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

UndocuWeek Supports Rights of Undocumented Hoyas

UndocuWeek Supports Rights of Undocumented Hoyas

By Akashdiya Chakraborty April 29, 2022

When Jenny Park (COL ’24), reflected on her experience at Georgetown, she realized the key to fostering solidarity for the undocumented community was student action. “Oftentimes, I have found that...

First Openly Undocumented EIC To Lead the Georgetown Law Journal Alongside Diverse Editorial Class

First Openly Undocumented EIC To Lead the Georgetown Law Journal Alongside Diverse Editorial Class

By Samantha Sinutko March 25, 2021

The Georgetown Law Journal has elected its first openly undocumented editor in chief and appointed what is believed to be its most diverse class of editors to this year’s masthead. The journal’s...

GU Appoints New Director for Undocumented Students

GU Appoints New Director for Undocumented Students

By Jimmy O’Meara February 14, 2020

Jennifer Crewalk was named the associate director for undocumented students as part of the Center for Multicultural Equity and Access in a Feb. 6 university news release, after the former director stepped...

Universities Should Provide Ample Resources to Undocumented Students, Panelists Say

By Elizabeth Brenneman November 22, 2019

Universities should provide institutionalized support to their undocumented students, panelists said at a Nov. 7 conference on Georgetown University’s campus organized ahead of Supreme Court hearings...

 Arelis Palacios will step down in her role as Associate Director for Undocumented Student Services, a position which helps students without documentation achieve their goals, after serving in the role since Nov. 2016.

Palacios to Depart Role Advising Students Without Documentation

By Sarah Donofrio October 18, 2019

Associate Director for Undocumented Student Services Arelis Palacios will leave her position Jan. 31 to pursue a doctoral degree at the University of Texas at Austin.  Palacios has worked with...

VIEWPOINT: Support Preservation of DACA

VIEWPOINT: Support Preservation of DACA

By Mahima Chaudhary October 18, 2019

This year’s U.S. Supreme Court session will be distinguished by landmark cases that will direct the future of American society in an era plagued with uncertainty, injustice and virulence. In the hands...

GULC Report Finds Undocumented Students Face Significant Obstacles

By Simon Carroll April 19, 2016

A report from the Georgetown Law Center’s Human Rights Institute outlines the obstacles that bar newly arrived children from Central America from accessing public education in the United States due to...

courtesy hoyas for immigrant rights
Student advocacy group Hoyas for Immigrant Rights coordinated with UndocuHoyas to produce a petition.

GU Launches Initiative to Aid Undocumented Students

By Marina Pitofsky and Syed Humza Moinuddin April 8, 2016

Georgetown University announced the launch of the Undocumented Student Resource website — an online portal meant to provide information and resources for undocumented current and prospective Georgetown...

DREAM Act Legislation Hits Home

By Stephen Levy February 26, 2010

Students gathered in Healy Hall's Philodemic Room Wednesday for a student-led discussion of the DREAM Act, immigration-related legislation that, if passed into law, will have a significant impact on the...

Load More Stories