Veterans News

The Graduate School of Arts & Science's increased funding will cover the annual cost of full-time tuition for most graduate programs for veterans and military-connected students.

The newly expanded Craig Newmark Veterans Scholarship Fund will eliminate out-of-pocket costs for seven military-connected students, support current Newmark Scholars and fund veterans and national security programming.

Georgetown honors its veteran and military-connected community by celebrating their stories and achievements and focusing on service and research related to their well-being.

Timothy Torres (G’21), an active-duty U.S. Army officer, will use economic, diplomatic, policy and storytelling tools to help the next generation avoid the kinds of wars he fought in.

U.S. Naval Commander Hannah Starnes (NHS’05) serves as Georgetown's Veterans Day speaker and advocates that mental health care is a key component for military readiness.

Philip DeTurck (G’21), a graduate student in Georgetown’s Master of Science in Foreign Service Program, has traveled the world as a U.S. Navy and is focused on furthering his expertise…

Melissa McCafferty (L'23), a Coast Guard veteran who begins a dual-degree program in law and security studies this fall, has been selected as a 2020 Tillman Scholar.

School of Nursing & Health Students students Cassie Bronson (G’22), a U.S. Navy veteran, and Safi Rauf (NHS’21), a Navy reservist, receive Tillman scholarships.

Katherine Keady (NHS’20) was a cadet in the Georgetown University Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) Program, and will use her nursing degree for a career with the United States…

Safiullah Rauf (NHS’21) will help New York City provide medical relief on the hospital ship USNS Comfort, which is attempting to provide care during the COVID-19 crisis.

Elizabeth Stanley, a resilience expert and U.S. Army veteran, examines examines the neurobiology of stress, trauma and resilience in military personnel and other people who function in high-stress environments.

Tillman Scholar Kristi Pelzel focuses on data storytelling, interactive digital media, intercultural communication and media ecology studies at Georgetown while finding time for public service.

Georgetown researchers find evidence that Gulf War Illness and chronic fatigue syndrome share symptoms, but are two distinct disorders that affect the brain in opposing ways.

Bronze Star medal recipient and law student Ty Pinkins (L'20) creates a nonprofit providing a weeklong leadership skills immersion experience in the nation’s capital for underserved teens from his native…

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…

Jennifer Esparza (L’20), who joined the United States Marine Corps after high school, is named a 2018 Tillman Scholar by the Pat Tillman Foundation.

Georgetown dedicates a campus terrace on Monday to the late Rev. Martin J. O’Gara, S.J., a World War II chaplain and former religion department professor who heroically saved passengers before…

A total of eight Georgetown alumni are listed in Forbes magazine's annual "30 Under 30" 2018 edition, in which the publication honors what it calls "young stars, visionaries and creative disruptors" in…

Green Beret veteran Derrick Anderson (L’19) speaks on 60 Minutes after losing soldiers in his unit to friendly fire as they protected a polling location during elections in Afghanistan.

McDonough School of Business alumni veteran Christian Hyland (MBA’17), Matt Harb (MBA’17) and student veteran Nick De Gregorio (MBA’18) launch an organic tea startup, Coyotea, to help former military service…

Former U.S. Marine Corporal Cristine Pedersen (SFS’18) displays a level of leadership and academic excellence that earns her this year’s coveted Tillman Scholarship for military students.

Georgetown’s student veterans and military-connected community find support and make contributions as members of the broader university community.

Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell relates his experience with leadership in his former military and government roles in an event hosted by the McDonough School of Business' Stanton…

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Dr. David Shulkin speaks at Georgetown for the federal department's second annual “VA Innovation Demo Day," an event the School of Nursing & Health…

Marine Corps veteran Cristine Starke (SFS’18) and ordained deacon Daniel Wassim (SFS’18) receive the prestigious 2017 Truman Scholarship for their graduate studies and opportunities for programs to help prepare them…