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MERZ: Befriending the Unknown

By Ann-Kathrin Merz May 15, 2019

As I sat on the plane to Malaysia last summer, I felt lost. I had little prepared but a sticky note with the hostel address. I was supposed to conduct research interviews there, but my contacts had all...

CATRIONA KENDALL/THE HOYA | Campus career resources have been criticized for favoring the financial industry over others, but the career center hopes to expand services.

About 90% of Graduating Seniors Used Career Center

By Myroslav May 15, 2019

The majority of graduating seniors have utilized the career resources on campus to explore their employment options as the university works to diversify and expand job advising services across the undergraduate...

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY QATAR COMMUNICATIONS |

GU-Q School of Foreign Service Graduates 11th Cohort

By Connor Thomas May 14, 2019

Sixty-four seniors graduated from the School of Foreign Service in Qatar in front of family, friends, faculty, Qatari officials and international diplomats in the campus’s 11th commencement ceremony...

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY | This years commencement speakers include celebrity chef José Andrés, who will address the

University Announces 10 Commencement Speakers

By Riley Rogerson May 6, 2019

Ten speakers are set to address students and families at the 2019 Georgetown University commencement ceremonies, including bestselling author Chimamanda Adichie, former Chief of Staff to First Lady Michelle...

ROCHELLE VAYNTRUB FOR THE HOYA | Many students enrolled in summer courses in order to meet the former course minimum requirement. Tuition for Georgetown summer sessions is $1,496 per credit.

Georgetown College Removes Course Minimum Requirement

By Amy Li April 26, 2019

A degree from Georgetown College will no longer require a minimum number of courses in an effort to alleviate the academic burden placed on students. Previously, students needed to take at least 38...

SAMUEL NELSON/THE HOYA | Finance and consulting have consistently ranked as the top two industries for employing Georgetown graduates within one year of graduation since the class of 2012, while education and health care have generally fallen in the ranks.

Students, Faculty Seek to Diversify Career Opportunities

By Joshua Levy March 21, 2019

Consulting and finance typically dominate the employment outcomes for Georgetown graduates. Yet both students and faculty seek to expand the horizons of students exploring the job market. One year...

FLEMING: The Pride of 2 Departures

FLEMING: The Pride of 2 Departures

By Scott Fleming May 18, 2018

Fifty years ago next fall, I arrived at Georgetown University for my freshman year. Soon, I’ll be making my second departure from the Hilltop. As the first in my family to go to college, studying...

GOLDSTEIN: Finding Identity in History

GOLDSTEIN: Finding Identity in History

By Ari Goldstein May 18, 2018

When I walk past Lauinger Library these days, I think of Fr. Leonard Neale, S.J. When Neale was president of Georgetown College from 1798 to 1806, his bedroom in Old South — the first building to...

HICKLE & MONETON: The Friendship in Between

HICKLE & MONETON: The Friendship in Between

By Jessica Hickle and Andrea Moneton May 18, 2018

We did not plan to write this together, but of course, here we are. Weeks before graduation, Jessica sat staring at a blank Microsoft Word document and asked Andrea for ideas. Our conversation concluded...

VELASQUEZ: Beauty in Contradiction

VELASQUEZ: Beauty in Contradiction

By Cristina Velasquez May 18, 2018

As a December graduate, I’ve had some time to reflect on my Georgetown University experience. I keep going back to our motto, utraque unum, which means “both into one.” Like this motto, my Georgetown...

KAYE: Let Community Guide You

KAYE: Let Community Guide You

By Emily Kaye May 18, 2018

In November of my sophomore year, I returned home for a weekend to sponsor my brother’s confirmation to the Roman Catholic Church. As we sat in the church gymnasium awaiting his pivotal spiritual moment,...

VAUGHAN: A Campus Full of Home

VAUGHAN: A Campus Full of ‘Home’

By Helena Vaughan May 18, 2018

Throughout my life, the word “home” has taken on a variety of different meanings, colors and textures. Growing up overseas and moving to a new city every couple of years taught me that home extends...

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