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RAO: Defending DeGioia's Decisions

RAO: Defending DeGioia’s Decisions

By Saahil Rao February 21, 2025

Georgetown University’s primary responsibility in admissions should be to make entry into the university as meritocratic as possible, for as many people as possible, while sustaining itself as an institution....

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New Lawsuit Filing Lists Financial Aid Collusion Damages, Alleges Favoritism of Wealthy Students by University

By Aamir Jamil, Executive Editor December 19, 2024

Plaintiffs in an antitrust price-fixing lawsuit against 17 universities, including Georgetown University, claimed $685 million in damages, which could triple to more than $2 billion, in a Dec. 16 filing.  The...

GU President DeGioia to Step Down

GU President DeGioia to Step Down

By Caroline Rareshide, Contributing Editor November 21, 2024

John J. DeGioia (CAS ’79, GRD ’95) will step down as president of Georgetown University, effective immediately. DeGioia, Georgetown’s longest-tenured and first lay president, announced his decision...

DeGioia underwent surgical intervention at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and is with his wife and son.

DeGioia Suffers Stroke, Provost to Serve as Interim President

By Caroline Rareshide, Contributing Editor June 5, 2024

Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia (CAS ’79, GRD ’95) suffered a stroke the morning of June 5, according to an email sent later in the day to community members from Thomas A. Reynolds...

Georgetown University Launches Center for the Study of Slavery and Its Legacies with Musical Performance

By Logan Castellanos September 22, 2023

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 while highlighting its past and current impacts.  The...

DeGioia Speaks About Admissions Future, Legacy Admissions and Search for New Jack the Bulldog

DeGioia Speaks About Admissions Future, Legacy Admissions and Search for New Jack the Bulldog

By Caitlin McLean September 15, 2023

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 on affirmative action, updates about...

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DeGioia Comments in Support of New Title IX Regulations

By Adora Zheng September 13, 2022

Georgetown University announced its support for new regulations proposed by the Department of Education that would strengthen Title IX protections for students by addressing sexual misconduct guidelines. University...

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GU Jesuit Sexually Harassed Students. Georgetown Let Him Resign.

By Mason Mandell and Sana Rahman January 24, 2020

This article discusses sexual misconduct at Georgetown University. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. John had known Fr. Alvaro Ribeiro, S.J., his former English...

VIEWPOINT: Engage Graduate Student Voices in GU272 Initiative

VIEWPOINT: Engage Graduate Student Voices in GU272 Initiative

By Lewis May November 8, 2019

Graduate Students Need Seat at the Table for Discussions Around Slavery, Memory and Reconciliation.  Prior to applying to Georgetown University in 2018, one of my first experiences with the university...

AMBER GILLETTE/THE HOYA | University President John J. DeGioia sat down with editor-in-chief of The Hoya Maya Gandhi (SFS '20) to discuss the GU272 referendum, Title IX policies, the admissions bribery scheme and the university's ties to the clerical sexual abuse crisis.

DeGioia Speaks on GU272, Title IX

By Maya Gandhi April 12, 2019

As Georgetown reckons with its history of slavery, University President John J. DeGioia reflected on the university’s path forward in a wide-ranging interview with The Hoya on Thursday morning. The president...

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENT COUNCIL | Seven students marched from Red Square to the Office of the President on April 3 to deliver a petition advocating for increased outreach and support services for Native American students.

Petition Demands Increased Representation of Native American Students

By Ashley Zhao April 9, 2019

The Georgetown University Native American Student Council delivered a petition to the office of University President John J. DeGioia calling for greater support for indigenous students April 3. The...

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY | The honorary degree held by former Washington, D.C. Archbishop and Cardinal Theodore McCarrick was revoked by Georgetown on Tuesday after Pope Francis removed McCarrick from the priesthood for sexual abuse Saturday. Georgetown has never previously rescinded an honorary degree, according to University President John J. DeGioia.

GU Rescinds Honorary Degree Held by Former Cardinal McCarrick

By Mason Mandell February 20, 2019

Georgetown University stripped former Washington, D.C. Archbishop and Cardinal Theodore McCarrick of his honorary degree Feb. 19 after the Vatican expelled him from the priesthood for sexual abuse Feb....

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