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Czech Republic President Václav Klaus warns during a Georgetown speech that other 'isms' similar to communism wait in the wings of international politics. (Nov. 06, 2009)
Newsmakers highlights the innovative research, published materials and accolades of faculty and staff at Georgetown University. Catch a glimpse of who's listed this week. (Nov. 04, 2009)
Georgetown earns a spot on an honor roll of universities forging fruitful civic partnerships. (Nov. 03, 2009)
Twenty years after the Berlin Wall came down, a replica will go up at Georgetown during Freedom Without Walls. (Nov. 03, 2009)
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of Orthodox Christianity, speaks at Georgetown about nonviolence, health care and the environment in Gaston Hall Nov. 3. (Nov. 03, 2009)
A 40-member Chinese delegation gets lessons in economic response as part of a School of Continuing Studies' education outreach program. (Nov. 03, 2009)
Kapil Sibal, India's minister for human resource development, brings his plan to provide education for his country to Georgetown. (Oct. 30, 2009)
Fall Faculty Convocation explores what learning will look like in the 21st century and beyond. (Oct. 29, 2009)
What happens when a priest, an imam and a rabbi walk into a classroom? Students in Interreligious Encounter and Dialogue I find out. (Oct. 29, 2009)
Congressmen, legal scholars, journalists and experts gather at the Law Center to explore health care reform's possibilities and obstacles. (Oct. 29, 2009)
A list published by The Chronicle of Higher Education puts the university among top producers of U.S. Fulbright Fellows. (Oct. 23, 2009)
Georgetown names Stephanie Tsacoumis as its new vice president and general counsel. (Oct. 21, 2009)
Newsmakers highlights the innovative research, published materials and accolades of faculty and staff at Georgetown University. Catch a glimpse of who's listed this week. (Oct. 21, 2009)
As the nation marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Shawna Willey receives accolades for a career spent fighting the disease. (Oct. 20, 2009)
The Hoya women's and men's basketball teams kick off the 2009-2010 season with Midnight Madness in McDonough Arena. (Oct. 19, 2009)
Fourteen groups of students make themselves at home off campus while working toward a common goal to serve the campus, D.C. community and the world. (Oct. 19, 2009)
Open Enrollment runs through Nov. 16 as faculty and staff select their medical and dental care options for 2010. (Oct. 19, 2009)
A Nobel laureate who helped make chemistry more environmentally friendly visits Georgetown's science faculty and students. (Oct. 09, 2009)
Law students' research reveals opportunities amiss for those resettling in United States after fleeing Iraq. (Oct. 08, 2009)
Musicians, radio hosts and policymakers gather at a summit to debate technology's role in the music industry. (Oct. 08, 2009)
Former British Prime minister Tony Blair joined a panel of world religious leaders and scholars to dissect the impact of Muslim-Christian understanding. (Oct. 07, 2009)
Newsmakers highlights the innovative research, published materials and accolades of faculty and staff at Georgetown University. Catch a glimpse of who's listed this week. (Oct. 06, 2009)
A law alumni award heralding public service goes to John Podesta (L'76), whose work spans from the White House to the Law Center. (Oct. 05, 2009)
As National Cybersecurity Awareness Month kicks off, a Georgetown panel issues dire warnings about the United States' vulnerability. (Oct. 05, 2009)
International affairs leader Louise Arbour becomes the first woman to received the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy's Trainor Award. (Oct. 01, 2009)
Georgetown steps up more measures toward becoming a zero-waste campus. (Sep. 30, 2009)
Georgetown's economic response plan leaves finances on good footing during hard times. (Sep. 30, 2009)
A man's struggle with pancreatic cancer inspires the new Otto J. Ruesch Center for the Cure of Gastrointestinal Cancers. (Sep. 29, 2009)
Snapshots of Homecoming Weekend showcase the four-day celebration. (Sep. 28, 2009)
Human rights and law expert Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na’im joins the Arabic and Islamic studies faculty and the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs for the fall semester. (Sep. 24, 2009)
Dr. Edmund Pellegrino, the John Carroll Professor Emeritus of Medicine and a senior research scholar at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics, receives this year's Cura Personalis Medal during the second annual Medical Center Convocation. (Sep. 24, 2009)
More than 20 faculty and students receive recognition for their outstanding achievements during the second annual Medical Center Convocation. (Sep. 24, 2009)
Georgetown signs an agreement with former Mexican President Vicente Fox's nonprofit, Centro Fox, to exchange corporate educational opportunities. (Sep. 24, 2009)
