News – Georgetown University in Qatar

Alumni, GU-Q News

Qatar’s Top University Student On Educational Excellence

23 February 2026

When Waad Al-Maadeed graduated from university last year, she wasn’t just top of her class at Georgetown University in Qatar, her academic career earned her the top honour for all…

GU-Q News

Healing Anti-Blackness: In Fiery Speech Ambassador Arikana Chihombori-Quao Calls for Collective Action

18 February 2026

The auditorium fills in a hush the way lungs do before something difficult is said. It is February in Doha. Inside Georgetown University in Qatar, a centennial Black History Month…

GU-Q News

Imagine, Listen, Connect: Lessons for Today from Dr. Marc Lamont Hill’s Talk at GU-Q During Black History Month

17 February 2026

In a stirring Keynote to a packed auditorium, author, activist, and television personality Dr. Marc Lamont Hill offered key takeaways from the Black liberation struggle relevant to today, as part…

GU-Q News, Students

POV: Dear Africans and Beyond, Let’s Build Together, Love Itiafa

16 February 2026

By Itiafa Ayeni, Class of 2029 When I arrived at Abeid Amani Karume International Airport in Zanzibar, as a freshman at Georgetown University in Qatar, attending a conference on “Reimagining…

GU-Q News, Students

Mamie McCreary on her Black Identity and Celebrating Black History in Qatar

16 February 2026

Mamie McCreary is a junior at Georgetown University Qatar, majoring in International Politics with a minor in Arabic. Half Sudanese and half African American, Mamie was born and raised in…

Faculty, GU-Q News

“Rhythms of Resistance and Resilience” Exhibit Opens Black History Month Celebrations

2 February 2026

“Tonight is a celebration of those who fight for equality, demand dignity, who have searched for the inherent goodness of the human spirit,” declared Maurice Jackson (G’95, G’01), during a photography…

GU-Q News, Students

How Musician Jemimah Golo is Centering African Rhythms on Stage and in the SFS Classroom

1 February 2026

When senior Jemimah Golo walked onto the stage to interview global music phenomenon Saint Levant during his recent visit to Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q), she felt completely at home.…

GU-Q News

GU-Q Advances Conversation on Disability Access in Qatar

26 January 2026

As Qatar strengthens its national commitment to inclusion, higher education is emerging as a key driver of change. With a recent update to Qatar’s disability law requiring all educational institutions…

GU-Q News, Students

Five Questions With Muneera Al-Attiya, UN Youth Delegate

26 January 2026

Meet Class of 2028 Culture and Politics major Muneera Al-Attiya. She spent the fall semester in New York navigating the halls of the United Nations, sitting in on high-level meetings,…

GU-Q News

Youth dialogue highlights jobs as a key driver of growth and stability

26 January 2026

The event was organised through a collaborative partnership involving Qatar Debate—founded by Qatar Foundation—Georgetown University in Qatar, the World Bank Group, and Education Above All Foundation. The dialogue was held…

GU-Q News

New Anthology Showcases A Culture of Writing and Inquiry at GU-Q

22 January 2026

This year the winter semester started off with a unique expression of campus unity: a launch event for a book of student, faculty, and staff writing called simply Aswatna: Our…

GU-Q News, Students

Empowering Community: Lessons from The Oldest Service Learning Club

21 January 2026

The Hoya Empowerment and Learning Program—better known as HELP on campus— is different from most classes taught at Georgetown University in Qatar. Inside these classrooms, a unique learning exchange is…