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

Dialogues on Being Human: Discussing Art and Dignity With Wangechi Mutu

Dialogues on Being Human: Discussing Art and Dignity With Wangechi Mutu

By Emily Greffenius November 14, 2017

Bearing a basket atop her head, Kenyan-born contemporary artist Wangechi Mutu’s newest character marches across the African countryside. In her 2015 animated film “The End of Carrying All,” Mutu...

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Economics professor Billy Jack (right) and public policy professor James Habyarimana received a $3 million grant from USAID for a project to improve road safety in East Africa.

Profs Receive USAID Grant

By Xinlan Hu November 21, 2014

The United States Agency for International Development awarded the Georgetown University Initiative on Innovation, Development and Evaluation, known as gui2de, a $3 million grant to expand a road safety...

Benefit Gala Raises $8K

By Kelly McKenna March 4, 2014

The School of Nursing and Health Studies Academic Council held a gala in Copley Formal Lounge to benefit Saint Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School in Nairobi, Kenya, on Feb. 22. Founded in 2003 by...

H2OYAS Pushes for Clean Water

By Hiromi Oka September 21, 2012

A Catholic studies seminar that began last year is making waves in an effort to provide clean drinking water in Africa. Taught by Fr. Richard Curry, S.J., the seminar, “Kenya: Clean Water Project,”...

Devastation in the Wake of Progress: The Tragedy of the African Famine

By Michael Appau October 2, 2011

In the past decade African countries have made tremendous progress in a variety of developmental areas. After years of seeming hopeless, they now bound among the nations with the fastest growing economies. ...

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