Sixty years ago, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed and signed into law after a long moral and political struggle. This act fundamentally changed the United…
Monday, April 15, 2024 5:00 p.m. Riggs Library, Healy Hall, Third Floor Featuring a conversation with Nicole Austin- Hillery | (Moderator) President & CEO Congressional Black Caucus Foundation…
To mark Women’s History Month, the Women’s Center is hosting Soraya Chemaly (C ’88) to discuss “Rage, Activism, and Burnout: An Intersectional Approach.” Soraya Chemaly is an award-winning author and…
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 5:00 p.m. Riggs Library, Healy Hall, Third Floor Featuring a conversation with Paul Butler | (Moderator) Albert Brick Professor in Law, Georgetown University Law…
We celebrate the contributions of Black students, alumni, faculty and staff to Georgetown and beyond, recognizing the range of teaching, scholarship and advocacy aimed at advancing Black heritage and history.
Featuring a conversation with Deborah Archer, Associate Dean for Experiential Education and Clinical Programs and the Margaret B. Hoppin Professor of Clinical Law, New York University School of Law Elise…
Georgetown marked the launch of an interdisciplinary center that examines the history of slavery and its legacies through a live musical performance composed by a university professor.
On August 28, 1963, more than 250,000 people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. It was a turning point in…
Georgetown has appointed McCourt School Professor Evelyn Patterson as the fourth faculty director of its Racial Justice Institute, a multidisciplinary research hub focused on race, equity and action.
Presented by Gender+ Justice Initiative, Women’s and Gender Studies, and Culture and Politics Programs. Join us in welcoming Katherine Chandler to discuss her book…
