G.U. Welcomes Neighbors for Holidays
• December 14, 2023

It’s become a happy, neighborly Christmastime tradition: Georgetown University’s annual open house for the holidays — set in the Victorian-style Riggs Library at the landmark Healy Building. This year, university […]

High Court’s Affirmative Action Decisions: Impact on Georgetown Students 
• July 10, 2023

On Thursday and Friday June 29 and 30, the U.S. Supreme Court rendered two decisions that could significantly impact Georgetown’s tens of thousands of university students and staff in significant […]

Dr. Anthony Fauci Named Georgetown University Professor
• June 29, 2023

After dedicating 54 years of his life to public service, Dr. Anthony Fauci has chosen Georgetown University to play a major role in the next phase of his career. The […]

G.U. Celebrates Government and Community Partners 
• February 8, 2023

Retired ANC 2E Chair Rick Murphy was recognized for his leadership of the Georgetown-Burleith Advisory Neighborhood Commission and for his decade-long commitment to the work of the Georgetown Community Partnership, […]

GU’s Let Freedom Ring MLK Celebration Returns to Kennedy Center
• January 19, 2023

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 16, Georgetown University’s Let Freedom Ring Celebration returned to the Kennedy Center to present an award in the name of John Thompson Jr. […]

Hoya Saxa! Georgetown University Holds Commencement This Weekend
• May 19, 2022

Hoya Saxa! Georgetown University will be holding commencement ceremonies this weekend. Speakers will include Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Sherrilyn Ifill, president and director-counsel emeritus of the NAACP Legal Defense […]

More D.C. Institutions Reopening
• April 26, 2021

On April 23, the Smithsonian Institution announced that it is planning to reopening seven museums and the National Zoo in May. 

GU Launches Degree Program for Inmates
• April 12, 2021

Georgetown University has begun offering a bachelor’s degree program to about two dozen individuals incarcerated at Patuxent Institution in Jessup, Maryland.

McCourt Donates Another $100 Million to GU
• April 5, 2021

Half of the new gift from Frank H. McCourt Jr. will underwrite financial aid and scholarships and half will be invested in research and faculty at his namesake school of public policy.

Georgetown University to Fully Open This Fall
• March 29, 2021

There are plans for a gradual return this summer, which DeGioia hopes will lead to the eventual restoration of regular on-campus life.