Georgetown Wins National Debate Tournament Championship
Two Georgetown sophomores whose first names are Andrew captured the National Debate Tournament championship at Emory University April 3. Read More
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Maya Civilization Faced Climate Change Similar to Modern Problem
Georgetown geoscientist Timothy Beach looks back at the ancient Maya civilization and Iceland for clues to the current trends of climate change and melting glaciers. Read More
Undergraduate Applications Largest in Georgetown History
Georgetown received more than 20,100 applications for 1,580 spaces in the freshman class of 2016. Read More
Foreign Language Immersion Better for Adults than Classes
Adults may learn a language more like a native speaker in an immersion setting than by taking classes, according to a first-of-its kind series of brain studies by researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC). Read More
Largest Student-Owned Business Celebrates Four Decades at GU
The Corp, which calls itself the largest nonprofit student-owned and operated business in the country, celebrated its 40th anniversary at Georgetown this past weekend. Read More
Students Help District Kids with Service, Baseball
It was a doubleheader of community service this past Friday for a new Georgetown student club that works with a Major League Baseball (MLB) initiative to mentor children in disadvantaged communities. Read More
Hillary Clinton, Laura Bush Receive GU Awards at State Department
Afghan women are crucial to their country’s future, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday during the 10th anniversary celebration of the U.S.-Afghan Women’s Council, housed at Georgetown since 2009. Read More
Faculty, Staff Awarded for Years of Service, Donors Recognized
Members of the university community gathered in Gaston Hall March 20 to recognize 39 faculty and staff members for their two decades of service and a group of 14 donors during this year’s Spring Faculty Convocation. Read More
Pro-Con Case for Striking Iran Debated by GU Professors
Two Georgetown professors went head-to-head yesterday in a public forum over whether the United States should engage in an armed strike against Iran, voicing the opinions they made in recent issues of the journal Foreign Affairs. Read More
Middle School Students Learn About Higher Ed at Georgetown
More than 130 sixth-graders from Washington, D.C.’s Ward 7 visited Georgetown for Shadow Day March 15 as part of a program designed to get them thinking about their paths to college. Read More