White house economic adviser Larry Summers joins financial scholars and policymakers for the Global Finance Conference presented by the McDonough School of Business and the Financial Times on Sept. 18. (Sep. 22, 2009)
Georgetown's Michael Sucsy (SFS'95) and Lucy Barzun Donnelly (C'95) win Emmy Awards for the HBO film 'Grey Gardens.' (Sep. 22, 2009)
Georgetown celebrates Constitution Day with two events -- one featuring former U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese and the other featuring a panel of legal experts on the Constitution and international law. (Sep. 18, 2009)
Longtime CBS News producer Denise Li joins the Georgetown faculty as associate dean in the School of Continuing Studies. (Sep. 17, 2009)
Chai Feldblum, David Koplow and Howard Shelanski are the latest members of Georgetown's faculty to receive appointments by President Obama. (Sep. 17, 2009)
Whether new to the School of Foreign Service campus in Qatar or settled, members of the Georgetown community take in all the region has to offer. (Sep. 15, 2009)
Georgetown receives more than $500,000 to boost training and preparedness measures for disasters and outbreaks that may occur. (Sep. 15, 2009)
Newsmakers highlights the innovative research, published materials and accolades of faculty and staff at Georgetown University. Catch a glimpse of who's listed this week. (Sep. 15, 2009)
The National Security Education Program names this year's undergraduate and graduate awardees who will do research and study abroad. (Sep. 14, 2009)
Fourteen Georgetown students and recent graduates join the elite ranks of Fulbright fellows. (Sep. 14, 2009)
The five-year development of the Banner Project is complete, and with it comes a new student information system in use universitywide. (Sep. 14, 2009)
After a career spent saving species from the brink of distinction, Jane Goodall asks: why is mankind destroying the planet? (Sep. 10, 2009)
Medical Center professor Kathryn Sandberg researches why chromosomes determine different reactions to medication from men and women. (Sep. 10, 2009)
Incoming first-year students and transfer students mark Georgetown's Day of Service with projects helping the homeless, cleaning neighborhood schools and delivering food to the needy. (Sep. 08, 2009)
Students try cutting down on paper promotion of Jane Goodall lecture by using something a bit more friendly to environment. (Sep. 08, 2009)
AFL-CIO president John Sweeney receives an honorary degree recognizing his fight for workers' rights.
(Sep. 04, 2009)
Actors posing as patients test medical students with tales of aches and pains to help the future doctors sharpen their skills. (Sep. 02, 2009)
The university has taken steps and provided guidelines in an attempt to reduce the spread of H1N1 on campus. (Sep. 02, 2009)
University welcomes students back to school with Mass of the Holy Spirit tradition. (Sep. 02, 2009)
First-year students end orientation and begin higher education careers with New Student Convocation. (Aug. 30, 2009)
Resident assistants start the academic year off with a little backyard cleaning along the Capital Crescent Trail. (Aug. 26, 2009)
Newsmakers highlights the innovative research, published materials and accolades of faculty and staff at Georgetown University. Catch a glimpse of who's listed this week. (Aug. 26, 2009)
The theater and performance studies program has teamed up with Duke Ellington School of the Arts for stage productions, master classes and more. (Aug. 26, 2009)
Georgetown's upcoming performing arts offerings include a Tony-winning musical, holiday concerts and a Grammy-winning musician's visit. (Aug. 26, 2009)
Former Georgetown players travel to Montenegro to teach high school athletes lessons on the court and encourage better ethnic understanding. (Aug. 20, 2009)
Georgetown is once again among the top 25 schools in the nation in U.S. News and World Report's America's Best Colleges list. (Aug. 18, 2009)
First-year medical students get cloaked with white coats during ceremony marking the beginning of their clinical educations. (Aug. 11, 2009)
The annual Feast of St. Ignatius asks the Georgetown community to reflect on the university's Jesuit history and ideals. (Aug. 01, 2009)
NBA star Alonzo Mourning (C'92) reminisces about his time at the Hilltop for the new ESPN show 'Homecoming.' (Jul. 31, 2009)
The Law Center partners with the Vincent A. Stabile Foundation for programs designed to protect the health and safety of consumers of cosmetics, dietary supplements and related products. (Jul. 28, 2009)
Some Georgetown Web sites will be unavailable for most of this coming weekend as the university completes its migration of 100-plus servers to a new, state-of-the-art data center in Laurel, Md. (Jul. 27, 2009)
Business school professors Robin Dillon-Merrill and Catherine Tinsley conduct research on risk and the ways many may encounter it in the world of business on a daily basis. (Jul. 24, 2009)
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center recognizes the 2009 International Sarcoma Awareness Week, July 18-26, with a series of art therapy projects.
