Georgetown Launches First Cultural Climate Survey of Student Perceptions
The university has launched a first-of-its-kind cultural climate survey designed to gain insight into students’ perceptions of their environments on campus. Read More
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Georgetown’s La Storta Senior Retreat
This past weekend, I had the opportunity to spend two nights at Georgetown’s Calcagnini Contemplative Center (CCC). As a second semester senior,… Read More
Volunteer Opportunities at Georgetown
As a Georgetown student, you’ll find that there’s a lot of focus on service and giving back to others. Guided by the Latin… Read More
High-Stakes Dialogue and Problem-Solving Draw New Pickering Fellow to Career in Foreign Service
Joey Fernandez (SFS’20), one of 30 recipients of the 2020 Pickering Fellowship, says his interest in high-stakes dialogue and problem-solving are part of what attracted him to pursue a career in the U.S. Foreign Service. Read More
Medical Students Strive to Reduce Opioid Deaths in DC
Jack Pollack (M’20), Mary-Kate Mekhail (M’20), Kaitlin O’Sullivan (M’20) and Erica Meninno (M’20) are teaching DC community members how to recognize the signs of an opioid overdose and safely intervene with the antidote naloxone, marketed as NARCAN. Read More
McCourt Students Use Data to Improve DC Housing Inspections
Students in the McCourt School of Public Policy use the city's data to develop an improved process for public housing inspections in Washington, DC. Read More
New Civil Rights Title IX Investigator to Join Georgetown in February
Sarah Onori, who now serves as Northeastern University’s Title IX investigator, will begin working as Georgetown’s Title IX and civil rights investigator later this month. Read More
Former Ambassador Yovanovitch Receives 2020 Trainor Award
Marie Yovanovitch, who served as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Armenia, and the Kyrgyz Republic during the course of her 33-year career in the U.S. Foreign Service, received an award this week from Georgetown’s Institute for the Study of Diplomacy (ISD). Read More
Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg Celebrates 19th Amendment Centennial, Says More Work Remains
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who joined U.S. Appeals Court Judge M. Margaret McKeown (L’75) at Georgetown Law's 19th Amendment centennial celebration, and said we need to be engaged in ensuring equal rights and protections for U.S. women. Read More
Facing Heartache on Valentine’s Day? Read a Poem
Elizabeth Velez (G'83), co-author of The Hell With Love: Poems to Mend a Broken Heart with Mary Esselman (C’84, G’87), talks on Valentine's Day about the importance of poetry in healing after a breakup. Read More
