3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (568+ words) Georgetown University’s Institute for the Study of Diplomacy (ISD) welcomed its first cohort of former foreign service professionals following Trump administration restrictions, the university announced Aug. 31. Until last year, the cohort of serving diplomats and officers would spend a year…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (658+ words) Georgetown University will no longer authorize international students to work off campus unless it is required to graduate, blocking the vast majority of undergraduate international students from pursuing jobs and internships. Georgetown did not issue a formal announcement to affected…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (169+ words) The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) directed Georgetown University to review its financial and academic collaborations with 130 foreign institutions, a U.S. official confirmed to The Hoya on Aug. 18. Emil Michael, the DOD under secretary for research and engineering, said the audits aim…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (333+ words) The inaugural executive director of the Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service (GU Politics) will leave the institute in December, the university announced July 29. Mo Elleithee (SFS ’94), who has led the McCourt School of Public Policy political engagement…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (185+ words) Georgetown University backed Harvard University’s lawsuit against the Trump administration, in which Harvard claims the government’s federal funding freeze is unconstitutional and retaliatory, in a July 22 brief. The brief says scientific advancement and global leadership depend on federal research funding....

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (582+ words) Georgetown University separated with an affiliated scholar currently serving as a United Nations special rapporteur, citing U.S. sanctions placed against the individual. In a Dec. 28 post on X, Albanese said that the end of her affiliation with Georgetown was ultimately a…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (337+ words) After a tiring hour of checking in guests, I grabbed my phone to check the time and swung my jacket over my shoulders. It was then that I heard a series of loud bangs echoing down the staircase I stood…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (350+ words) The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Washington, D.C.’s legal disciplinary body May 13 for its efforts to penalize federal officials, including a former attorney who demanded Georgetown University Law Center eliminate its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. Stanley Woodward, the…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (329+ words) But Georgetown’s leadership has repeatedly broken my heart with misguided decisions regarding staff. In recent memory, we’ve witnessed several administrative actions that have led to a breakdown in the relationship with staff. The Georgetown administration should rebuild trust with staff…...

7+ mon, 1+ hour ago   (798+ words) Georgetown University nearly doubled its lobbying expenditures in 2025 amid a congressional hearing and cuts to federal programs, according to data reviewed by The Hoya. Georgetown spent $380,000 lobbying the federal government last year, the most since 2007 and a 90% increase from 2024. The…...