The Committee on Investments and Social Responsibility plans to advise the board of directors to establish a policy of no direct investment in private prison companies and to avoid commingled funds...
In a recent study by The New York Times, Georgetown University ranked 12th out of a list of 38 schools with more students in the top 1 percent of the income scale than in the bottom 60 percent.
While...
Georgetown University Forming a Radically Ethical Endowment Coalition, a student-organized group seeking transparency in Georgetown’s endowment, demanded the university to divest from private prisons...
In the 2016 fiscal year, Georgetown’s endowment and donations to the university funded 23.2 percent of undergraduate scholarships, according to Dean of Student Financial Services Patricia McWade.
Over...
Beginning this semester, students affiliated with the Georgetown Scholarship Program will be able to receive all mental health services from Counseling and Psychiatric Services for free, thanks to an anonymous...
One for Georgetown, an annual philanthropic effort led by the 1634 Society, returned for its second year with more events and a $100,000 matched donation to endow scholarships April 4. A one dollar donation...
When the Georgetown Scholarship Program was founded 10 years ago, GSP Program Director Melissa “Missy” Foy said she could not have anticipated the impact it would have on first-generation and low-income...
Despite Georgetown University’s relatively low endowment, the Georgetown Board of Directors announced its approval of the university’s largest-ever increase in financial aid for students in the coming...
Last year as a news writer for The Hoya, I covered the New York Times’ first annual ranking of socioeconomic diversity on college campuses. This year, Georgetown plummeted in the rankings from 46 to...
While Georgetown’s steep drop from No. 46 to No. 88 in The New York Times’ College Access Index rankings might seem concerning, the rankings do not reveal the full picture. The university has prioritized...
The university’s capital campaign, “For Generations to Come: The Campaign for Georgetown,” reached its $1.5 billion goal by the end of August, almost a year ahead of schedule, marking a momentous...
The university’s capital campaign, "For Generations to Come: The Campaign for Georgetown," has passed its goal of $1.5 billion, nearly a year ahead of schedule.
University President John J. DeGioia...
