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

Lewis Talks Education at Law Center

By Sam Abrams November 8, 2013

Mayoral candidate Reta Jo Lewis emphasized the need for education and employment improvement during a speech at the Georgetown University Law Center on Tuesday. “Job creation, and I mean good-paying...

GU Law Student Slain

By TM Gibbons-Neff October 18, 2013

Mark Waugh (LAW ’16), 23, was stabbed to death during the early hours of Sunday morning in a long-time friend’s apartment in Silver Spring, Md. The friend, Rahul Gupta (GRD ’13), a biomedical...

Car Chase, Shooting at Capitol

By Natasha Khan October 4, 2013

A female motorist was fatally shot Thursday afternoon by police when she attempted to pass a barricade on Capitol Hill, prompting a chaotic day of uncertainty and fear for the worst in Washington. Miriam...

Law Center Takes Heat for Loan Policy

By Hiromi Oka August 27, 2013

The Georgetown University Law Center received criticism for its Loan Repayment Assistance Program earlier this month. Because the Law Center’s LRAP is funded with federal dollars, the university...

Law Center Age Bias Suit Dismissed

By Penny Hung May 13, 2013

An age discrimination lawsuit against Georgetown University Law Center regarding its hiring practices was dismissed May 9. Former Attorney General of North Dakota Nicholas Spaeth filed a suit against...

GU Calls for Lawsuit Dismissal

By Mallika Sen April 11, 2013

The Georgetown University Law Center moved for dismissal of an age discrimination lawsuit April 8. U.S District Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle heard arguments on the case Nicholas Spaeth v. Georgetown...

Alum Sues Law Center for Fraud

By Emma Hinchliffe March 5, 2013

Scott Ginsburg (LAW ’78) is suing Georgetown University Law Center for breach of contract and fraud. Ginsburg, a Dallas businessman, donated $5 million to the law center in 2000, designated toward...

Law Center Announces Executive Education Program

By Sarah Kaplan April 11, 2012

The Law Center will launch a new executive education program in June, the university announced today. The program, which aims to equip members of law firms with leadership and management skills, is...

Justice for All: GU Law’s First Women

By Elizabeth Garbitelli March 30, 2012

When Agnes Neill Williams (LAW ’54) stepped onto the Georgetown Law Center campus for the first time, she broke 81 years of tradition. In 1951, Williams became part of the first class of women to...

GU May Expand Downtown

By Hiromi Oka March 26, 2012

The university is considering purchasing space in a 2.2-million-square-foot building that will be constructed adjacent to the Georgetown Law Center in downtown D.C. Property Group Partners, a D.C.-based development...

Law Center Student Wins Mitchell Award

By Matthew Strauss November 21, 2011

First-year Georgetown Law Center student Tommy Tobin (L '14) has been named one of this year's 12 George J. Mitchell Scholarship recipients. Tobin will be using the award, which funds one year of graduate...

Law Campus Secure After Intruder Alert

By Lauren Weber September 30, 2011

The Law Center's campus is secure after a man armed with an assault weapon was spotted walking near 2nd and D Streets, a short distance from the campus, at 12:30 p.m. The Law Center went into "Sheltering-in-Place"...

Load More Stories