(Jul. 24, 2009)
Two Georgetown MBA students develop a sound business to assist the hearing-impaired and others through multimedia tours. (Jul. 23, 2009)
Ten young Washington residents are punching time cards -- and exploring their academic and professional interests -- at Georgetown through the D.C. Summer Youth Employment Program. (Jul. 16, 2009)
Georgetown receives a $20 million gift to name the new McDonough School of Business facility in memory of the late Rafik B. Hariri. (Jul. 10, 2009)
A study has determined that online games may encourage children to make healthy eating choices, according to a report released in the July issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. (Jul. 07, 2009)
Georgetown is strengthening its ties -- both locally and nationally -- with the Cristo Rey Network in an effort to help more lower-income students get to college. (Jul. 05, 2009)
The Program for Jewish Civilization and Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs have teamed up with the Washington Post to offer a new online video series called Faith Complex. (Jun. 26, 2009)
University offices and departments attempt to provide graduates with extra assistance with career services. (Jun. 26, 2009)
University community remembers the Rev. Thomas King, S.J., for nightly Mass in Dahlgren Chapel and popular Problem of God course.
(Jun. 26, 2009)
Georgetown's Global Leadership Forum focuses on the respect, reconciliation and religious freedom needed for successful Muslim-Christian understanding. (Jun. 18, 2009)
The Faculty and Staff Assistance Program introduces laughter yoga to the university community. (Jun. 18, 2009)
The McDonough School of Business announces Reena Aggarwal and William Baber as the school’s first Robert E. McDonough Professors. (Jun. 15, 2009)
Georgetown names Mehran Kamrava as interim dean of the School of Foreign Service in Doha, Qatar (SFS-Qatar). (Jun. 11, 2009)
Georgetown announces its participation in the Yellow Ribbon Program, which is designed to provide more affordable educational options to the nation's veteran population. (Jun. 09, 2009)
New leadership at Georgetown University Medical Center is focusing on more partnerships and collaborations with outside institutions, building on current research strengths and looking at environmental risk factors to prevent disease (Jun. 08, 2009)
A new master's program in journalism, new undergraduate courses and an award-winning student-faculty investigation are putting Georgetown's future journalists in the spotlight (Jun. 08, 2009)
The Mortara Center for International Studies provides a place for students and faculty to learn about each other's research. It also features frequent lectures by faculty dignitaries such as Madeleine Albright and outside speakers such as Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (Jun. 08, 2009)
Georgetown’s Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding teams up with Unity Productions Foundation to present the world premiere of “Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think” on the eve of President Obama's June 4 address to the Muslim world. (Jun. 05, 2009)
A panel of Supreme Court litigators, professors and journalists discuss the nomination and confirmation process of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Judge Sonia Sotomayor. (Jun. 05, 2009)
Hoyas come back to Main Campus for an array of panel discussions and festivities during Reunion Weekend. (Jun. 03, 2009)
The dedication to service that characterizes the Georgetown community takes on a special meaning for those who choose to enter the armed forces. Three recent graduates share their experiences. (Jun. 01, 2009)
William Doyle (C'72) is funding an initiative at Georgetown that will include faculty fellowships, allowing professors to redesign and teach courses that intergrate themes of tolerance and diversity. (Jun. 01, 2009)
V. Craig Jordan is elected to the National Academy of Sciences, Chloe Schwenke explores the ethics of development and more in this week's Georgetown Newsmakers. (Jun. 01, 2009)
Researchers report in the May 27, 2009 edition of the journal PLoS ONE that humans, like animals, employ a variety of nonverbal cues that make them appear larger or smaller. (May. 27, 2009)
In an effort to ease the economic anxiety that may impact some Georgetown employees, the Office of Human Resources is now offering workshops on stress management and career enhancement to family members.
(May. 26, 2009)
The American Heart Association gives Georgetown a gold status distinction for encourage healthy behaviors among its employees.
