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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

All Patrick Healy Fellows Resign From Program, Citing Discrimination From Board

All Patrick Healy Fellows Resign From Program, Citing Discrimination From Board

By Noa Bronicki December 2, 2020

All of the Georgetown University Patrick Healy Fellows publicly resigned from their fellowships through an Instagram post Nov. 1 after months of attempting to get the board to fix an atmosphere the fellows...

The Black Book of Georgetown Documents Resources, Chronicles History

The Black Book of Georgetown Documents Resources, Chronicles History

By Ashley Zhao September 24, 2020

When Josiah Laney (SFS ’21) first arrived at Georgetown University, he did not get a haircut during the fall semester because he did not know where to find a Black barbershop in Washington, D.C., or...

GU Appoints New Director for Undocumented Students

GU Appoints New Director for Undocumented Students

By Jimmy O’Meara February 14, 2020

Jennifer Crewalk was named the associate director for undocumented students as part of the Center for Multicultural Equity and Access in a Feb. 6 university news release, after the former director stepped...

Universities Should Provide Ample Resources to Undocumented Students, Panelists Say

By Elizabeth Brenneman November 22, 2019

Universities should provide institutionalized support to their undocumented students, panelists said at a Nov. 7 conference on Georgetown University’s campus organized ahead of Supreme Court hearings...

JAIME MOORE-CARRILLO FOR THE HOYA | The #HomeIsHere Walkout on Nov. 8 started on Healy Lawn, where attendees were given shirts and beanies, before proceeding to Dupont Circle and the Supreme Court.

Students Activists Hold Walkout Over DACA Case

By Jaime Moore-Carrillo November 15, 2019

Over 100 Georgetown University students advocated for immigrants without documentation in a walkout Nov. 8 before a Supreme Court hearing on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program Tuesday. The...

 Arelis Palacios will step down in her role as Associate Director for Undocumented Student Services, a position which helps students without documentation achieve their goals, after serving in the role since Nov. 2016.

Palacios to Depart Role Advising Students Without Documentation

By Sarah Donofrio October 18, 2019

Associate Director for Undocumented Student Services Arelis Palacios will leave her position Jan. 31 to pursue a doctoral degree at the University of Texas at Austin.  Palacios has worked with...

ASHLEY CHEN THE HOYA Students of Georgetown Inc., transitioned to a cashless business model in 2018 over concerns about costs associated with handling cash.

Future of Cashless Businesses at Risk Amid Classism Critiques

By Casey Ferrante September 27, 2019

In 2017, Visa offered tens of thousands of dollars in assistance to any business willing to partake in its Cashless Challenge and begin refusing to accept cash. This initiative fit broadly into the company’s...

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Georgetown Opens Student Equity and Inclusion Office

By Riley Rogerson May 15, 2019

The university announced the creation of the Office of Student Equity and Inclusion as well as the appointment of its associate vice president for student equity and inclusion to improve resources for...

GU UNDOCUMENTED STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES During the third annual Undocuweek

3rd Annual UndocuWeek Features Expanded Programming

By Myroslav April 11, 2019

A Georgetown University group that promotes accessible education for youth without documentation hosted three more events than last year and increased the number of co-sponsorship opportunities with student...

Dr. Adanna Johnson, coming from Loyola University MD, assumed her role this summer as the Senior Associate Dean of Students and Director of Diversity, Equity and Student Success. Johnson brings with her years of experience handling issues pertaining to diversity and representation in higher education.

New Senior Associate Dean Assumes Role

By Will Cassou and Meena Morar August 31, 2018

Adanna J. Johnson, a former associate professor of psychology and director of the African and African American studies program at Loyola University Maryland, was named the Senior Associate Dean of Students...

SINGH & BEAUSOLEIL: An Ode to the Underappreciated at Georgetown

SINGH & BEAUSOLEIL: An Ode to the Underappreciated at Georgetown

By Hashwinder Singh and Khendrick Beausoleil August 13, 2017

While writing this, our final column of the summer, we recognized that in describing our experiences as students of color, we have been forced to reflect upon the highs and lows of our freshman year at...

UndocuHoyas to Host Inaugural UndocuWeek

By Ben Goodman March 31, 2017

In its inaugural UndocuWeek from April 2 to April 7, student advocacy group UndocuHoyas plans to host various public discussions and film screenings highlighting the experiences of both the on-campus and...

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