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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

VIEWPOINT: Don’t Follow Curriculum Mindlessly

VIEWPOINT: Don’t Follow Curriculum Mindlessly

By Lindsay Eiseman April 17, 2023

Lazy, deceitful and freeloading. These words have been used to describe unemployed people in my economics class. Last semester, when I enrolled in my first economics course, I anticipated boredom,...

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Community Solidarity Essential During COVID-19 Pandemic, Panel Says

By Yalda Zarrabi March 30, 2020

Communities must unite in solidarity to protect one another during the global COVID-19 pandemic, a panel of health experts and Catholic leaders said in a Facebook Live event Thursday. COVID-19, a respiratory...

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Yellen Underscores Importance of Job Creation for Stable Economy

By Max Levine April 23, 2019

Creating jobs for younger Americans is crucial to the successful future of the economy, former Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Janet Yellen said April 15. Yellen emphasized...

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Unemployed individuals can now receive a maximum payout of 425 dollars a week for 36 weeks, as part of the first increase in unemployment benefits in Washington, D.C. in over a decade.

Mayor Increases D.C. Unemployment Benefits

By Paula Hong October 18, 2016

As the unemployment rate in Washington, D.C., continues to hover above the national average, Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) increased benefits for the unemployed in D.C.’s Unemployment Insurance program...

Unemployment Rate for College Grads Rises

By Mike Berardo March 18, 2011

The recent economic downturn has been hardest on young people aged 20 to 24, according to a recent U.S. Labor Department survey. Unemployment among this age bracket rose last month, bucking national trends. Overall...

Unstable Market Steers Job Prospects for Students, Alums

By Bonnie Duncan February 23, 2010

With unemployment rates since the beginning of the recession rivaling those of the Great Depression, many in the class of 2010 struggle to find post-graduation employment in the most popular fields, yet...

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