(May. 26, 2009)
For many professors, research is a common part of the academic year, but some prefer to get away from campus to to immerse themselves in research projects during sabbaticals. (May. 26, 2009)
Georgetown graduates more than 2,000 -- including the first class from the School of Foreign Service campus in Doha, Qatar campus. (May. 18, 2009)
Students, faculty and some alumni are recognized for their academic excellence and outstanding achievement during tropaia ceremonies. (May. 16, 2009)
Commencement weekend for the Class of 2009 kicked off May 14 with Senior Convocation, giving them the opportunity to officially begin their farewells to the university. (May. 15, 2009)
Recent School of Foreign Service-Qatar graduate Lubna Kayyali talks about her Georgetown experience in the Middle East. (May. 14, 2009)
The School of Foreign Service in Doha, Qatar, graduated 21 students during its first commencement exercises. (May. 12, 2009)
Georgetown employees celebrating milestone anniversaries are honored an an annual service luncheon. (May. 11, 2009)
President Obama looks to Georgetown Law Center to fill more roles in his administration. (May. 11, 2009)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls on Georgetown professor Michael Oren for ambassadorship. (May. 11, 2009)
Georgetown professors Lucile Adams-Campbell and Maurice Jackson are inducted into the D.C. Hall of Fame. (May. 11, 2009)
The annual Teaching, Learning and Innovation Summer Institute looks at 'changing students, changing media, changing learning.' (May. 11, 2009)
Kenneth Dretchen reports directly to the HHS Secretary as one of 13 members of the National Biodefense Science Board. The board advises on public health emergency preparedness and response including the swine flu outbreak. (May. 01, 2009)
Katherine Benton-Cohen addresses in her new book, “Borderline Americans: Racial Division and Labor War in the Arizona Borderlands” (Harvard University Press, April 2009).
(Apr. 29, 2009)
Journalists Gwen Ifill and Laurie Garrett and a host of political, business and government leaders fill out the roster for Georgetown's 2009 commencement speakers. (Apr. 29, 2009)
Students apply for Georgetown admission in roughly the same numbers as previous year. (Apr. 27, 2009)
Timothy Beach researches the wetlands in the Maya Lowlands area to chart how the civilizations may adapt to changing environments. (Apr. 27, 2009)
Assistant professor of biology Christine Elsik and a team of international scientists conducted landmark research on mammalian evolution and cattle-specific biology. (Apr. 27, 2009)
National Geographic's president and chief executive officer, John Fahey, speaks during Earth Day at Georgetown. (Apr. 25, 2009)
Georgetown's law, business and medical graduate programs receive high ratings in U.S. News and World Report's annual rankings list. (Apr. 23, 2009)
The longtime Georgetown professor will become interim dean of the Walsh School of Foreign Service school in July. (Apr. 23, 2009)
The Goldman Sachs Global Leaders Program selects Georgetown's Catherine Wright (C‘11) as one of 16 2009 U.S. Goldman Sachs Global Leaders.
(Apr. 22, 2009)
Georgetown University raised more money for cancer in its 2009 Relay For Life than any other college in the country. (Apr. 21, 2009)
After a 10-week international recycling contest, Georgetown collects 158,371 pounds of recycled materials, and efforts continue to green the university. (Apr. 20, 2009)
The university community kicks off the month of April with a Green Day event, leading up to Earth Day on April 22. (Apr. 20, 2009)
Muhammad Yunus talks about ways to reduce poverty during this year's Georgetown Global Forum on 'Profit, Policy and Philanthropy: The Keys to Global Development.' (Apr. 18, 2009)
Georgetown announces the appointment of Chester Gillis as dean of Georgetown College. (Apr. 15, 2009)
The Carnegie Corporation of New York today selects professors Samer Shehata and Yvonne Haddad as two of the 2009 Carnegie Scholars. (Apr. 15, 2009)
President Barack Obama speaks to a filled audience in Gaston Hall about the nation's economic recovery. (Apr. 14, 2009)
The Georgetown community marks National Start! Walking Day with a brisk stroll around the neighborhood. (Apr. 09, 2009)
A portion of Tondorf Road will be closed to allow for preliminary construction work on the new science center. (Apr. 08, 2009)
Students from Georgetown, George Washington, George Mason and Catholic universities present their science- and health-related research during the annual Undergraduate Research Conference. (Apr. 07, 2009)
Members of the university community gathered with neighbors and friends to observe Palm Sunday and mark the beginning of Holy Week on campus. (Apr. 07, 2009)
Members of the Georgetown community, including 10 students from the School of Foreign Service-Qatar campus, fill Gaston Hall on March 25 for the U.S. debut of the Doha Debates. (Apr. 06, 2009)
Georgetown’s School of Continuing Studies announces it will serve as the educational provider for an initiative celebrating and connecting mothers working for education reform. (Apr. 06, 2009)
The Office of Faculty and Staff Benefits is sponsoring the monthlong “Managing Your Finances in Uncertain Times” Financial Education Conference. (Apr. 06, 2009)
After a year of conversations regarding undergraduate curriculum, Georgetown releases its report, “A Call to Action: Curriculum and Learning,” to explore ways to further challenge students to higher levels of achievement.
