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Courtesy of Georgetown University | The GUSA senate certified the senate election results following the reinstatement of a disqualified candidate on

GUSA Certifies Election Results After Constitutional Challenge, Allegations of Bribery

By Ruth Abramovitz, Senior News Editor May 2, 2025

Days after the constitutional council of the Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA), Georgetown’s student government, reinstated a disqualified candidate, the GUSA Senate certified the results...

The incoming class of Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service (GU Politics) fellows sat down with The Hoya Jan. 24 to talk youth voters, electoral trends and the presidential transition. / Courtesy of Anna Canizales

“Really, Truly, Anything Could Happen”: GU Politics Fellows Talk Trump, Media

By Nora Toscano and Jack Willis January 31, 2025

The Hoya sat down with five of the six incoming Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service (GU Politics) fellows for the Spring 2025 semester Jan. 24 to discuss the 2024 election, young voters...

The Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service (GU Politics) partnered with MSNBC to host leadership forums for the Democratic National Committee ahead of its February elections. / MSNBC/Youtube

GU Politics Hosts DNC Leadership Forum with MSNBC

By Nora Toscano, Senior News Editor January 31, 2025

The Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service (GU Politics) and MSNBC partnered to host the fourth Democratic National Committee (DNC) leadership forum Jan. 30. Mo Elleithee (SFS ’94), the...

WIKIMEDIA COMMONS | The upcoming presidential administration change may bring changes in scientific priorities, according to Georgetown scientists and policy experts.

Presidential Administration Change May Impact Scientific Research

By Rachel Kang, Special to the Hoya December 6, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in November’s presidential election may prove to be a pivotal moment for the scientific community as his transition team begins to share its plans for scientific...

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From the Polls to the Press

By Nancy Britten, Features Writer November 15, 2024

It’s the night of the 2024 presidential election Nov. 5 and Andrea Smith (CAS ’25) has been awake for 20 hours.  Smith is in Virginia, closely following the results of congressional races around...

Georgetown Holds Classes on Election Day Despite Graduate, Law Students’ Call for Absences

By Ajani Stella, Hoya Staff Writer November 5, 2024

Georgetown University will hold classes in full on Election Day despite graduate and law students urging the administration to provide students excused absences from classes. The Georgetown University...

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

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

Georgetown University students and community members will vote today in the United States general election. Both major-party candidates for president have connections to Georgetown. Democratic candidate...

@CMBROOKEPINTO/TWITTER | Councilmember Brooke Pinto is running for reelection this November.

Brooke Pinto Talks Public Safety, GU, Integrity Ahead of Election

By Daniel Greilsheimer, City Desk Editor September 28, 2024

As Ward 2 Councilmember Brooke Pinto (LAW ’17) approaches a potential second full term serving on the Washington, D.C. Council, integrity remains central to her political persona. Entering local politics...

Georgetown University / Student interns, faculty members and graduate data fellows will now be able to help analyze the 2024 elections, including the primaries and general election, as part of a collaboration between Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy (MPP) and Decision Desk (DDHQ), an election results reporting website and service.

Decision Desk HQ Selects McCourt School as 2024 Election Hub

By Aamir Jamil February 23, 2024

Student interns, faculty members and graduate data fellows will now be able to help analyze the 2024 elections as part of a collaboration between Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy...

Georgetown University students and faculty joined protestors from around the country for the March For Life, which advocates for ending abortion in the U.S., Jan. 19 at the National Mall. Despite D.C.’s snowy conditions, thousands of people attended the annual march, the second since the Supreme Court  overturned Roe v. Wade. // Photo from Julian Jimenez

March for Life Highlights Spirited Campus Debate on Reproductive Rights

By Paulina Inglima January 26, 2024

Georgetown University students and faculty joined protestors from around the country for the March For Life, which advocates for ending abortion in the United States, on Jan. 19 at the National Mall.  Despite...

VIEWPOINT: Rethink Political Engagement

VIEWPOINT: Rethink Political Engagement

By Peter Sloniewsky December 1, 2023

It’s clear that the voting public does not win from political polarization.  Although those at the extremes of the Democratic and Republican parties are often seen challenging partisan leadership...

EDITORIAL: With Reservation, Vote Cobb-Mehta

EDITORIAL: With Reservation, Vote Cobb-Mehta

By The Editorial Board October 19, 2023

Polls for the Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) closed Oct. 7 at 10 p.m. Twelve days later, there is still no GUSA president or vice president. Following allegations of campaign fraud...

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