Smithsonian African American Museum’s Founding Director Gets Honorary Degree
Georgetown bestows an honorary degree upon Lonnie Bunch, founding director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. Read More
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Berkley Center Examines Religion, Race and the Art of Storytelling
Georgetown's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs hosts an event encouraging informal dialogue on the intersection of faith and race as part of the American Pilgrimage Project, a university partnership with StoryCorp. Read More
Georgetown Launches Graduate Leadership Program For Principals of D.C. Charter, Public Schools
Georgetown launches the Executive Master's in Leadership Program for 10 principals from the District of Columbia's public schools and 10 from the city's charter schools to enhance skills and facilitate best-practice sharing across Washington's K-12 educational institutions. Read More
Professor: McDonald’s Franchises Mixed Blessing for Black Communities
African Americans benefitted and suffered from fast food’s infiltration into their communities since the late 1960s, according to Georgetown history professor Marcia Chatelain, who holds an NEH grant for a book project on the topic. Read More
Research Shows Sunlight Energizes Infection-Fighting T-Cells
Georgetown University Medical Center researchers find that sunlight, through a mechanism separate than vitamin D production, energizes T-cells that play a central role in human immunity. Read More
It’s okay to ask for help
Dear Freshman Me, As you head back to campus from Thanksgiving break during your first year away from home, you’re probably feeling a lot of… Read More
Georgetown Collaborates with Santander to Create Partnership on Social Economy
Georgetown University and the Santander Group establish the Partnership on Social Economy to support graduate-level research in social economy and provide educational opportunities to the university community and the general public. Read More
Be Kind
Dear Georgetown Freshmen, Someone once told me that students at universities like Georgetown are like ducks– they look calm as they glide across the surface,… Read More
Georgetown Celebrates MLK, Focuses on Remembrance and Breaking Silence
Georgetown honors the legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. with a semester of musical, academic, spiritual and service events that includes a concert and presentation of the John Thompson Jr. Legacy of a Dream Award. Watch the webcast. Read More
GU Politics Welcomes 2017 Spring Fellows
Georgetown's Institute of Politics and Public Service at the McCourt School of Public Policy announces its 2017 Spring Fellows, which include a White House senior advisor, political media professionals and presidential campaign leadership from both parties. Read More