(Apr. 06, 2009)
Georgetown’s Lannan Center for Poetics and Social Practice celebrates works of poetry inspired by war during the Lannan Literary Symposium and Festival on March 30-31. “Cry Havoc! Poetry of War and Remembrance, 1968-2008.” (Apr. 06, 2009)
Georgetown is holding its second Global Forum, which will bring together leaders from corporate, philanthropic and government sectors to share global strategies and best practices on April 17 during John Carroll Weekend in New York. (Apr. 06, 2009)
Sebastian Johnson (C’10) becomes Georgetown’s 25th Truman Scholar as he was named among this year's 60 students nationwide to receive the prestigious scholarship. (Mar. 27, 2009)
Dr. Peter Mugyenyi, one of the world’s foremost specialists in the field of HIV/AIDS, talks about funding in an era of uncertainty. (Mar. 23, 2009)
University Information Services (UIS) are going to transition StudentAccess+ and FacultyAccess+ into one new system that will handle student and academic data. (Mar. 23, 2009)
More than 150 students from Ward 7's Sousa and Ronald H. Brown middle schools visit Georgetown for Shadow Day. (Mar. 23, 2009)
When it comes to leadership, Georgetown Hoya student-athletes learn skills on and off the field. (Mar. 23, 2009)
Whether employees face financial, emotional or spiritual trials, university offices are looking to provide helpful resources. (Mar. 23, 2009)
NPR host Michel Martin talks about giving diverse voices to hot topics addressed on her show 'Tell Me More.' (Mar. 21, 2009)
SFS-Q students travel to Rwanda for spring break to research conflict resolution through a new program called Zones of Conflict, Zones of Peace. (Mar. 19, 2009)
Viewers near and far now may catch a glimpse of what’s happening on the Hilltop through the university's new iTunes U channel. (Mar. 18, 2009)
AARP’s Chief Executive Officer William Novelli will join Georgetown’s faculty as a Distinguished Professor of the Practice in the McDonough School of Business (MSB) this August. (Mar. 16, 2009)
More than 170 Georgetown students, faculty and staff members are participating in the university’s alternative spring break service and immersion programs. (Mar. 10, 2009)
Author and TV personality Tavis Smiley talks about why the nation's leadership should be held accountable. (Mar. 05, 2009)
A Hilltop tradition continues as Georgetown honors faculty, academic staff and major benefactors during Spring Faculty Convocation. (Mar. 03, 2009)
Scholars discuss the pros and cons of Google's undertaking of digitizing entire books so they may be available to the public. (Mar. 02, 2009)
In his new book, “Getting Even: The Truth About Workplace Revenge -- And How to Stop It,” (Jossey-Bass 2009), Robert Bies explores the psychological and situational factors that cause workplace revenge. (Feb. 23, 2009)
For the past four years, faculty have been working to revamp the medical school’s curriculum. The mission will be completed in time for the fall semester. (Feb. 23, 2009)
Georgetown’s Outdoor Education office has been encouraging Hoyas to enjoy the great outdoors with multiple activities offered each week. (Feb. 23, 2009)
Several full-time members of the Georgetown Law Center faculty are making the transition from law professor to government official in the new presidential administration. (Feb. 23, 2009)
Georgetown ranks No. 1 the nation's top masters programs for students looking to pursue policy careers in international relations. (Feb. 23, 2009)
Mark Dybul, whose career includes spearheading several HIV/AIDS initiatives, joins the Georgetown faculty. (Feb. 23, 2009)
Georgetown alumna Megan Mylan wins Oscar for Best Documentary Short Subject for her film focusing on two children born with cleft palates in rural India. (Feb. 23, 2009)
A Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation leader says collaborations between groups must form to fight global epidemics such as HIV/AIDS. (Feb. 20, 2009)
Members of the university community gather with campus religious leaders to discuss Georgetown's legacy of promoting interreligious dialogue. (Feb. 11, 2009)
For the third year in a row, the Corporation for National and Community Service has awarded Georgetown with the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction. (Feb. 10, 2009)
Georgetown’s endowment took a 25.5 percent hit for calendar year 2008, but it still rose in this year's NACUBO endowment rankings. (Feb. 09, 2009)
Bestselling novelist Ron Hansen participates in the university’s Jesuit Heritage Week to explore the intersection of Catholic faith, culture and writing. (Feb. 09, 2009)
Georgetown’s Center for Intercultural Education and Development (CIED) receives a $50 million cooperative agreement from the U.S. Agency for International Development. (Feb. 09, 2009)
The Georgetown University Alumni Association recognizes two faculty members and two staff members for their service to university graduates at a Jan. 23 awards dinner. (Feb. 09, 2009)
Kenneth Starr, former independent counsel and the current dean of the Pepperdine University School of Law, speaks to a Law Center audience about '35 Years of Court Watching.' (Feb. 09, 2009)
Georgetown College recognizes three members of its faculty for their distinguished contributions to the university during this year’s Convocation of the College Faculty. (Feb. 09, 2009)
The university gears up for another year of competing in RecycleMania. (Feb. 09, 2009)
Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business full-time MBA program ranks No. 40 among this year’s Financial Times global MBA rankings.
