5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (320+ words) The Georgetown University women’s basketball team entered their Big East Tournament first-round matchup against the Butler Bulldogs looking to bounce back from a 59-54 loss against DePaul on March 1. Fueled by a strong third-quarter comeback, the Hoyas (14-16, 6-14 Big East) were able…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1386+ words) Georgetown University’s College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) will reorganize departmental administrative staff so they report to the Office of the Dean instead of a specific department, prompting criticism from faculty and staff. Under the plan, which CAS Dean David Edelstein…...

7+ mon, 21+ min 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…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (705+ words) George Washington University (GWU) will be the first Washington, D.C., university to cover tuition for students with an annual household income below $100,000, the university announced April 15. Georgetown University, whose tuition for the 2026-2027 academic year will be $74,520 — $2,520 more than GWU’s — currently pledges…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (410+ words) Project Lighthouse, a mental health initiative launched by the Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) mental health committee in 2016, announced it will reopen an online peer support service Feb. 3. Hannah Corwin (SOH ’26), president of Project Lighthouse, said the organization’s work is…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (868+ words) Formerly detained Georgetown University postdoctoral researcher Badar Khan Suri asked a federal appeals court Sept. 26 to reject the government’s request to redetain him. According to a Sept. 29 press release, Khan Suri’s legal team pressed the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals to…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (942+ words) After Georgetown University formalized its off-campus living expectations, a university-run neighborhood patrol more than doubled its proactive contacts with students living in the surrounding area, according to data reviewed by The Hoya. The Student Neighborhood Assistance Program (SNAP) both responds…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (773+ words) The College Academic Council (CAC), a body of College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) students, honored a Georgetown University economics professor at an event in Copley Formal Lounge April 21. David Burk received the most votes from CAS graduates to earn the…...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago   (748+ words) Rafi Freund (CAS ’23), who graduated from Georgetown’s psychology department, was awarded the opportunity to pursue graduate studies at Cambridge, marking a significant achievement for the university’s psychology department. The Gates Cambridge Scholarship, one of the world’s most competitive international fellowships,…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1800+ words) Meher Jain (SFS ’29) expected a typical college move-in experience when she arrived at Georgetown University. Instead, she found the closet door of her Copley Hall room covered in mildew. Jain, who believed the microbial growth was mold, said facing facilities…...