Deadline to Clear Pro-Palestine Encampment Passes, Stalemate Persists

By Aamir Jamil, Maren Fagan, and Catherine Alaimo
Maren Fagan/The Hoya | Waving Palestinian flags, Georgetown University students, faculty and staff passed through the Georgetown neighborhood.

Photo Gallery: GU Students, Faculty Rally for Gaza, Join Encampment at GWU

By Maren Fagan, Aamir Jamil, and Kate Hwang
Students, faculty and staff from Georgetown University joined a tent encampment at George Washington University.

Georgetown Students, Faculty, Staff Join Tent Encampment at George Washington University

By Evie Steele, Aamir Jamil, Maren Fagan, and Paulina Inglima
Maren Fagan/The Hoya | Activists from eight Washington, D.C. universities, including Georgetown University, joined protesters at George Washington University to rally for a ceasefire in Gaza and universities' divestment from companies tied to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

GU Students, Faculty Rally for Gaza

By Aamir Jamil, Evie Steele, Maren Fagan, Paulina Inglima, and Jack Willis
Georgetown University Lauinger Library | Four students won The Bernard M. Wagner Medal, The Annabelle Bonner Medal, The Lynch Pendergast Medal and The Ora Mary Pelham Poetry Prize as part of the 2024 Creative Writing Awards given through the English Department to be honored on April 30.

English Department Announces 2024 Creative Writing Award Winners

By Maren Fagan, Senior News Editor
Courtesy of Josie Balistreri | The first student drag show, Mx. Georgetown, presented six drag queens and kings in a pageant format competing for the title of Mx. Georgetown with a talent portion and a lip-sync battle included in the show.

Inaugural Mx. Georgetown Features Drag, Celebrates Queer Community

By Caroline Rareshide and Maren Fagan
Evie Steele/The Hoya | The Circle of Indigenous Students’Alliance (CISA), an organization that elevates the voices and culture of Indigenous students on campus, displayed its Native Art Showcase with the theme Le Emántanhanpi, which in the Lakota language is interpreted as “We Belong Here,” featuring live poetry, dancing, music and visual art presentations April 12.

“Le Emátanhanpi”: Students Present Native Art Showcase

By Maren Fagan, Academics Desk Editor
Aamir Jamil/The Hoya | The Georgetown University residential assistants (RAs) urged students to support their calls to unionize at an April 11 panel, with RAs Izzy Wagener, Aayush Murarka, Nico Reyes, and Samuel Lovell sharing their experiences.

Residential Assistants Speak About Unionization Effort, Work Experiences

By Aamir Jamil and Maren Fagan
Maren Fagan/The Hoya | Lauinger Library hosted the third Edible Book Festival to unite the community with food and baked goods inspired by literature with judges and attendees voting on their favorites, giving awards to the winners and selecting a people’s choice award on April 8.

Edible Book Festival Celebrates Literature With Cakes, Community

By Maren Fagan, Academics Desk Editor
Maren Fagan/The Hoya | A panel discussion hosted by the Institute of Politics and Public Service on April 4th moderated by Allegra Kirkland, the politics director at Teen Vogue, brought attention to the role of young voters in the upcoming presidential election and politician’s need to win this key demographic.

Panelists Emphasize Role of Young Voters in Upcoming Elections

By Maren Fagan, Academics Desk Editor
Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security | The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, an organization that researches and promotes the role of women in preventing conflict and building peace, created the Women, Peace and Security (WPS), the first-ever conflict tracker with a gender-focus launched March 11.

Institute for Women, Peace and Security Creates First Gender-Focused Conflict Tracker

By Maren Fagan, Academics Desk Editor
Aamir Jamil/The Hoya | The Georgetown University community recognized the four winners of the President’s Awards for Distinguished Scholar-Teachers, an award that honors full-time faculty members’ research and role as a professor, announced March 15 and honored March 19 at the Spring Faculty Convocation.

Georgetown President Awards Four Distinguished Professors for Classroom Contributions, Research

By Maren Fagan, Academics Desk Editor
Maren Fagan/The Hoya | Georgetown Students Against Starbucks (GSAS) suspended their campaign on Mar. 1 amid Starbucks’ promise to enter into contract negotiations with Starbucks Workers United (SBWU), the union representing Starbucks workers, while planning to follow the upcoming contract negotiations.

Students Against Starbucks Suspend Campaign, Pledge to Watch Contract Negotiations

By Maren Fagan, Academics Desk Editor
Georgetown University | Georgetown University College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) announced the creation of the First Fellows program for first-generation limited-income students to provide students mentorship and academic support through a $2.8 million graduate donation on Feb. 26.

College to Launch First-Generation Student Fellowship With $2.8 Million Gift

By Maren Fagan, Academics Desk Editor
Courtesy of Uliana Leshchuk | Georgetown students attended a rally for Ukraine at the Lincoln Memorial on Feb. 24, exactly two years after the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, to call for continued American and international support.

Students, City Rally for Second Anniversary of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

By Maren Fagan, Academics Desk Editor
Harvard University Press | Georgetown English professor and American Studies director Brian Hochman won the international Security Studies Network 2023 book prize for his book “The Listeners: A History of Wiretapping in the United States,” as announced by the English department on Feb. 15.

