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Former Education Secretary Spotlights Racial Achievement Gap

By Madeline Charbonneau October 5, 2017

Former Secretary of Education John King Jr. said the United States must push for diverse student bodies and teachers in public schools to close the nation’s racial achievement gap, in a lecture organized...

FRAME OF REFERENCE: The Journey of the Modern Artist

FRAME OF REFERENCE: The Journey of the Modern Artist

By Bruce McKaig August 7, 2017

It is often a lonely endeavor for artists, even those who have college degrees, to map a successful journey through the art industry. This is the result of art departments facilitating art practices without...

FRAME OF REFERENCE: Developing a Stronger Arts Curriculum

FRAME OF REFERENCE: Developing a Stronger Arts Curriculum

By Bruce McKaig June 23, 2017

Prior to the 19th century, to study the arts was akin to acquiring a vocation. The novice trained with a master and, over years, evolved from apprentice to journeyman to master in his or her own right....

ARONSON: Guiding Moral Action Through Empathy

ARONSON: Guiding Moral Action Through Empathy

By Samuel J. Aronson February 17, 2017

As a scholar of the Holocaust, I am often called upon by friends, family, colleagues, strangers on the metro and Uber drivers to be the arbiter of a perpetual question: “Isn’t [insert contemporary...

BILLINGSLEA: Embracing Engagement Spurs Growth

BILLINGSLEA: Embracing Engagement Spurs Growth

By Kendra Billingslea February 17, 2017

“Hey, did you watch ‘House of Cards’ last night?” or “What did you think about the class discussion on gender inequality?” Just like that, you engaged someone else. It does not matter the topic...

JINWOO CHONG/THE HOYA

Georgetown’s interest in the well-being and safety of its students has come to pervade every corner of campus — even the bathrooms. The Stall Seat Journal, a monthly newsletter featured in bathroom stalls across campus, has been an integral part of the social norms campaign at Georgetown since it was founded in 2006.

Stalling Unhealthy Habits from the Bathroom Stall

By Sarah Jackmauh February 3, 2017

The university’s focus on the health and safety of students has become so widely promoted that the topic has carried over to the unlikeliest of places: the bathroom stall. Since 2006, as part...

VIEWPOINT: Closing Gap for Women in STEM

By Abby Beier and Katie Ryan September 23, 2016

When we discuss the involvement of women in fields like science, technology, engineering or mathematics, the data itself tells a story. The Department of Commerce reports that women hold less than 25 percent...

College Embraces New Programs

By Jack Segelstein February 23, 2016

In recent years, the College has introduced a number of majors and minors in response to student interest, but many academic departments find themselves unable to accommodate the growing demand. Administrators...

Serving Georgetown, Serving Qatar

Serving Georgetown, Serving Qatar

By Matt LoPrete February 2, 2016

When one searches “SFS Qatar” on Google, the third search result that pops up is Ari Goldstein’s op-ed in The Hoya from October 2014 stating that the campus is subject to a brutal regime. After spending...

Vote to Be Heard

By The Editorial Board February 2, 2016

There is no shortage of political discourse on Georgetown’s campus. The popularity of the government major and minor is a testament to the political culture on campus. The university has consistently...

Blended Classroom Advances Education

By Jessie Yu January 29, 2016

The McDonough School of Business’ Master of Science in Finance, which originated as an entirely online program, implemented a new "blended classroom" technology on Oct. 1, 2015 that allows students to...

Totally Real Yahoo Answers: The 4th Edition

“Totally Real” Yahoo Answers: The 4th Edition

By Jenna Clifford and Jenna Clifford January 8, 2016

We did not make this up, or at least, the questions. Pulled straight from the World Wide Web’s very own Yahoo Answers, 4E has picked out some classic questions from the "education" category. We tried...

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