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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Marco Rubio’s Practical Higher Education Plan

By Jeffery Cimmino January 26, 2016

My great-great grandfather emigrated from Italy just before 1900. His father was a weaver from a small town outside of Naples. His grandfather was a cooper. Needless to say, these weren’t lucrative professions....

Engaging the Wrong Community

Engaging the Wrong Community

By Joe Luther and Connor Rohan July 20, 2015

The number of complaints we’ve heard about Counseling and Psychiatric Services is unacceptable. With mental health at the forefront of national dialogue, it is no wonder that students have penned op-ed after op-ed after op-ed decrying...

When Talking Change, Keep Costs Low

By Mallory Carr March 20, 2015

GUSA and various student organizations are pushing for a large and diverse set of objectives that have one thing in common — all would increase costs. There’s no such thing as a free lunch; demands...

What Do You Mean, I’m Waitlisted?

By Parth Shah April 15, 2014

Georgetown University is set to charge, as its sticker price, a staggering $46,200 for the 2014-2015 school year. Its tuition increase of 4.3% outstrips the U.S. inflation rate for 2013, which averaged...

DCTAG, Promise Act Fund Local Students Futures

By Johnny Verhovek April 10, 2014

Since the creation of the D.C. Tuition Assistance Grant program in 1999, the D.C. government has prioritized providing access to a wide range of higher education options to D.C. youth; however, Rep. Eleanor...

Tuition Rises 4.3% In FY15

By Katherine Richardson March 25, 2014

Tuition will rise 4.34 percent next year, according to the university’s financial plan for fiscal years 2015 to 2018, published by the Division of Financial Affairs on Jan. 31 and released to the Georgetown...

GU Bucks Tuition Trends

By Molly Simio December 6, 2013

Although college tuitions continue to skyrocket nationwide, the rate at which average college fees rose this year was the lowest in 30 years, the College Board reported Oct. 23. Georgetown, however,...

GU Expands Scholarships Through Say Yes to Education

By Emma Hinchliffe June 13, 2013

Georgetown has partnered with Say Yes to Education, a national organization that sends public high-school graduates to college for free, the program announced Monday. The university, along with fellow...

Administrators Dispute College Scorecard’s Ranking on GU Financial Aid

By Drew Cunningham March 5, 2013

While Georgetown officials say that President Obama’s College Scorecard system, announced in his Feb. 12 State of the Union speech, is a commendable effort to help parents and high school students make...

Tracing Lab Fee Funds

By The Editorial Board March 1, 2013

Tracing to which program and in whose pocket the small fortunes each undergraduate pays to attend Georgetown end up is nearly impossible. And with the cost of attendance for the 2012-2013 academic year...

Part Time Pays Off

By The Editorial Board October 23, 2012

Many students fantasize about prolonging their years spent on the Hilltop, but the reality of some undergraduates’ finances and futures can make studying part time as a senior a more practical option....

National College Tuition Costs Sees Slow Growth

By Kelly Church October 19, 2012

The rise of college tuition costs has slowed to its lowest rate in 40 years, according to a survey conducted by the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. The survey, the results...

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