Children of Georgetown University graduates were nearly three times more likely to be admitted to the university’s entering class than applicants without parental connections to Georgetown, according...
The D.C. State Board of Education (SBOE) approved a bill to outlaw legacy and donor admissions preferences at certain private universities in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 19, advancing the bill to the D.C....
Georgetown University admitted 11% of early action first-year applicants to the Class of 2029, up from 10.3% the previous year.
The university admitted 917 of 8,254 early applicants, up from 881 of...
The D.C. State Board of Education (SBOE), an elected body that advises the Washington, D.C. government on educational issues, approved a resolution calling for an end to legacy admissions at D.C. universities...
When Ethan Henshaw (CAS ’26) heard the Supreme Court had ruled against affirmative action, he saw Georgetown as facing a different issue from many other elite national universities.
“I just remember...
Join us every Monday for a wrap-up of the week’s hottest stories! For this week’s “Mondays With Melanie” podcast, we begin with Clayton Kincade’s (SFS ’25) article about Georgetown’s first...
Georgetown University President John DeGioia (CAS ’79, GRD ’95) sat down with The Hoya to discuss the future of admissions following the Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action, updates about...
The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate passed a resolution endorsing student opposition to legacy admissions at Georgetown University at its Sept. 10 meeting.
Over 700 members...
Hundreds of students, faculty and staff are calling for an end to legacy admissions at Georgetown University.
Over 300 members of the Georgetown community have signed a petition released Aug....
When I chose to attend Georgetown University, I was most excited about the variety of perspectives I would engage with on a campus in a huge metropolitan area. Coming from Stowe, Vt., a very white and...
More than 200 students, faculty and graduates have signed an open letter to Georgetown University administrators calling on the school to abandon legacy admissions in light of ongoing discussions about...
