Skip to Main Content
Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Record Number Of SFS Students, Graduates Receive Pickering Fellowship

Record Number Of SFS Students, Graduates Receive Pickering Fellowship

By Annie Kane March 17, 2022

Seven, a record number of Georgetown University School of Foreign Service (SFS) students and graduates, received the 2022 Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship.  The selective fellowship,...

Over a Forty Year Period, Return on Investment is Larger at Public Colleges, according to Recent Report

Over a Forty Year Period, Return on Investment is Larger at Public Colleges, according to Recent Report

By Brooke DeLucia March 4, 2022

The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) published a report, which found that the value of Georgetown’s education ranks high despite public universities out ranking private...

Georgetown Medicine Students Host Melanin in Medicine Event Series

Georgetown Medicine Students Host Melanin in Medicine Event Series

By Annie Kane March 4, 2022

Students from the Georgetown University Medical Center’s (GUMC) chapter of the Student National Medical Association (SNMA), a national network of medical students of color, hosted an event series titled...

Butter, Leftovers and Food Insecurity: The Georgetown Free Food GroupMe

Butter, Leftovers and Food Insecurity: The Georgetown Free Food GroupMe

By Sahana Arumani February 25, 2022

One night during the fall semester final season, a picture of over 100 sticks of Land-O-Lakes butter in a fridge appeared in a Georgetown University student GroupMe. The butter was up for grabs, and the...

New Initiative Supports Female Afghan Experts in Exile

New Initiative Supports Female Afghan Experts in Exile

By Carolina Bomeny February 18, 2022

The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) has launched Onward for Afghan Women, which will provide Afghans in exile with a network of resources and opportunities. The program was...

Georgetown Raises Undergraduate Tuition 3.5 Percent

Georgetown Raises Undergraduate Tuition 3.5 Percent

By Samuel Yoo February 18, 2022

Georgetown University announced plans to raise its undergraduate tuition by 3.5%, increasing the cost from $59,784 to $61,872 for the 2022-23 academic year. The university notified students about the...

University Confirms Effectiveness of Certain KN95 Masks After Pulling From Distribution Over Possible Authenticity Concerns

University Confirms Effectiveness of Certain KN95 Masks After Pulling From Distribution Over Possible Authenticity Concerns

By Clara Grudberg February 17, 2022

UPDATE: According to a Feb. 18 email from a university spokesperson, the recalled Makena Electronic masks were confirmed to be effective. The masks have been placed back into circulation.  “We...

MEN’S BASKETBALL | Costly Mistakes Hurt Georgetown Against Seton Hall

By Sam Wirth February 4, 2022

Despite fighting hard, Georgetown men’s basketball extended its Big East losing streak as repeated offensive and defensive mistakes cost the Hoyas a Feb. 1 loss to Seton Hall, 63-70.  Out of...

“A Clear Violation of the Law”: Professors Reject Student Disability Accommodations

“A Clear Violation of the Law”: Professors Reject Student Disability Accommodations

By Mia Rasamny February 4, 2022

Caitlin McDermott (COL ’23) was hoping for a Zoom class environment that was educational, interesting and respectful of her identity as a deaf student when she began taking the course “Forensic Linguistics”...

Georgetown Bipartisan Coalition Releases Joint Statement on Bipartisanship in the U.S

Georgetown Bipartisan Coalition Releases Joint Statement on Bipartisanship in the U.S

By Adora Zheng February 3, 2022

In collaboration with four collegiate bipartisan organizations, the Georgetown Bipartisan Coalition (GBC) published a statement on bipartisanship in the United States.  The statement, published...

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

Interdisciplinary Program To Launch in 2022 for Biomedical Science Graduate Students

By Samantha Sinutko February 3, 2022

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded Georgetown University a grant that will launch an interdisciplinary training program for biomedical science graduate students Feb. 1.  The program,...

11/12/1984 President Reagan Patrick Ewing and John Thompson during a photo Op for the cover of Sports Illustrated in the Map Room

Georgetown Awards “Legacy of a Dream” to CEO of Non-Profit for Low-Income Student Education in D.C.

By Priyasha Chakravarti February 3, 2022

Khari Brown, local nonprofit CEO, has received the “Legacy of a Dream” award from Georgetown University.  Brown, CEO of Capital Partners for Education (CPE), a nonprofit that provides mentorship...

Load More Stories
Donate to The Hoya