Pre-K Program Benefits Last Into Middle School, New Study Finds
Georgetown professors William Gormley and Deborah Phillips publish a new study showing that positive effects of pre-K programs are detectable as late as middle school. Read More
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‘White Rage’ Author Kicks off Mellon Lecture Series Aimed at Better Understanding Racism
Scholar and award-winning author Carol Anderson says policies that create barriers to black achievement are often the result of “white rage,” as she kicks off the first talk in Georgetown’s Mellon Lecture Series, established to understand and address the nation’s legacies of slavery, racism and discrimination. Read More
Outgoing Liberian President Sirleaf Speaks on Women's Leadership, Participation
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, president of Liberia, visits Georgetown to speak with SFS students, faculty and guests, commenting on the country's recent elections, the upcoming transition of power and women’s political leadership and participation. Read More
Brain Chemistry Profiles Show Gulf War Illness and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome as Disorders
Georgetown researchers find distinct molecular signatures in two brain disorders long thought to be psychological in origin — chronic fatigue syndrome and Gulf War Illness, according to a study published in Scientific Reports. Read More
Marshall Scholarships Awarded to Two Georgetown Students, One Alumnus
Georgetown students Rebecca Kuang (SFS’18), Annee Lyons (C’18) and alumnus Benjamin Johnson (NHS’17) have been named 2018 Marshall Scholars. Read More
Award-Winning Filmmaker Ken Burns Relates Lessons Learned from Vietnam
Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns comes to campus to share insights about his latest work, The Vietnam War. Read More
Clean Energy Advocate, Alumna Wins Bermuda Rhodes Scholarship
Georgetown alumna Deirdre Collins (C’17), Bermuda's only 2018 Rhodes Scholar, will pursue M.Phil in environmental change and management at the University of Oxford beginning next fall. Read More
New Reporting Fellowship to Enable Student to Examine Overlooked Religious Dimension of an International Crisis
A partnership between Georgetown's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting results in a student fellowship to investigate the overlooked or misunderstood religious dimension of an international crisis. Read More
Entrepreneurial Students Explore Startup Culture at New Business School Residence
Six Georgetown undergraduates live and work together at the Yellow House for Entrepreneurship, established this year by the Georgetown Entrepreneurship Initiative at the McDonough School of Business. Read More
Vulnerable DC Children, Families Helped by 2018 Legacy of a Dream Award Winner
Georgetown names Little Lights Urban Ministries executive director Steve Park as its 2018 John Thompson Jr. Legacy of a Dream Award recipient. Read More
