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

Donations to Mutual Aid Slow, Student Need Continues

Donations to Mutual Aid Slow, Student Need Continues

By Adora Zheng February 25, 2022

The Georgetown Mutual Aid Network (GU Mutual Aid) faces continued difficulty fulfilling donation requests as fundraising from campus community members dwindles.  After its creation in August 2020...

GULC Received Record-Breaking Amount in Donations During 150th Anniversary of Law Center

GULC Received Record-Breaking Amount in Donations During 150th Anniversary of Law Center

By Akashdiya Chakraborty November 19, 2021

The Georgetown University Law Center announced a record-breaking $56 million in donations over the past year, marking the highest amount in gifts received by the school. The donations will help to...

YU: Extend Aid to Afghan Refugees

YU: Extend Aid to Afghan Refugees

By Angela Yu September 23, 2021

With hundreds of Afghan refugees arriving through Dulles International Airport and into the Washington, D.C.-Maryland-Virginia area, Georgetown University students have a valuable opportunity to provide...

DC Council Passes Bill Limiting Corporate Campaign Donations

DC Council Passes Bill Limiting Corporate Campaign Donations

By Julie Guan December 7, 2018

Corporations that currently hold or seek to hold government contracts worth at least $250,000 will no longer be permitted to make political campaign donations under new Washington, D.C. Council legislation...

ANNE STONECIPHER FOR THE HOYA Students living on Magis Row, one of Georgetowns independent Living Learning Communities, conducted a feminine hygiene product drive from Oct. 9 through Oct. 16. The donations were delivered to Thrive D.C., a charity benefitting D.C. Ward 1 residents experiencing homelessness.

Magis Row Organizes Feminine Hygiene Product Drive

By Amy Li October 18, 2018

A drive organized by students who live on Magis Row is set to donate feminine hygiene products to Thrive D.C., a nonprofit organization and the sole provider of homeless services in Washington, D.C.’s...

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Charitable Donations Peak

By Charlotte Allen February 10, 2015

Last year marked the highest charitable donations total given to Georgetown University, mirroring a national trend of increased alumni giving to alma maters. In the 2014 fiscal year, which ran from...

Designing the Future(s) Receives $4 Million

By Alicia Che January 30, 2015

Georgetown University’s Designing the Future(s) of the University Initiative received $1.7 million in alumni donations and a $4 million anonymous gift at the end of January. The gifts will allow the...

Young Alumni Donations Increase

By Kshithij Shrinath September 26, 2014

Contrary to the nationwide trend of declining donations from recent graduates, Georgetown University has seen increased participation from young alumni, allowing the university to sustain its master planning...

Giving Time, Then Money

By The Editorial Board September 19, 2014

The Campaign for Georgetown is nearing its fall 2016 finish, and Georgetown’s fundraising is in full swing. As in years past, the Office of Advancement’s efforts to seek donations to the university...

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University President John J. DeGioia thanks Frank McCourt (CAS ’75) at the ceremony honoring McCourt’s $100 million donation to the university in October.

McCourt, Beecks Lead Record Year for Fundraising

By Penny Hung April 25, 2014

Beginning with a record-breaking $100 million gift from Frank McCourt Jr. (CAS ’75) in September, this fiscal year was the most successful fundraising year in Georgetown’s 225-year history. On...

Despite Shortcomings, Relay Still Saves Lives

By Michelle Dailey March 25, 2014

No one will deny that recently, there has been a slump in funds raised for Georgetown’s annual Relay for Life event that benefits the American Cancer Society. It has been cited frequently by The Hoya...

All of the Lights: Mask and Bauble Wants Them

All of the Lights: Mask and Bauble Wants Them

By Emma Holland and Emma Holland December 6, 2013

Mask and Bauble has recently begun a campaign to raise money for a new lighting system for Stage III, Mask and Bauble's home for 38 years. Most recently, the theater group put on an uproariously funny...

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