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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Former Georgetown Tennis Coach Sentenced to 2½ Years in Admissions Scandal

Former Georgetown Tennis Coach Sentenced to 2½ Years in Admissions Scandal

By Annie Kane July 26, 2022

Former Georgetown University tennis head coach Gordon Ernst was sentenced to more than two years in prison for his involvement in the 2019 college admissions bribery scandal.  Ernst pleaded guilty...

Former GU Tennis Coach Agrees To Plead Guilty in Admissions Scandal

Former GU Tennis Coach Agrees To Plead Guilty in Admissions Scandal

By Annie Kane September 24, 2021

Former Georgetown University tennis Head Coach Gordon Ernst agreed to plead guilty for his involvement in the national college admissions scandal Sept. 15. Ernst, who served as a tennis coach at Georgetown...

9th Georgetown Parent Pleads Guilty in “Operation Varsity Blues”

9th Georgetown Parent Pleads Guilty in “Operation Varsity Blues”

By Heather Doherty September 1, 2021

Elisabeth Kimmel became the ninth former Georgetown parent to plead guilty in the college admissions scandal after entering a plea deal with prosecutors Aug. 16. Kimmel, a former chief executive officer...

Prosecutors Charge New GU Parent With Bribery, Hit Ernst With Slate of New Charges

Prosecutors Charge New GU Parent With Bribery, Hit Ernst With Slate of New Charges

By Jaime Moore-Carrillo September 3, 2020

Federal prosecutors indicted Gordon Ernst on six new criminal offenses Tuesday, ramping up charges against the former Georgetown University tennis coach accused of being an instrumental actor in the university’s...

Georgetown Parent Sentenced Virtually in College Admissions Scandal

Georgetown Parent Sentenced Virtually in College Admissions Scandal

By Samantha Sinutko April 23, 2020

Elizabeth Henriquez, the latest Georgetown University parent sentenced in the college admissions scandal, was given seven months in prison at Boston Federal Court.  Elizabeth Henriquez and her...

Rochelle Vayntrub/The Hoya | Georgetown University students and faculty react to the U.S. Department of Justice report which revealed that Gordon Ernst, a former tennis coach at Georgetown, accepted bribes from parents in return for guaranteeing their children admission into the university.

Students, Professors Criticize Role of Wealth in Admissions

By Sana Rahman and Riley Rogerson March 15, 2019

In the wake of the U.S. Department of Justice’s report that revealed a former Georgetown tennis coach accepted bribes from parents to guarantee their children admission, university students and professors...

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