After overcoming financial struggles as an international student, an alumnus created a scholarship—the largest international undergraduate scholarship in Georgetown’s history—to smooth the path for future Hoyas.
The inaugural recipients of a scholarship that provides immediate support for students affected by the war in Ukraine share their hopes for Ukraine and for their futures as Hoyas.
Last week, nearly 1,600 first-year students moved into Georgetown. Meet a few of the students and their families as they share their hopes for the next four years as Hoyas.
Follow along on these Hoyas’ summer research, internship and volunteer experiences, from studying glacial melt on Mt. Everest to assisting migrants and refugees at Union Station in Washington, DC.
Omar Alshogre is a 27-year-old undergraduate student. He’s also a former political prisoner who survived years of torture in Syrian prisons. Now, he advocates for detainees globally and on campus.
Faye Simanjuntak (SFS’24) began advocating for human rights at age 11. She helped drive landmark change for women in the Indonesian Army, and now continues her advocacy from the Hilltop.
