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Viewpoint: Protect Low-Income Students

Viewpoint: Protect Low-Income Students

By Hansen Lian August 4, 2020

On Friday, I received my financial aid package, which has left me blindsided three weeks before classes are set to resume. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Georgetown University is pressuring students who...

GU Students Outraged Over Fall Financial Aid Reductions

GU Students Outraged Over Fall Financial Aid Reductions

By Liana Hardy August 3, 2020

Georgetown University disclosed substantial reductions in financial aid for students living off campus Friday, angering many who feel the new changes place undue financial burden on low-income students.  The...

VIEWPOINT: Ensure Aid for Struggling Students

VIEWPOINT: Ensure Aid for Struggling Students

By William Hockaday May 22, 2020

CW: Homelessness, starvation and mention of suicide attempt There’s a common misconception that low-income students pay nothing to attend universities like Georgetown University. Sometimes we pay...

EDITORIAL: Expand Assistance for Housing Insecurity

EDITORIAL: Expand Assistance for Housing Insecurity

By Editorial Board April 30, 2020

When Georgetown University closed campus residences for the semester, the administration allowed some students without alternative accommodations to apply to stay on campus. Yet, with just days left in...

University Increases Tuition For 9th Consecutive Year

University Increases Tuition For 9th Consecutive Year

By Alec Dewar January 31, 2020

Undergraduate tuition to attend Georgetown University for the 2020-21 academic year is set to increase by 3.5% from $55,440 to $57,384, marking the ninth consecutive year of tuition hikes. Provost...

VIEWPOINT: Promote GAAP Weekend Accessibility

VIEWPOINT: Promote GAAP Weekend Accessibility

By Katie Hawkinson November 8, 2019

The first time I saw the entirety of Georgetown University’s campus was move-in day. While it was so exciting and special to see where I would be eating, sleeping and attending class for the next four...

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY | Alumnus donor Arthur Calagini, who endowed the Calagini Completative Center in 1991, and his wife donated $10 million for financial aid and campus ministry.

Alumnus Donates $10 Million for Financial Aid, Campus Ministry

By Grey Rosenzweig March 17, 2019

Long-time benefactors Arthur Calcagnini (CAS ’54) and his wife Nancy donated $10 million to support the Office of Mission and Ministry and financial aid, University President John J. DeGioia announced...

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Tuition for undergraduate students is set to increase for the eight consecutive year. The pace of tuition growth slowed as the university removed the  mandatory Yates  Field House membership fee.

Tuition Hikes Slow in 8th Consecutive Year of Increases

By Mason Mandell January 25, 2019

Undergraduate tuition to attend Georgetown University for the 2019-20 academic year is set to increase by 2.8 percent to $55,440 from $53,929 marking the eighth consecutive year the university’s undergraduate...

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Tuition Set to Fund Improvements to Student Housing, Administrators Say

By Amy Li November 7, 2018

Money from student tuition will fund financial aid, expand mental health resources and improve student housing, university administrators said at the Hoya Roundtable on tuition rate-setting in the...

CAROLINE PAPPAS/THE HOYA The Office of Student Financial Services adjusted its financial aid to offer to Seth Owen (SFS 22), following his parents decision to withdraw their financial support for him after he left his church community.

After Outpouring, Student Finds His Way to Georgetown

By Katrina Schmidt August 31, 2018

A GoFundMe fundraiser for a freshman kicked out of his home due to tension related to his sexuality and for refusing to attend his parents’ church raised over $140,000 to support his Georgetown education,...

VIEWPOINT: Advancing Tuition Transparency

By Kamar Mack November 7, 2017

Getting a Georgetown degree is expensive. Right now, Georgetown University’s undergraduate tuition hovers at almost $52,000 per year, a figure that does not even account for necessary expenses such...

VIEWPOINT: Extend Aid to International Students

By Alexandre Kleitman September 11, 2017

As campus discourse continues to focus on making Georgetown a vibrant, diverse and welcoming home for all, there is one group that is consistently ignored: international students. The position of international...

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