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In a photo taken by a member of The Hoya, six federal agents appear to be patrolling campus. Other federal agents have been spotted in the Georgetown neighborhood in the days since President Donald Trump federalized the D.C. police and activated the National Guard.

Federal Agents Appeared to Be Present on GU Campus, Neighborhood

By Nora Toscano, Maren Fagan, Ajani Stella, and Ruth Abramovitz August 13, 2025

Federal agents appeared to be present on Georgetown University’s campus Aug. 13 following the police federalization and National Guard’s deployment in Washington, D.C., that began two days earlier,...

Maren Fagan/The Hoya | The federal government and Badar Khan Suri reached a settlement to reinstate Khan Suri's legal status after five months of legal filings.

Federal Government Reinstates Khan Suri’s Legal Status in Settlement

By Maren Fagan and Ajani Stella August 5, 2025

Formerly detained Georgetown University postdoctoral fellow Badar Khan Suri and the federal government reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to reinstate his legal status amid...

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The federal charter of Georgetown University was signed into law by President James Madison on March 1, 1815, formally recognizing the university and authorizing it to grant degrees.

GU Students Hit by Federal Hiring Freeze

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor February 14, 2025

Following the announcement of a federal hiring freeze, some Georgetown University students have lost job and internship opportunities and are now switching their intended career paths.  Since taking...

Faculty Letter Petitions Georgetown To Develop Accountability Criteria for Outgoing Trump Officials

Faculty Letter Petitions Georgetown To Develop Accountability Criteria for Outgoing Trump Officials

By Giulia Testa December 3, 2020

Faculty in the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service drafted an open letter calling for university leadership to implement accountability standards to consider former officials from President...

Georgetown Students, Administration Raise Concerns About Title IX Changes

Georgetown Students, Administration Raise Concerns About Title IX Changes

By Jaime Moore-Carrillo and Moira Ritter May 12, 2020

Georgetown University administrators and students have expressed disappointment with the latest federal revisions to Title IX rules, raising concerns that the changes will reverse hard-fought progress...

Speaker: Government Policies Endanger Reproductive Health Care

Speaker: Government Policies Endanger Reproductive Health Care

By Giulia Testa February 7, 2020

Reproductive healthcare is in crisis as President Donald Trump’s administration continues to implement policies detrimental to public health, former President of Planned Parenthood Leana Wen said at...

Congress Should Strive Toward Deescalation in Iran, Panel Says

Congress Should Strive Toward Deescalation in Iran, Panel Says

By Yalda Zarrabi January 17, 2020

Congressional pushback on presidential foreign policies is essential to quelling the escalating tensions between Iran and the United States, Program Director of the Institute for Policy Studies Phyllis...

TALATI: Reject Restrictive Refugee Policy

TALATI: Reject Restrictive Refugee Policy

By Haley Talati November 13, 2019

Over the course of his first three years in office, President Donald Trump and the members of his administration have drastically reduced the number of refugees admitted to the United States. Trump’s...

DILLON: Join the Foreign Service

DILLON: Join the Foreign Service

By Raymond W. Dillon Jr. October 25, 2019

As a former foreign service officer, I have followed — with a growing sense of pride — media reports of congressional testimony by U.S. Department of State officials regarding the Ukraine imbroglio....

Journalists Advocate Need to Improve White House Relationship

By Matthew Larson March 28, 2017

Journalists and the administration of President Donald Trump must improve their relationship, according to four journalists in a panel discussion hosted in the Intercultural Center on Wednesday. The...

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Four Georgetown alumni, including the nominee for Special Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer (CAS ’69 , LAW ’73), are looking to serve in President Donald Trump's administration.

Four Georgetown Alumni Set to Join Trump Administration

By Hannah Urtz and Tara Subramaniam January 31, 2017

At least four university alumni are slated to join President Donald Trump’s administration as he continues to assemble his cabinet in the weeks following his Jan. 20 inauguration. The recently-confirmed...

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