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Student Studies Technology and Criminal Justice From a Squad Car

Arjun Ravi (C’22) has worked with leading quantitative researchers of criminal justice, engaged with community advocacy groups and rode along with police officers to research technology and social justice.

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Spirit of Georgetown

Climate Activist Seeks Environmental Justice Through Performance and Politics

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Global Communications Leader Returns to Georgetown to Complete the Degree He Started Over 30 Years Ago

After decades away from the classroom, Federico Sainz de la Maza (SFS’26) has returned to SFS with a perspective shaped by experience and a curiosity that has only deepened over…

May 1, 2026
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Student Experience

After a Nerve-Racking Start, This First-Generation College Student Found a Lifelong Community

Recent graduate Alondra Herrera-Esquivel (SFS’25) reflects on the friendships she made in Georgetown's Community Scholars Program and its role in preparing first-generation students for life at Georgetown.

April 29, 2026
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Student Experience

Meet One of the First Graduates of the Environment and Sustainability Undergraduate Degree

In 2023, Diane Li (C’26) was on an experiential learning trip in the Yucatán that changed her academic trajectory. Now, she's graduating from one of Georgetown's newest undergraduate degree programs.

April 28, 2026
Student Experience

Psychology Alum Rafi Freund Receives Gates Cambridge Scholarship for Criminal Justice Research

Rafi Freund (C’23) will pursue a Ph.D. in criminology at the University of Cambridge as part of the prestigious scholarship program.

April 24, 2026
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Life in DC & Beyond, Student Experience

What It Actually Feels Like to Be an International Student at Georgetown

Kiumars Afrassiabi (B'28) expected a big culture shock coming from his home in Dubai. But at Georgetown, he leaned on his friends who made the Hilltop and the U.S. feel…

April 21, 2026
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Student Experience

How 5 Students Found Their Faith at Georgetown

Read the first-person stories of five students who share how they've grown in faith, community and formation at Georgetown.

April 20, 2026
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Student Experience

Why These Hoyas Chose Georgetown

Read the first-person blogs of eight Hoyas, from current students to alumni, on why they chose to attend Georgetown and what made them choose their majors.

April 15, 2026
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Academics, Student Experience

Why I Chose Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business

Sarah Brannigan (B’28) explains all the reasons why she chose Georgetown to study business, from professors, professional development and experiential learning opportunities.

April 13, 2026
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Student Experience

He Didn’t Know if Going Abroad Was Possible as a First-Gen Student. Then He Studied Abroad 4 Times.

Going abroad was never an option growing up in small-town America for Elijah Ward (C'26). As a Hoya and first-generation college student, he then trekked across the Spanish-speaking world.

April 9, 2026
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Campus Life, Student Experience

How I Discovered DC and Community Beyond the Hilltop at the Capitol Campus

Aaron Magtoto (SFS’27) was nervous about finding a new community at the Capitol Campus. But after a semester downtown, he found some of his most cherished relationships and memories as…

April 7, 2026
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