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

GULC | TK

Beloved GU Law Dean David McCarthy Dies at 85

By Samuel Ahmed October 8, 2020

Former Georgetown University Law Center Dean David J. McCarthy Jr. (LAW ’60, LAW ’62, H ’83) died Oct. 1 at the age of 85. McCarthy approached his interpersonal relationships with kindness and...

'I love you, Leezy': Honoring Former Editor Lisa Burgoa

‘I love you, Leezy’: Honoring Former Editor Lisa Burgoa

By Yasmine Salam February 14, 2020

Lisa Burgoa (SFS ’19) always had a gift with words. Whether she was comforting a friend during a difficult time, teaching English to her mentees at D.C. Schools Project or writing a story that sent...

Faculty Remembers Former NHS Academic Dean Lyons

Faculty Remembers Former NHS Academic Dean Lyons

By Giulia Testa February 14, 2020

Marianne Lyons, associate dean for student academic affairs at the School of Nursing & Health Studies, died Feb. 7 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Lyons had been a member of the Georgetown...

Recent Graduate Dies in Rock Climbing Accident

Recent Graduate Dies in Rock Climbing Accident

By Meredith Miller November 8, 2019

Michelle Xue (MSB ’19), 22, died from injuries sustained in a rock falling accident while rock climbing on Red Slate Mountain in Mono County, Calif., on Oct. 29.  Xue, who was originally from the...

GEORGETOWN PHARMACOLOGY| Barry Wolfe joined Georgetown University faculty in 1989 and was the longest serving director of the interdisciplinary program for neuroscience in the Georgetown University Medical Center.

Pharmacology Graduate Program Director Barry Wolfe Dies

By Sana Rahman November 1, 2019

Barry Wolfe, co-director of the Ph.D. program in pharmacology and physiology and director of M.S. graduate studies, died last weekend. Wolfe was 74.  Wolfe served as the vice chair of the department...

COURTESY GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY BERKLEY CENTER | Theology Professor Gerard Mannion co-founded the Global Irish Studies Initiative and served as president of the International Network of Societies for Catholic Theology.

Theology Studies Professor Gerard Mannion Dies

By Riley Rogerson September 27, 2019

Gerard Mannion, 48, a Georgetown University theology and religious studies professor and senior research fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs died of a heart attack Sept....

JESUITS MARYLAND PROVIDENCE | Fr. Richard J. Ryscavage, S.J., who had taught "Global Child Migration" at Georgetown since 2017, died April 26 at 74.

Former Georgetown Professor Fr. Richard J. Ryscavage, S.J., Dies

By Connor Thomas May 15, 2019

Fr. Richard J. Ryscavage, S.J., a scholar of migration issues and Georgetown University professor since 2017, died April 26 at the age of 74. A Jesuit priest for over 40 years, Ryscavage focused his...

@CCPECNOLD/TWITTER |

Former Georgetown Professor Fr. James Schall, S.J., Dies

By Amy Li April 24, 2019

Fr. James Schall, S.J., 91, a former Georgetown University government professor and longtime columnist for The Hoya, died April 17, leaving behind a legacy of dedicated teaching and writing on the subject...

GEORGETOWN LAW | Cedric Asiavugwa, a Georgetown law student and advocate for social justice issues, died March 10. Asiavugwa served as a residential minister on the second floor of New South.

GU Law Student Cedric Asiavugwa Remembered for Social Justice Efforts

By Meredith Miller March 13, 2019

Georgetown law student and a New South residential minister, Cedric Asiavugwa, died in the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines flight that killed all 157 people on board March 10. Asiavugwa, 32, was traveling...

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY | Social justice advocate and former Georgetown University professor Fr. Charles Currie, S.J., died Jan. 4. Currie served as special assistant to University President John J. DeGioia in 1989.

Former GU Professor Fr. Charles Currie, SJ, Dies

By Mason Mandell January 18, 2019

Fr. Charles Currie, S.J., a former Georgetown University chemistry professor and special assistant to the university president, died Jan. 4 at 88 years old. Currie is remembered not only for his service...

Andrew Steigman, who worked in the School of Foreign Service for over 20 years as a professor, associate dean and mentor for students hoping to enter the foreign service, died Sept. 7.

SFS Associate Dean and Former Ambassador Andrew Steigman Dies

By Katrina Schmidt September 28, 2018

Andrew Steigman, a professor and associate dean in the School of Foreign Service for over twenty years, died Sept. 7 after a stroke in August. Steigman was born in 1933. Before coming to Georgetown...

GUPD Lt. Charles Rathell, who dedicated his life to public service, died at 43 this week.

Former GUPD Officer Lt. Charles Rathell Dies at 43

By Sarah Mendelsohn September 7, 2018

Lt. Charles Rathell, who served as an officer in the Georgetown University Police Department for seven years, died earlier this week from complications from an ongoing illness. Rathell, 43, most...

Load More Stories
Donate to The Hoya