Professor Wins Surveillance Studies Book Prize

By Maren Fagan, Academics Desk Editor
Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos M. Vazquez II/Wiki Commons | General Mark A. Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, being the top adviser to the President and highest-ranking military official, will join the SFS Security Studies Program as a distinguished fellow in residence beginning this semester, according to a Feb. 13 press release.

General Milley to Join SFS as Distinguished Fellow in Residence

By Maren Fagan, Academics Desk Editor
Maren Fagan/The Hoya | Newly selected distinguished professor Victor Cha lectured about the role of economic coercion and independence in global affairs during a Feb. 12 event titled “Collective Resilience: Countering the Weaponization of Economic Interdependence” in Lohrfink Auditorium.

Distinguished Professor Shares Insight On China’s Economic Weaponization, Solutions

By Maren Fagan, Academics Desk Editor
Maren Fagan and Aamir Jamil/The Hoya | More than a dozen students protested in front of the Healey Family Student Center (HFSC) in a pro-Palestine rally that coincided with Senior Parents and Family weekend calling on Georgetown to divest from companies that support Israel on Feb. 2.

SJP Urges University to Divest from Companies Supporting Israel in Rally During Parents Weekend

By Aamir Jamil and Maren Fagan
Maren Fagan/The Hoya | Six professors from different universities discussed the role of Black women’s influence and participation in the field of politics during a Feb. 5 panel co-hosted by the government department, department of African American studies and women’s and gender studies.

Panel: Professors Discuss Research, Role of Black Women in Politics

By Maren Fagan, Academics Desk Editor
Maren Fagen/The Hoya | Dr. Anthony Fauci, a former adviser to the President for pandemic response, reflected on the legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic during the annual Whittington Lecture hosted by the McCourt School of Public Policy on Feb. 1.

Fauci Talks COVID-19 Response, Lessons in Whittington Lecture

By Maren Fagan, Academics Desk Editor
Maren Fagan/The Hoya | On Jan. 31, parents, students and activists rallied at the Capitol Building to call for greater protection for children and minors on social media and the internet following a Senate hearing about children’s safety online with five Big Tech CEOs, including Mark Zuckerberg of Meta and Shou Zi Chew of TikTok.

Parents, Activists Rally to Protect Child Safety Online

By Catherine Alaimo and Maren Fagan
Students Host Vigil to Remember Gun Violence Victims During National Gun Violence Survivors Week

Students Host Vigil to Remember Gun Violence Victims During National Gun Violence Survivors Week

By Evie Steele and Maren Fagan
Annual Anti-Abortion Conference Sparks Campus Discourse

Annual Anti-Abortion Conference Sparks Campus Discourse

By Maren Fagan
Georgetown Raises Undergraduate Tuition 4.5 Percent

Georgetown Raises Undergraduate Tuition 4.5 Percent

By Maren Fagan
Georgetown SCS Hosts Women Journalists in Sportswriting Talk

Georgetown SCS Hosts Women Journalists in Sportswriting Talk

By Maren Fagan
Retail Luxury Executive Talks Marketing, Career Advice

Retail Luxury Executive Talks Marketing, Career Advice

By Maren Fagan
Mortara Center Honors Annual Lepgold Book Prize Winner

Mortara Center Honors Annual Lepgold Book Prize Winner

By Maren Fagan

Professor Discusses the Place of Queer Communities in Islam at Book Talk

By Maren Fagan

New Summer Institutes Provide Coursework, Professional Experience to Undergraduate Students

By Maren Fagan
The Georgetown Gracenotes and Georgetown Phantoms hosted the 31st Annual D.C. A Cappella Festival (DCAF) on Nov. 3 and 4.

Annual DC A Cappella Festival Features Groups From DMV, Georgetown

By Maren Fagan

Anthology Reading Talks War in Ukraine, Personal Experience

By Maren Fagan
Georgetown’s BellRinger Bike Ride for Cancer Raises Over $1.2 Million

Georgetown’s BellRinger Bike Ride for Cancer Raises Over $1.2 Million

By Maren Fagan

Co-Founder of Black Lives Matter Discusses Movement’s Success, Optimism for Social Justice

By Maren Fagan
50th Anniversary of “The Exorcist” Demonstrates Modern Impact in Commentaries, Student Culture

50th Anniversary of “The Exorcist” Demonstrates Modern Impact in Commentaries, Student Culture

By Maren Fagan
ACDC Showcases Art, Disability Culture in Performance

ACDC Showcases Art, Disability Culture in Performance

By Maren Fagan
Georgetown Students Elect 11 GUSA Senators

Georgetown Students Elect 11 GUSA Senators

By Maren Fagan
Clinton Honors Journalists, Peace Builders in Annual Clinton Awards

Clinton Honors Journalists, Peace Builders in Annual Clinton Awards

By Maren Fagan
Flooding in VCW Displaces Residents, Damages Property

Flooding in VCW Displaces Residents, Damages Property

By Maren Fagan

SFS Creates Two New Master Degrees

By Maren Fagan
GU Votes Registers First-Years in 7th Annual Storm the Dorms Initiative

GU Votes Registers First-Years in 7th Annual Storm the Dorms Initiative

By Maren Fagan

Annual H Street Festival Fosters Community, Neighborhood Growth

By Maren Fagan
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