News Archive

Georgetown Celebrates Election of First Jesuit Pope
March 13, 2013
The university community celebrates the election of the first Jesuit pontiff, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J., of Buenos Aires – who will be known as Pope Francis.
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Students Send Cookies to Congress to Express Federal Debt Concern
March 13, 2013
Georgetown's Up to Us team delivered more than 1,000 cookies to about 75 congressmen as part of its campaign in a national competition to educate college campuses about the federal debt.
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Underserved, Homeless D.C. Children to Receive Books From Drive
March 12, 2013
A Georgetown student is leading a Bring on the Books drive, which collects books in any language for Washington, D.C.'s youth in need through April 5.
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Acclaimed Actress, Cellist Launch Global Performance Laboratory
March 11, 2013
Actress and playwright Anna Deavere Smith and cellist Joshua Roman will launch Georgetown’s new interdisciplinary Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics, with a campus residency March 12-18.
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Mechanical Brain Clot Removal: No Advantage Over Standard Care
March 6, 2013
In a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Georgetown Medical Center researchers find that removing blood clots from stroke victims' brains works no better than administering standard medications.
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People Feel Pressured to Take Advice from Advisors who Disclose Conflicts of Interest
March 4, 2013
A study by Georgetown business professor Sunita Sah found that requiring advisors, such as doctors and financial planners, to disclose conflicts of interest actually places pressure on advisees to comply with their advice.
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First Veteran Leaders' Scholarship Goes to Obama White House Fellow
February 28, 2013
Georgetown's Center for Public & Nonprofit Leadership awards its first scholarship for leaders working on behalf of veterans to White House Fellow Rodney Lewis.
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Georgetown’s Hagel, Alumnus Lew Confirmed as Secretaries of Defense, Treasury
February 28, 2013
Both School of Foreign Service professor and former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) and alumnus Jack Lew (L'83) were confirmed this week as cabinet secretaries.
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Staff/AAP Advisory Council Moves Forward by Electing Officers
February 26, 2013
Georgetown's Staff/AAP Advisory Council elects Peter Luger as its first president and holds its first open meeting.
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Professor: Springboard Moments Contribute to Psychology of Dictatorships
February 26, 2013
In his new book, psychology professor Fathali Moghaddam explores how dictatorships are created and sustained even after periods of revolution and fights for democracy.
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