Title: Georgetown Wrapped: The Moments From 2025 That Brought Us Joy

Another year is about to wrap up at Georgetown, one filled with growth, change and opportunity. This year, our students reached new heights in and out of the classroom, our faculty pushed the envelope in their research and our staff and alumni used their gifts to serve their communities. 

Here are a few of our favorite moments from this past year.

As we near the end of 2025, we remember how…

We celebrated our newest students and alumni

Georgetown sent the Class of 2025 out into the world, a graduating class of nearly 5,700 strong who joined a community of over 230,000 alumni. We also welcomed the Class of 2029, who hail from 52 countries and are already making their mark as Hoyas.

and stood in awe of our student scholars

In November, we applauded Fatima Yunusa (SFS’24), a 2026 recipient of the Rhodes Scholarship. Georgetown was once again named a top producer of Fulbright students, and our students excelled in research competitions.

and our student-athletes

In the spring, Abel Teffra (C’24, G’25) won the men’s mile title at the 2025 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships. The men’s lacrosse team secured its seventh-straight Big East title, while the women’s cross country team won its sixth-straight Big East title. In February, the men’s swimming and diving team captured its fourth-straight conference title. In November, the Big East Conference also renamed its Presidents’ Award in honor of President Emeritus John J. DeGioia.

We introduced a new president

In October, Georgetown named Eduardo M. Peñalver, the president of Seattle University, a Rhodes Scholar and former dean of Cornell Law School, as the university’s 49th president.

and welcomed other new leaders in our community

Georgetown introduced new deans for the College of Arts & Sciences and the McCourt School of Public Policy. We also welcomed a new chief investment officer and a new vice president for public safety.

We introduced new spaces on the Hilltop and Capitol Campus

This year, Georgetown introduced three new residence halls, featuring apartment-style living for juniors and seniors. We also unveiled a new interdisciplinary building at 111 Massachusetts Ave. on the Capitol Campus, which is the new home for the School of Continuing Studies, the Earth Commons Institute and other programs from across the university. Over the summer, we announced an agreement with the National Park Service and the District of Columbia that will pave the way to build a new boathouse along the Potomac River.

and got an inside look at what it means to be a Georgetown student

This year, the Georgetown Stories cast members shared their lives as Hoyas in the Student Life Blog. Storytellers explored off-campus study spots, prepared for medical school and made Georgetown feel more like home. Students also made the world their classroom, from China to the Camino in Spain and even under the sea in the Great Barrier Reef.

We discovered new frontiers of research and scholarship

Our researchers made strides across their disciplines to showcase the importance of their work. They developed novel biomedical technology that could change disease diagnostics and created a new blood test that could reduce liver transplant failures. The work of our scholars even made its way to the Supreme Court, while our humanities faculty explored topics such as Jane Austen’s literature 250 years after her birth.

and asked professors the questions we really wanted answers to

In Ask a Professor, Georgetown faculty leveraged their expertise to inform conversations on the craze for iced coffee, existential cosmic threats and, of course, the 6-7 trend.

We shouted out some familiar faces around Georgetown

and recognized our outstanding alumni making an impact in the world

Our alumni have reported from the halls of power around the world, served the homeless here in our backyard and started their ministries as Jesuit priests. Wherever they’ve gone, the Hoya alumni community has strived to be people for others.

We remember another extraordinary year with anticipation of what 2026 holds. Happy holidays, Hoyas!