So, Let’s Talk Academics
What’s that, you say? College isn’t only about the clubs and food and fun? As much as I’ve enjoyed my extracurriculars and exploring Georgetown, we… Read More
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National Unity Focus of NYT Columnist David Brooks’ Georgetown Talk
New York Times columnist David Brooks explores how America might restore a sense of national unity during the McCourt School of Public Policy's 2018 Whittington Lecture. Read More
Senior Who Applies Computer Science to Medical Issues Wins Gates Cambridge Scholarship
Ayan Mandal (C’18) wins a prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship and will use it to pursue a Ph.D. in psychiatry at the University of Cambridge. Read More
Georgetown Marks Its Olympic History
Georgetown’s history of producing Olympians includes at least 33 athletes and 15 medal winners who have competed in track and field, rowing, basketball, equestrian, kayaking and, as of this year, men’s bobsledding. Read More
New Book on Alzheimer's Explores Experience of Those Affected
Oxford University Press publishes Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia: What Everyone Needs to Know, a book by Georgetown emeritus psychology professor Steven Sabat that examines the disease from the perspective of those who have it. Read More
99 Things to Look Forward To: Senior Spring Edition
Although it feels as if senior spring just started, the beloved tradition of the 99 Days Club at The Tombs is about to begin. For… Read More
Civil Rights Leader Decries Continued Lack of ‘Robust Integration’ in America
Author and activist Hugh Price says American schools and communities still lack “robust integration,” during a Mellon Lecture Series conversation on racial justice and on his recent book, This African-American Life. Read More
Board of Directors Approves Five-Year Financial Plan at Winter Meeting
The board of directors approves a five-year financial plan designed to strengthen the university’s competitiveness, maintain its financial stability and continue its commitment to the broadest possible access to a Georgetown education. Read More
Scholars Discuss Policing of Black Men, Links Between Race, Criminal Justice
Kristin Henning, director of the Juvenile Justice Clinic at Georgetown Law, leads a panel discussion with legal scholars on the policing of black men and the intersections of race and criminal justice. Read More
Madeleine Albright Receives Diplomacy Award From School of Foreign Service
Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, now Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy at the School of Foreign Service, receives the school's 2018 J. Raymond “Jit” Trainor Award for Excellence in the Conduct of Diplomacy. Read More