Reflecting on Georgetown’s Jesuit Heritage and Identity
In honor of Jesuit Heritage month, I am reflecting back on my time so far at Georgetown, the nation’s oldest Catholic and Jesuit institution of… Read More
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Intensive DC Internships at Core of New Downtown Learning Opportunity
Georgetown students will have the opportunity to join a new immersive downtown DC community next fall in which they intern during the day, take classes at night and explore issues related to living and working in the nation’s capital. Read More
New Pivot Program Looks to Change Lives of DC Returning Citizens
Georgetown launches the new Pivot Program to transform the lives of Washington, DC, residents released from local correctional facilities who show strong promise of becoming successful leaders and role models in their communities. Read More
Zambian Population Expansion, Language Change Focus of Africa Historian’s NEH Grant
Kathryn de Luna, an associate professor of history, is a co-investigator on a collaborative research grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to study the causes of population expansion and language change between the 6th and 16th centuries in central Africa. Read More
U.S. Navy Service Member Wins Prestigious Tillman Scholarship
Sean Cooke (SFS’21), who is part of the U.S. Navy Seaman to Admiral 21 Program, is one of two Georgetown student veterans awarded the competitive 2018 Tillman Scholarship for strength in character and academic excellence. Read More
Four Georgetown Alumni Win Election to Congress in Midterm Elections
New members of U.S. House of Representatives include Democrats Rebecca “Mikie” Sherrill (L’07), from New Jersey’s 11th District, Xochitl Torres Small (SFS’07), from New Mexico's 2nd District and Lori Trahan (SFS’95) from Massachusetts’ 3rd District, and Republican Byran Steil (B’03) in Wisconsin's 1st District. Read More
Women of Color in the Midterms: Georgetown Expert Examines Trends
Jamil Scott, assistant professor of government, says the 2018 midterm election brought a number of firsts for women of color, as well as trends in how these women sought office. Read More
Women in the Midterm Elections: Five Takeaways
Michele Swers, an American government professor at Georgetown and an expert on women in Congress, talks about women in the midterm elections. Read More
My path was a long and filled with twists and turns of roads-not-taken
If you’ve visited Georgetown you may be familiar with our campus tours led by some of Georgetown’s most spirited Hoyas of the Blue and Gray… Read More
New Urban Researchers Network Created With Global Cities Initiative
The Georgetown Global Cities Initiative (GCI), a network of university faculty and students who share ideas and research on global urbanization, explores what the United Nations describes as “one of the most important global trends in the 21st Century.” Read More