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

Exchange Students Started the Semester Online, Alone, Before Finding Community

Exchange Students Started the Semester Online, Alone, Before Finding Community

By Liberty Phelan March 3, 2022

When Georgetown University announced in December 2021 that the first three weeks of spring semester classes would be online, exchange student Odelia Kamhi became concerned about a tougher transition to...

COURTESY JAMAL KHATIB
Normeanne Joyce Sison, left, Maryam al-Wehaibi and Jamal Khatib are three of the 10 students of the School of Foreign Service in Qatar currently studying for a semester at Georgetown’s main campus as foreign exchange students.

SFS Qatar Exchange Students Embrace Hilltop Life Abroad

By Yasmine Salam October 20, 2017

Late-night sessions in Lauinger Library, exploring the monuments and adjusting to unfamiliar weather patterns are new experiences not only for many first-year and transfer students, but also for five School...

For Exchange Students, Georgetown Elicits Culture Shock

By Carly Graf and Penny Hung March 1, 2013

Despite his preconceived notions of American culture, Max Campbell did not expect to personally experience the Second Amendment in action when he arrived at International Pre-Orientation in August. "I...

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