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Georgetown Gives Honorary Degree to Former Ambassador Moses
videoJanuary 15, 2013
Former United States Ambassador to Romania Alfred H. Moses (L'56), who helped Romanian Jews gain the freedom to emigrate from behind the Iron Curtain, was honored for his work as a diplomat, public servant and attorney.
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Prize for LGBTQ Article Awarded to Georgetown Professor
January 14, 2013
English professor Dana Luciano’s essay exploring the life and surroundings of a fictional glam-rock musician received recognition during this year’s Modern Language Association (MLA) convention in Boston earlier this month.
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DC Schools, Georgetown Offer Leadership Program to Principals
January 14, 2013
Georgetown and D.C. Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson (SFS'92, G'07) will announce that 25 principals will enroll this month in a tailored version of the McDonough School of Business' Executive Master's in Leadership program.
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Karzai Lauds New Era for Afghanistan During Georgetown Address
videoJanuary 11, 2013
Afghan President Hamid Karzai says his country's relationship with the United States is entering a new era as security detail in Afghanistan transitions from U.S. to Afghan forces by 2014.
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Senior White House Leader to Join Georgetown as General Counsel
January 11, 2013
Lisa Brown, a senior U.S. government leader for nearly 20 years in two presidential administrations, will serve as Georgetown's new vice president and general counsel starting March 1.
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New Universitywide Master's in Global Health Offered This Fall
January 8, 2013
Georgetown will offer a new multidisciplinary master's degree in global health this fall that focuses on applied social sector research in developing nations.
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Georgetown's Chuck Hagel Nominated for Defense Secretary
January 8, 2013
President Obama has nominated former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.), Distinguished Professor in the Practice of National Governance at Georgetown's School of Foreign Service, to serve as U.S. Secretary of Defense.
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Georgetown Medical Student Hopes to Help Others, Study Health Systems
January 4, 2013
After he graduates from Georgetown's School of Medicine, Rhodes Scholarship finalist Armond Esmaili (NHS'11, M'15) hopes to examine how health systems can better delivery therapies and prevent illness for patients most in need of care.
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Sen. Lugar to Serve as Visiting Distinguished Professor at Georgetown
December 21, 2012
Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) will join the Georgetown Public Policy Institute this spring as a visiting distinguished professor of public policy after concluding his 36-year tenure in Congress.
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Pennsylvania Higher Education Chancellor to Chair D.C. Higher Ed Consortium
December 20, 2012
John C. Cavanaugh, chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE), has been tapped to lead the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area.
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