Public Health Alert Regarding the Coronavirus
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Disability Justice Activist Returns to Georgetown to Teach, Work on Rights
Lydia X.Z. Brown (C'15) will join the College's Disability Studies faculty for the spring of 2020. Brown also co-leads Georgetown Law's Institute for Technology and Policy's work on algorithmic fairness and disability rights. Read More
MLK Initiative Events Include Kennedy Center Concert, Legacy of a Dream Awardee
Georgetown presents the John Thompson Jr. Legacy of a Dream Award and a concert featuring Award-winning singer Chaka Khan as it continues to honor the legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. with ongoing events. Read More
Georgetown Professor Appointed Chair of D.C. Commission on Climate Change
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser taps Georgetown professor Uwe S. Brandes to chair the District of Columbia Commission on Climate Change and Resiliency. Read More
Uwe S. Brandes
Professor of the practice and faculty director of the Urban and Regional Planning Program and the Georgetown Global Cities Initiative “We can reconcile our… Read More
Human Rights: Grad Student Hopes to Help Indigenous Women, Girls in Mexico
Yamel Sarquis (G’20), born in Mexico to a Lebanese family, wants to create communication strategies to alert indigenous women and girls in Mexico to their human rights to prevent them from being subjected to domestic and sexual violence. Read More
Serious Talk About Comedy: Free Speech Project Hosts Pop Culture Reporter
Michelle Renslo (C’22) says an event on “Free Speech and Comedy” last night featuring Elahe Izadi, a stand-up comedian and Washington Post reporter, helped her understand the comedy world she hopes one day to join. Read More
ADVISORY: Georgetown University to Host 2020 Doomsday Clock Discussion Panel
After the January 23 10 a.m. EST announcement Georgetown University’s Conflict Resolution Program will host the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and The Elders for a town hall on the 2020 Doomsday Clock Announcement, given to Georgetown students, to discuss the factors contributing to the Bulletin’s decision. Read More
New Role Strengthens Commitment to Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action and Compliance
Olabisi “Bisi” Ladeji Okubadejo says her commitment to inclusivity on college campuses remains a key part of her career goals as she becomes Georgetown’s first associate vice president of equal opportunity, affirmative action and compliance. Read More
First-Generation College Student Aspires to Pursue Immigration Policy and Law
Alicia Barry (SFS’20) conducts research with Georgetown associate professor of government Diana Kapiszewski (G’94) for a Georgetown database project called States and Institutions of Governance in Latin America Read More
