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The Tudor Place, a historical mansion and museum in Georgetown, launched a new exhibit on February 6 called Ancestral Spaces: People of African Descent at Tudor Place, curated in collaboration with descendants.

New Installation Brings Tudor Place History to Light

By Maggie Sansone, Special to The Hoya February 20, 2024

A new installation intended to uncover the lives of the generations of free and enslaved people who lived and worked at the Tudor Place, a historic Georgetown property that now serves as a museum, opened...

Georgetown University / Forty Georgetown students and graduates won Fulbright U.S. Student awards, marking the second consecutive year that Georgetown University produced the most Fulbright Scholars of any U.S. university.

For Second Straight Year, Georgetown Tops Fulbright Scholars Rankings

By Evie Steele February 16, 2024

For the second consecutive year, Georgetown University produced the most Fulbright Scholars of any U.S. university, according to a Feb. 13 university press release. Forty Georgetown students and graduates...

BELDING: Resurrect Latin in the Core

BELDING: Resurrect Latin in the Core

By Brinley Belding February 15, 2024

Cura Personalis, Utraque Unum — two phrases that lay the foundation of Georgetown University’s values and Jesuit identity. These sayings predate the university as their Latin origins indicate long-standing,...

VIEWPOINT: Love with Generosity

VIEWPOINT: Love with Generosity

By Alice Ma and Katie Cheung February 15, 2024

This Valentine’s Day, the Chinese Student Alliance (CSA) offered Sweethearts & Stuffies, a unique opportunity for Georgetown University students to spread love and joy while supporting Heart of Dinner,...

VIEWPOINT: Seek Common Ground in Discourse

VIEWPOINT: Seek Common Ground in Discourse

By Paige Foster and Gregory Brew February 15, 2024

This year, Georgetown University’s Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life (OCC), the nation’s largest student-run anti-abortion conference, enters its 25th year. According to its mission statement,...

VIEWPOINT: Invest in Space Studies

VIEWPOINT: Invest in Space Studies

By Owen Chbani and Sophia Chang February 8, 2024

Georgetown University has a storied history with astronomy — yet since 1972, that history’s only legacy has been in the neglected, aging Heyden Observatory. Founded in 1841 as part of a nascent...

VIEWPOINT: Promote Research on Campus

VIEWPOINT: Promote Research on Campus

By Michael Parker February 8, 2024

I am a scientist turned academic advisor. At Georgetown University, I wear many hats: I advise a caseload of about 250 biology and chemistry undergraduate students in the College of Arts & Sciences...

KIM: This Just In (Or Out) For 2024

KIM: This Just In (Or Out) For 2024

By Diane Kim February 8, 2024

We barely made it past Jan. 1 before the first trend of the year made itself known: Ins and Outs. It’s fun, it’s pithy, and I’m here for it.  For those of you who weren’t rotting on X, formerly...

AMENDOEIRA: Rethink the American Ideal

AMENDOEIRA: Rethink the American Ideal

By Claudia Amendoeira February 8, 2024

My high school did not have a guidance counselor, but that didn’t stop me. I bought an SAT prep book on Amazon and religiously studied “How to Get Into Georgetown” YouTube videos. During my last...

VIEWPOINT: Call for a Humanitarian Ceasefire

VIEWPOINT: Call for a Humanitarian Ceasefire

By Saeed Jude Samra February 8, 2024

Four months after the tragic events of Oct. 7, Israel continues its siege on Gaza, one of the most densely populated areas in the world, with its aggressive assaults. Home to about 2.2 million people...

Current Georgetown Law Student Ashwin Ramaswami Runs for Georgia State Senate

Current Georgetown Law Student Ashwin Ramaswami Runs for Georgia State Senate

By Madison Fox-Moore February 3, 2024

While most of his classmates prepare for the bar exams or search for job offers after graduation, a Georgetown University Law Center student is campaigning for state legislature over 600 miles away from...

Spring 2024 GU Politics Fellows Talk Persuading Young Voters, Presidential Campaigns

Spring 2024 GU Politics Fellows Talk Persuading Young Voters, Presidential Campaigns

By Evie Steele January 25, 2024

The Hoya sat down with the Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service (GU Politics) fellows for the Spring 2024 semester Jan. 19 to discuss the ongoing presidential campaign, Gen Z’s...

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