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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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EDITORIAL: Georgetown, Protect LaHannah.

EDITORIAL: Georgetown, Protect LaHannah.

By The Editorial Board February 10, 2023

After months of student protests, Georgetown University finally completed a report on the investigation of the hate crime committed against LaHannah Giles (CAS ’23) 10 months ago — only to reveal...

VIEWPOINT: Fight Shackles of Stereotypes

VIEWPOINT: Fight Shackles of Stereotypes

By Noah Jones April 22, 2022

The Oscars are known for esteem and grandeur, as actors, actresses and filmmakers are awarded Hollywood’s highest honors. Yet this year’s ceremony was tarnished by the unbecoming actions of renowned...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Contesting Coverage of the OCC

By Julian Jimenez February 25, 2022

Last month, The Hoya claimed that a high-profile Catholic bishop who spoke for the Cardinal O’Connor Conference used racist rhetoric and has minimized the crimes of a sexual abuser, claims that are...

Georgetown Med Professors Publish Article in the “Racism and Health” Issue of Health Affairs

Georgetown Med Professors Publish Article in the “Racism and Health” Issue of Health Affairs

By Nina Raj February 18, 2022

A team of researchers at Georgetown University published an article Feb. 7 in the Journal of Health Affairs on the impact of race on medical treatment. The article, titled “Race, Place, and Structural...

GITELMAN: How White Women Reinforce Racism

GITELMAN: How White Women Reinforce Racism

By Yana Gitelman November 18, 2021

In Virginia’s 2021 gubernatorial election, Republican Glenn Youngkin beat Democrat and former governor Terry McAuliffe. Youngkin also won more of the white women’s vote in Virginia than former President...

VIEWPOINT: Require Faculty Diversity Training

VIEWPOINT: Require Faculty Diversity Training

By Meg Kurosawa October 7, 2021

From being asked about their immigration status to experiencing racist and stereotypical jokes in classrooms, BIPOC students at Georgetown University experience discrimination in spaces in which they’re...

GU Black Students, Faculty Demand Systemic Change Following Racist Remarks by GU Law Professor

GU Black Students, Faculty Demand Systemic Change Following Racist Remarks by GU Law Professor

By Liana Hardy and Rachel Won March 18, 2021

This article directly references racist content that is potentially upsetting. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. Georgetown University Law Center students are...

Georgetown Grad Explores Race, Class, Identity and White Privilege in New Book

Georgetown Grad Explores Race, Class, Identity and White Privilege in New Book

By Sarah Conner December 1, 2020

When Cole Brown (COL ’18) sat down in his sophomore year entrepreneurship class with Georgetown University professor Eric Koester and found out he had to write a 20,000 word manuscript, he immediately...

VIEWPOINT: Combat Racial Inequality in COVID-19 Response

VIEWPOINT: Combat Racial Inequality in COVID-19 Response

By Alexandra Alkhayer November 12, 2020

As the general public begins to brace itself for the second wave of coronavirus, health experts warn we are already in its midst. In the United States, the number of cases reported in a single day...

VIEWPOINT: Repudiate the Model Minority Myth

VIEWPOINT: Repudiate the Model Minority Myth

By Dalia Liu October 29, 2020

Like many of my Asian American friends, I have immigrant parents who came to the United States with no knowledge of English, barely any money and a pull-yourself-up-by-the-bootstraps attitude. By working...

KIRK ZIESER/THE HOYA | The summer semester at Georgetown is split into two 6-week sessions, with the first having begun on May 18 and the second set to begin June 29.

College Creates New First-Year Courses Focused on Racial Injustice

By Giulia Testa July 22, 2020

Georgetown College introduced new courses designed to educate first-year students on racial inequities in the United States and ways Georgetown University can address racial injustice.  The 19...

Georgetown’s Black Student-Athletes Speak Out About Racism on Campus

Georgetown’s Black Student-Athletes Speak Out About Racism on Campus

By Liana Hardy July 20, 2020

Black student-athletes voiced their experiences with racism at Georgetown University in a widely shared video titled “I Can’t Breathe,” detailing the kinds of prejudice and stereotypes they face...

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