(Feb. 09, 2009)
A Berkley Center report, “A Leap of Faith: Interreligious Marriage in America” delves into the lives of 45 couples to provide insights into the challenges and benefits that arise when people marry outside their belief systems. (Feb. 09, 2009)
The former Republican senator comes to the Hilltop to lead classes in U.S. foreign policy. (Feb. 05, 2009)
Georgetown is not immune to the nation’s ongoing recession, so university leaders are taking multiple steps to help soften the potential impact of the downturn’s effects. (Jan. 26, 2009)
The School of Foreign Service-Qatar campus is preparing for the construction of a new 400,000-square-foot facility to call home. (Jan. 26, 2009)
Georgetown University is the fifth-largest producer of Peace Corps Volunteers among all alumni undergraduates of private colleges and universities in the nation.
(Jan. 26, 2009)
Law Center professor Vicki Jackson has been named associate dean for transnational legal studies starting this spring semester. (Jan. 26, 2009)
Paula Newberg, a specialist in democracy, rights and development in crisis and transition states, has been appointed the new director of the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy. (Jan. 26, 2009)
Political analyst Paul Begala joins four Georgetown experts in finance, environmental studies, health care policy and international relations gather for an inaugural roundtable discussion about the new presidential administration. (Jan. 21, 2009)
Georgetown and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts held the seventh annual “Let Freedom Ring!” concert on Jan. 19 to honor slain civil rights leader and scholar Martin Luther King Jr. (Jan. 12, 2009)
Faculty members represented Georgetown through presentations and receipt of awards during December's Modern Language Association convention in San Francisco. (Jan. 12, 2009)
Kiplinger Personal Finance ranked Georgetown No. 21 on its 100 Best Values in Private Colleges list, featured in its February issue. Georgetown is the only school in the Washington area to receive a listing.
(Jan. 12, 2009)
Dr. Louis Weiner, director of the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, keeps in touch with research and mentoring through clinical rounds. (Jan. 12, 2009)
Georgetown’s board of directors have approved a new master’s degree in Italian studies that will expand the advanced studies offered at the university in foreign language, culture and literature. (Jan. 12, 2009)
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching selects Georgetown University for its 2008 Community Engagement Classification.
(Jan. 12, 2009)
For months, numerous university faculty members and administrators have been serving on policy working groups for President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team. And Law Center Dean Alex Aleinikoff, law professor Daniel Tarullo and visiting professor Tom Daschle were tapped to lead three of those groups.
(Jan. 12, 2009)
This year’s “Let Freedom Ring!” concert on Jan. 19 will kick off the weeklong commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy.
(Jan. 12, 2009)
The university’s weeklong commemoration of the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. will run Jan. 19 - Jan. 27.
