Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

VIEWPOINT: Value Community in Diversity

VIEWPOINT: Value ‘Community in Diversity’

By Rosemary Kilkenny September 15, 2023

As a Catholic and Jesuit university established in the spirit of the new republic, Georgetown was founded on the principle that discourse among people of different faiths, cultures and beliefs promotes...

VIEWPOINT: Terminate Legacy Admissions at Georgetown

VIEWPOINT: Terminate Legacy Admissions at Georgetown

By Asher Maxwell, Sebastian Cardena, and Ethan Henshaw September 15, 2023

As a result of the Supreme Court’s rulings in Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. Presidents and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. University of North Carolina which...

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University Yield Rate Falls Below 50% for Class of 2023

By Amber Gillette May 15, 2019

Georgetown University’s admissions yield rate for the Class of 2023 decreased slightly to 49.4% from last year’s 51% after the school’s admissions rate fell to the lowest in university history this...

CAROLINE PAPPAS/THE HOYA The Office of Student Financial Services adjusted its financial aid to offer to Seth Owen (SFS 22), following his parents decision to withdraw their financial support for him after he left his church community.

After Outpouring, Student Finds His Way to Georgetown

By Katrina Schmidt August 31, 2018

A GoFundMe fundraiser for a freshman kicked out of his home due to tension related to his sexuality and for refusing to attend his parents’ church raised over $140,000 to support his Georgetown education,...

EDITORIAL: Rankings Prove Insufficient

By Editorial Board March 31, 2017

For those who view rankings as a barometer for a university’s excellence, the past year has yielded mixed results at Georgetown. On one hand, the university’s record-high application season yielded...

How We Build A Class

By Parth Shah and Charlie Lowe March 18, 2016

The admissions process is the necessary evil that every college applicant encounters. Whether through the Common Application or Georgetown’s tailor-made application process, we all know what it means...

The Many Faces of Bernie Sanders

The Many Faces of Bernie Sanders

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein November 19, 2015

Right now, Georgetown students are lining up for the chance to hear possible democratic nominee, Bernie Sanders, speak at Gaston at 2pm. Bernie will be speaking about democratic socialism in the United...

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