Bernie Sanders Defines Democratic Socialism in Georgetown Speech
Presidential candidate and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders talks about what it means to be a democratic socialist in America. Read More
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Supreme Court Justice Scalia Addresses Law Students
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, a 1957 graduate of Georgetown College, shared his views on originalism, legal education and other topics with the 1L class at Georgetown Law yesterday. Read More
Author Speaks on Six Million Blacks Who Migrated From American South
Isabel Wilkerson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author, came to Georgetown this past Friday to converse with NPR correspondent Michel Martin about Wilkerson's book on the migration of six million African Americans from the South to other parts of the country between 1915 and 1970. Read More
Report: Affordable Care Act Helps Bring Down Child Uninsured Rate
A report from Georgetown's Center for Children and Families shows that the rate of uninsured children dropped to a historic low of 6 percent following implementation of the Affordable Care Act in 2014. Read More
4 Tips for Attending Your First Georgetown Basketball Game
1. Wear Gray The members of Hoya Blue, Georgetown’s official student spirit organization, make up a large portion of the seats in the Verizon Center’s… Read More
BBC Executive Shares Media Trends, Leadership Advice at Business School
Ann Sarnoff, president of BBC Worldwide North America, recently shared her leadership philosophy and thoughts about the state of television at the McDonough School of Business in conjunction with the re-launch of the Georgetown University Women’s Leadership Institute. Read More
Law School Honors Graduates, Students for Public Service
Georgetown Law Center recognized two graduates and one student on Veterans Day for their public service contributions – John McDade Jr. (F'85,'88), principal deputy general counsel for the Air Force; Mary Fletcher (MA’93, L’01), chief of the Defense Privacy and Civil Liberties Division in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and Sgt. Maj. Theodore Bessa (L’18), a former U.S. Army Ranger. Read More
Philosophy Professor Authors Book on Moral Wounds of Soldiers
Nancy Sherman, University Professor of philosophy at Georgetown, says America’s engagement with veterans should go far beyond the standard “thank you for your service,” because of the “moral injury” experienced by the more than 2.6 million who have returned home from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Read More
Georgetown and State Department Co-host Religion and Climate Symposium
Faith leaders, scholars and policymakers met at Georgetown and the State Department this week to address the complex intersection of faith, science and policy surrounding global climate change. Read More
‘Great Surge’ Book Says Huge Progress Made by Global Poor
Contrary to popular belief, the greatest progress among the global poor in the history of the world is happening right now, says Steven Radelet, Georgetown’s Donald F. McHenry Chair of Global Human Development, in his new book. Read More