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Georgetown Announces Partnership with United Nations HeForShe Campaign

Georgetown announces a partnership with the United Nations HeForShe campaign, an international movement that encourages men and boys to advocate for gender equality. Read More

U.N. Official, Journalist Awarded for Exposing Violent Extremism

A United Nations official delivers talk about preventing sexual violence as a weapon of war and receives prestigious award along with New York Times journalist for contributions toward women’s global peace and security. Read More

Prisons and Justice Initiative Examines Nation’s Mass Incarceration Crisis

Georgetown launches a new interdisciplinary initiative that brings together leading scholars, practitioners and students to examine the problems surrounding mass incarceration in the United States. Read More

Research Summit on Concussions in Girls and Women Comes to Georgetown

Pink Concussions and Georgetown partner to convene physicians, researchers and scientists for first summit focusing on brain concussions in girls and women. Read More

Georgetown Remembers Alumnus and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia

Georgetown mourns the loss of a “giant” in the judicial world after U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia (C’57) dies at 79. Read More

Georgetown Commits to Large Increase Next Year in Financial Aid

The largest investment ever in financial aid and tuition rates for the next academic year are among the measures Georgetown’s board of directors approved at their winter meeting. Read More

Professor Examines Beyoncé’s ‘Formation’ Video and When Black Artists Get Political

Soyica Colbert, associate professor of theater and performance studies and African American studies, talks about the impact and symbolism of pop star Beyoncé’s “Formation” song and video and the risks involved when artists become political in life and in their performances. Read More

Georgetown University to Research Mobile Money Innovations in East Africa

Georgetown will expand its presence in East Africa to include research on mobile money and financial inclusion in Kenya and Uganda with a $3.5 million, two-year grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Read More

How Hoyas Stay Warm During the Winter Chill

1. Cozy up to a fireplace! The giant hearth in the Healey Family Student Center is a great place for studying, casual reading or hanging… Read More

African American Studies Major to Be Offered This Fall

The Georgetown board of directors approves a new African American studies major, capitalizing on the foundation of the current minor, increasing student interest and the university’s emphasis on interdisciplinary study and racial justice. Read More