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Georgetown Hosts Dialogue to Promote Investment in Low-Income Families

By Michael Scime January 19, 2024

Georgetown University’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life hosted an online dialogue exploring how members of the Catholic faith can increase their efforts to help people experiencing...

Kirk Zieser/The Hoya | Limited on-campus dining options and an inability to use meal swipes left many Georgetown students without food security over the Thanksgiving break.

Students Express Concerns About Food Insecurity Over Thanksgiving Break

By Nicolas Bocock December 3, 2021

Over 50 students came forward with concerns about food insecurity over the Thanksgiving break period. Only one Georgetown University dining facility, Epicurean and Company, remained open through the...

Structural Issues Cause Ward 8 Housing Evacuations

Structural Issues Cause Ward 8 Housing Evacuations

By Paige Kupas September 10, 2021

First-time homeowners in a Southeast Washington, D.C. condominium are being told to evacuate their residences after developers and city officials ignored structural problems with the building.  Homeowners...

ASHLEY CHEN THE HOYA Students of Georgetown Inc., transitioned to a cashless business model in 2018 over concerns about costs associated with handling cash.

Future of Cashless Businesses at Risk Amid Classism Critiques

By Casey Ferrante September 27, 2019

In 2017, Visa offered tens of thousands of dollars in assistance to any business willing to partake in its Cashless Challenge and begin refusing to accept cash. This initiative fit broadly into the company’s...

VIEWPOINT: Build GSP Allyship

By Andria Wisler and Jason Low March 15, 2019

Next week, the Georgetown Scholars Program launches its fifth annual #GSProud campaign, an initiative dedicated to celebrating first-generation and low-income students on the Hilltop and building allyship...

VIEWPOINT: Vote Socio-Economic Inclusivity to GUSA

By Gabrielle Brault February 7, 2019

The four campaigns competing for the 2019 Georgetown University Student Association executive seek to represent a wide variety of students. However, these candidates fall short in addressing problems that...

SINGH & BEAUSOLEIL: Fighting a Campus Class Culture

SINGH & BEAUSOLEIL: Fighting a Campus Class Culture

By Hashwinder Singh and Khendrick Beausoleil June 11, 2017

In light of the recent article in The Hoya highlighting the fact that legacy students are twice as likely to be admitted to Georgetown, it is clear that the university must continue working to ensure a...

OSIBAJO & BAH: The Myth of the American Dream

OSIBAJO & BAH: The Myth of the American Dream

By Anu Osibajo and Isatou Bah February 28, 2017

It the turn of the 20th century, the notion of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” infiltrated American ideology. Because of men like Horatio Alger, who wrote novels on achieving this great social...

A Different Metric

By The Editorial Board October 1, 2015

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...

Strive Emphasizes Collaboration for Higher Education

By Emily Manbeck January 25, 2013

For a high school graduate, the prospect of attending college in the fall may seem daunting. Among these rising first years’ worries are being able to make new friends, maintaining stellar grades...

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