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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

GUSA Pushes for Work-Study Reform, Evaluates Senate Diversity

GUSA Pushes for Work-Study Reform, Evaluates Senate Diversity

By Kelly Anderson July 3, 2020

The Georgetown University Student Association Senate passed a resolution urging Georgetown University to increase the number of employment opportunities available to students with Federal Work-Study awards...

More Hours, More Safety

By The Editorial Board February 5, 2016

Though the Georgetown campus and surrounding neighborhood area are generally considered safe, the university offers a variety of transportation services for its staff, students and faculty. In addition...

A Taxing Error

A Taxing Error

By Editorial Board January 26, 2016

In the past week, Georgetown student employees learned from various sources — texts from colleagues, emails from bosses, rumors from friends, campus news sources — that the university had accidentally...

Tap Student Talent

By The Editorial Board November 20, 2015

Work-study is an essential part of many Georgetown students’ experiences. Students can work at a variety of offices on campus, like the Office of Residential Life or the Office of Facilities, but university...

Wage Hike Alters Campus Prices, Employment

By Suzanne Monyak August 26, 2014

In accordance with the new minimum wage hikes, student employees at Georgetown will see up pay increases this year of up to $1.25, possibly at the expense of number of student jobs offered. As of July...

Less Work, More Study

By The Editorial Board August 27, 2012

When college students receive federal work-study awards as part of their financial aid packages, they might not expect the jobs to dramatically impede their class schedules. Yet on Georgetown’s campus...

$1 Million Less In Work Study

By Stephen Levy October 1, 2010

The university has lost over $1 million from the Federal Work-Study Program this year leading to a decrease of 946 awards in funds available for students this year. Current funding for Georgetown's...

Student Employment at Risk in Jobs Bill

By Bethany Imondi February 23, 2010

While most of us were in the midst of cramming for exams and drinking countless cups of coffee to stay awake last December, the House of Representatives passed the Jobs for Main Street Act. According to...

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