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HANNAH LEVINE/THE HOYA David Catania (SFS ’90, LAW ’94), left, Christian Dorsey (SFS ’93) and Tanya Cook (MSB ’86) discuss the importance of local politics at a panel.

Alumni Offer Career Advice

By Emily Leng September 14, 2018

Local government has the potential to create influential change, panelists at the first Hoyas in Politics and Public Service Career Chat of the year said on Wednesday. The panel, hosted by the Georgetown...

Amanda Scott (C’19), left, and Shakera Vaughan (C’19), both government majors at Georgetown, are among this years 2018 Harry S. Truman Scholars.

2 Students Awarded Truman Scholarship for Community Service

By Sarah Mendelsohn April 18, 2018

Government majors Amanda Scott (COL ’19) and Shakera Vaughan (COL ’19) were each awarded $30,000 by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation for their government-related extracurricular activities...

HARDING: Closing the Academic Gender Gap

HARDING: Closing the Academic Gender Gap

By Taylor Harding October 16, 2017

I had a revelation at the start of this semester. As I thought back on the courses I have taken during my time as a government major at Georgetown University, I realized that I have only ever been taught...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: End Unpaid Internships

By Nick Biggs-Chiropolos October 15, 2017

To the Editor: I commend GUSA and The Hoya's editorial board for speaking out against and seeking solutions regarding the injustice of unpaid internships. However, the problem runs deeper than just...

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Marc Howard’s Journey in Pursuit of Justice

By Guide Editor September 8, 2017

  Jose Villalobos is a Hoya Staff Writer. Last February, government professor Marc M. Howard launched the Prisons and Justice Initiative — a collaborative program of scholars, practitioners...

BYMAN: Finding a Place in Government

BYMAN: Finding a Place in Government

By Daniel Byman January 20, 2017

The allure of public service led many of us to come to Washington and to Georgetown. After graduating from college way back in the Precambrian Era, I joined the United States government with a vague goal...

Democracy Falters Following Coup

By Wasil Rezk October 4, 2016

The Turkish military-led coup attempt in July caught the eyes of millions around the world. As time progressed and it became clear that the coup had failed, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan began...

Maintain Johnson’s Invite

By Editorial Board May 20, 2016

With every graduating class, both at Georgetown and at other elite universities, there is always talk of who will deliver the commencement address. This year, a leading health educator will share her years...

BOBROSKE: South African Students Rally For Education

BOBROSKE: South African Students Rally For Education

By Alexander Bobroske October 30, 2015

In just two short weeks, the #FeesMustFall campaign shook South Africa. Students shut down campuses across the country to protest massive double-digit tuition increases for the following year, including an...

Snapchat Updates: D.C. Takeover

Snapchat Updates: D.C. Takeover

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein June 30, 2015

Everyone knows that 4E loves Snapchat. Like really, really, REALLY loves Snapchat. It is basically required when you are hired to have the skill of taking tactful selfies with a variety of filters. Due...

CARR: The Latent Cost of Government Red Tape

By Mallory Carr April 9, 2015

Last week, the Trentelmans, a family in Ogden, Utah, assembled a fort in their yard made of cardboard boxes. It had everything a child could possibly want — tunnels, a trap door, towers and even a slide....

Initiative Encourages Youth To Serve in Government

By Andrew Wallender January 27, 2015

When the government shut down in 2013, Tom Guthrie (SFS ’15) had a revelation that there are too few young people serving in government. “I was looking at the TV, looking at the newspapers and...

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