(Jan. 12, 2009)
Two members of the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism discuss the continuing threat of terrorism. (Jan. 12, 2009)
Medical Center students choose to serve and study abroad in developing countries to carry on the Jesuit tradition of cura personalis. (Dec. 29, 2008)
During a Georgetown address, Michael Chertoff, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary, says America is “much safer” than it was before the 9/11 terrorist attacks, but the threat of additional attacks “has not abated.” (Dec. 19, 2008)
Beginning Jan. 20, the U.S.-Afghan Women’s Council will be housed in Georgetown’s Center for Child and Human Development, directed by Phyllis Magrab. (Dec. 19, 2008)
In her latest book, “The Separatist Conflict in Sri Lanka: Terrorism, Ethnicity, Political Economy,” professor Asoka Bandarage provides a detailed and historical analysis of the evolution of Sri Lanka’s civil conflict. (Dec. 18, 2008)
Georgetown President John J. DeGioia joined the list of 11 other D.C. leaders as Washingtonian of the Year. (Dec. 18, 2008)
In his latest book, “Let This Voice Be Heard: Anthony Benezet, Father of Atlantic Abolitionism,” Maurice Jackson provides an intellectual and social history of the trans-Atlantic fight against slavery triggered by the French-born Huguenot-turned-Quaker. (Dec. 17, 2008)
The Modern Language Association awarded the 2008 Prize for a First Book to Georgetown English professor Dana Luciano, for 'Arranging Grief: Sacred Time and the Body in Nineteenth-Century America.' (Dec. 15, 2008)
Sixty years after the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted, a panel of experts -- including a former political prisoner -- says the world's human rights record remain grim. (Dec. 11, 2008)
Georgetown's Board of Directors unanimously selects former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue (C '62) to serve as the next board chair. (Dec. 11, 2008)
Georgetown University Receives $75 million gift from the estate of Robert McDevitt (C '40) to support faculty research, teaching and scholarship. (Dec. 10, 2008)
Led by Georgetown's Janet Mann, a new study, published in the Dec. 10 edition of the journal PLoS ONE, examines a subset of Western Australia's Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin population and their use of marine sponges as tools. (Dec. 10, 2008)
Three professors discuss the recent attacks in Mumbai and how they may be ushering in a new age of terrorism.
(Dec. 09, 2008)
Georgetown's Center on Education and the Workforce receives a $2.9 million Gates Foundation grant to develop policy recommendations to improve national postsecondary completion rates among low-income students. (Dec. 09, 2008)
Georgetown faculty, staff and students, along with people around the globe, took time on Dec. 1 to mark the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day. But for many university faculty members, research and teaching that focuses on HIV/AIDS is a year-round endeavor. (Dec. 08, 2008)
Georgetown recently joined a new initiative with six other leading research universities from across Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia.
(Dec. 08, 2008)
An author, journalist and scholar question whether high-level government should be held accountable for alleged war crimes. (Dec. 08, 2008)
Stephen Coonts tells aspiring Georgetown authors about the trials, tribulations and rewards of getting fiction published.
(Dec. 08, 2008)
Georgetown’s Institute for the Study of Diplomacy examines NATO expansion and the potential membership of Ukraine and Georgia in a new study. (Dec. 08, 2008)
Georgetown recently expanded its biology offerings to include a new major in environmental biology.
(Dec. 08, 2008)
Georgetown sees a slight increase in its number of early action applicants for the Class of 2013, surpassing last year’s record despite the nation’s economic recession.
(Dec. 08, 2008)
Georgetown recently developed a greenhouse gas inventory that determines that the university holds a calculated carbon footprint of 17. (Dec. 08, 2008)
Founders of a new initiative seeking to revolutionize drug research and compensation launched their Health Impact Fund at Georgetown as a part of a World AIDS Day symposium. (Dec. 02, 2008)
Georgetown University recently received Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School’s first-ever Cristo Rey Partnership Award. (Nov. 25, 2008)
The U.S. Department of Defense has named Dr. William Blazek, S.J. to its Defense Health Board. (Nov. 24, 2008)
Alonzo Mourning (C'92) spoke during a Nov. 21 event about his time at Georgetown, the NBA and his battle with a kidney disease -- all of which are chronicled in his memoir, “Resilience: Faith, Focus, Triumph,” (Ballantine Books, 2008). (Nov. 22, 2008)
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) named Georgetown's James Sandefur the 2008 District of Columbia Professor of the Year. (Nov. 20, 2008)
This year's Festival of Interfaith Arts will feature a dramatized reading of Sister Helen Prejean’s book, “The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account to Wrongful Executions.” (Nov. 17, 2008)
The Center for Language Education and Development pairs volunteers with students studying English as foreign language as partners in conversation. (Nov. 17, 2008)
Georgetown's Produce Safety Project reports weaknesses in food safety policy, organization and communications during this summer’s outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul. (Nov. 17, 2008)
Several Georgetown faculty members recently weighed in on what President-elect Barack Obama’s priorities must be as he prepares to lead the country. (Nov. 17, 2008)
History professor Maurice Jackson says the election of Barack Obama as the nation's 44th president marks a historic moment for the United States, but he believes changes will not occur overnight. (Nov. 17, 2008)
The Law Center has established a new center with an exclusive focus on state-federal climate-change policy.
