News Archive

Veteran, Activist Awarded GPPI Scholarship, Featured in Film
November 9, 2012
Iraq War veteran Maggie Smith (G'13), who served as a body double in a Jennifer Aniston-directed film on breast cancer, receives a Georgetown Public Policy Institute scholarship for her academic work and activism in breast and ovarian cancer awareness.
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Hackathon Challenges Georgetown to Transform University
November 9, 2012
A $2,000 cash prize will go to the winning team of students and alumni, which, with mentoring from from faculty and staff, designs the best new product, process or app that "transforms" the Georgetown community.
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U2’s Bono to Speak at GU Global Social Enterprise Event
November 8, 2012
The Irish musician and world activist will speak to more than 700 Georgetown students during the Global Social Enterprise Institute event Nov. 12.
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Paraplegic Naval Academy Graduate Pursues Georgetown Law Degree
November 8, 2012
The United States Naval Academy's first paraplegic graduate, Kevin Hillery, is now focusing on law school at Georgetown.
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Five Georgetown Graduates Elected to Congress
November 7, 2012
Georgetown alumni and a Law Center professor earn more than a dozen congressional spots in last night's election.
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Professor Appointed to Lead Peace and Conflict Journal
November 6, 2012
The American Psychological Association selects psychology and conflict resolution scholar Fathali Moghaddam to lead Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology as new editor.
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Georgetown Scholar Wins Prize for Book on Russian History
November 6, 2012
Georgetown history professor Catherine Evtuhov receives this year's Wayne S. Vucinich prize for her book revealing the dynamics that occurred in a 19th-century Russian province.
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Georgetown Community Partnership Begins, Establishes Working Groups
November 6, 2012
University leadership, students, faculty and staff join neighborhood leaders at the table for first meeting of the Georgetown Community Partnership.
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China Will Become Biggest Foreign Policy Challenge, Campbell Says
November 2, 2012
Current Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell and three predecessors analyzed the future of U.S.-Asian foreign policy at Georgetown Thursday.
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University’s Environment Initiative Receives $20 Million Gift
November 1, 2012
Georgetown receives $20 million to launch a multi-campus initiative to advance the interdisciplinary study of the environment in relation to society and stewardship of natural resources.
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