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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Truman Scholar Helps Along the Border

By Opinion Editor April 12, 2012

Joanna Foote (SFS ’13) has many reasons to smile. A veteran volunteer at immigrant shelters around the country, she is Georgetown’s most recent winner of the Truman Scholarship, a highly competitive...

Law Center Announces Executive Education Program

By Sarah Kaplan April 11, 2012

The Law Center will launch a new executive education program in June, the university announced today. The program, which aims to equip members of law firms with leadership and management skills, is...

Groves Appointed Next Provost

By Mariah Byrne and Matthew Strauss April 11, 2012

Robert Groves, director of the United States Census Bureau, has been selected as the university’s next executive vice president and provost. Census Bureau director since 2009, Groves previously worked...

Dean of the SCS to Leave in July

By Bebe Albornoz April 8, 2012

Robert Manuel, associate provost and dean of the School of Continuing Studies, will leave Georgetown at the semester’s end to begin his role as president of the University of Indianapolis. Manuel...

DPS Blotter

By Sports Editor April 5, 2012

Thursday, March 29, 2012 Simple Assault, 36th and Prospect Streets, 1:24 a.m. A student reported that while seated in the rear seat of a taxi cab the driver turned around and began rubbing her...

DPS Blotter

By Sports Editor April 5, 2012

Thursday, March 29, 2012 Simple Assault, 36th and Prospect Streets, 1:24 a.m. A student reported that while seated in the rear seat of a taxi cab the driver turned around and began rubbing her...

Middle States Assessment Presented

By Hiromi Oka April 4, 2012

An evaluation team assessing the university for reaccreditation praised Georgetown’s innovations but cited room for improvement in the core curriculum Wednesday. The team, which is evaluating the...

Lawn Barricades Nixed Following Public Outcry

By Sarah Patrick April 3, 2012

In a last-minute decision, the Georgetown Day Planning Committee announced Thursday night that Copley Lawn will not be barricaded during today’s Georgetown Day festivities. The announcement, dubbed...

University, ANC Request Extension of Campus Plan Process

By Opinion Editor April 1, 2012

The university and several neighborhood organizations have jointly requested that the D.C. Zoning Commission delay the deadline for filings in the 2010 Campus Plan process by 60 days. The university,...

Williams-Flournoy Accepts Position at Auburn

By Pat Curran April 1, 2012

Georgetown women’s basketball Head Coach Terri Williams-Flournoy was named Head Coach at Auburn University Monday afternoon, filling the spot left by Nell Fortner, who resigned at the end of the season. “Over...

GU’s Admissions Rate Hits Record Low

By Adrianna Smith March 31, 2012

Georgetown’s acceptance rate dropped slightly to reach an all-time low of 16.5 percent this admissions cycle, after a year in which a record number of applications were received. Of the 20,111 total...

Student Wins Truman Scholarship

By Sarah Patrick March 30, 2012

Joanna Foote (SFS ’13) was awarded the Harry S. Truman Scholarship for the state of Colorado Friday. “For me now to have $30,000 for grad school is very humbling,” Foote said. “I am very excited,...

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