(Nov. 17, 2008)
Using material gleaned from her latest book, “Memo to the President: How We Can Restore America’s Reputation and Leadership” (Harper, 2008), former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said Obama must strike a balance when it comes to foreign policy. (Nov. 11, 2008)
More than 30 graduate students from two courses came together to help answer how the world health community should respond to a hypothetical influenza outbreak. (Nov. 03, 2008)
Hoya Staffing has added internal executive searches to its capabilities. (Nov. 03, 2008)
GUMC has entered into a five-year agreement with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, allowing scholars to analyze, manage and visualize complex molecular data collected at Georgetown. (Nov. 03, 2008)
Financial experts at the McDonough School of Business (MSB) and university officials are helping the Georgetown community understand the recent financial turbulence in the country. (Nov. 03, 2008)
University faculty and staff are among the first to use a new technology for diabetes management developed by researchers at the Medical Center. (Nov. 03, 2008)
Georgetown begins the planning process for the next campus master plan. (Nov. 03, 2008)
More than a week before Election Day a group of journalists joined CNN anchor and host Wolf Blitzer at the Law Center on Oct. 22 to share thoughts on the 2008 presidential election. (Oct. 28, 2008)
A survivor of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda shares his story with Georgetown Public Policy Institute students. (Oct. 24, 2008)
On the heels of Election Day,'The Race' endeavors to break down the traditional walls of a theatrical production by incorporating a cross section of voices into an onstage conversation. (Oct. 21, 2008)
London is home to a Hoya invasion this month with the city hosting two new Georgetown ventures -- an international center for legal studies and the London City Alliance.
(Oct. 21, 2008)
Georgetown University ranked No. 5 among Black Enterprise magazine's 2008 Top 50 Colleges for African Americans.
(Oct. 21, 2008)
The Hoya basketball teams kicked off the official start of the season on Oct. 17 with its annual Midnight Madness event in McDonough Arena. (Oct. 21, 2008)
Georgetown's first Green Fair showcases sustainable efforts on campus. (Oct. 21, 2008)
Lucile Adams-Campbell, an internationally recognized expert on health disparities, becomes the third member of the Georgetown Medical Center faculty to hold membership in the Institute of Medicine. (Oct. 21, 2008)
The Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs is preparing for the next president a briefing on religious freedom as part of American foreign policy. (Oct. 20, 2008)
Health and Human Service Secretary Michael Leavitt spoke during this year's McAuley Lecture sponsored by the School of Nursing and Health Studies. (Oct. 20, 2008)
Mexican educator Rafael Rangel addressed the Georgetown community during the Fall Faculty Convocation with a focus on the aims of education in these "times of crisis." (Oct. 20, 2008)
Provost James J. O’Donnell explores another dimension of the saga of ancient Rome in his latest book, “The Ruin of the Roman Empire: A New History.” (Oct. 10, 2008)
The Office of Compliance and Ethics will launch an effort to increase community awareness about the Institutional Compliance and Ethics Program and the university’s new “Code of Ethical Conduct” booklet.
(Oct. 06, 2008)
Faculty, staff and students have joined forces to launch the Georgetown Africa Interest Network (GAIN) to better communicate the university’s research, training and services focused on nations and regions in Africa. (Oct. 06, 2008)
The university formed a search committee charged with finding a new dean for Georgetown College. (Oct. 06, 2008)
Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan describes the current U.S. economy as “the type of wrenching financial crisis that comes along only once in a century,' during the third annual conference of the Sandra Day O’Connor Project on the State of the Judiciary. (Oct. 06, 2008)
Open Enrollment, the annual time period to make adjustments to benefits, is about to begin. Find out what's new in 2009. (Oct. 06, 2008)
Changes to the copy right and rank and tenure policies are up for discussion at the Oct. 23 Faculty Senate meeting. (Oct. 06, 2008)
Have 'the drive to change the world?' Dale Murphy has the class for you. (Oct. 06, 2008)
As a norovirus outbreak unfolded on campus this week, the student-run Georgetown Emergency Response Medical Service (GERMS) clocked overtime to ensure the health and well-being of the campus community. (Oct. 03, 2008)
The District of Columbia Department of Health (DOH) today informed Georgetown University that the recent gastrointestinal illnesses affecting more than 175 students this week were caused by norovirus. (Oct. 02, 2008)
Georgetown President John J. DeGioia received an honorary Doctorate of Laws from Northern Ireland's Queen’s University for his commitment and service to global education. (Sep. 29, 2008)
Georgetown President John J. DeGioia says the university should stay vigilant in the current economic climate, but he remains confident in the school's abilities to succeed. (Sep. 26, 2008)
T. Boone Pickens brings his alternative energy plan to the Hilltop. (Sep. 23, 2008)
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