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Lugar Center, McCourt School Rank Senators on Bipartisanship
December 22, 2015
The Lugar Center, led by former U.S. Senator Richard Lugar, and Georgetown's McCourt School of Public Policy have released a bipartisan ranking of all U.S. Senators who have served in Congress since 1993.
Business School Graduate Named Forbes Africa Person of the Year
December 18, 2015
Mohammed Dewji, a 1998 graduate of the McDonough School of Business, has been named “Person of the Year” by Forbes Africa magazine.
Vice President Biden, Faith Leaders Join Campus Interfaith Event
December 16, 2015
Vice President Joe Biden joins a gathering of Muslim, Catholic, Jewish and other religious leaders at Georgetown’s Interfaith Gathering for Solidarity, Understanding, and Peace.
Georgetown's Institute of Politics and Public Service Announces 2016 Spring Fellows
December 7, 2015
The Institute of Politics and Public Service at Georgetown announces its 2016 Spring Fellows, which include one head of state and other political leaders who have served in the White House, locally, on campaigns and in the arena of journalism.
Legal and Business Scholars Probe the Causes of Economic Inequality
December 7, 2015
Legal, economic and business scholars explore the causes and consequences of inequality in the United States and how to respond to them.
Faculty Members to Speak in Paris Alongside Climate Change Talks
November 30, 2015
Two Georgetown faculty members - Joanna Lewis and Vicki Arroyo – will speak in Paris alongside events of the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference. The talks began today and run through Dec. 11.
Legacy of a Dream Winner Trains Allies to Serve D.C. Nonprofits
November 24, 2015
Alumna Nakeisha Neal Jones (G'02), executive director of Public Allies DC, will be honored as Georgetown’s 2016 John Thompson Jr. Legacy of a Dream Award recipient in January at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Bernie Sanders Defines Democratic Socialism in Georgetown Speech
November 19, 2015
Presidential candidate and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders talks about what it means to be a democratic socialist in America.
Supreme Court Justice Scalia Addresses Law Students
November 18, 2015
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.
Law School Honors Graduates, Students for Public Service
November 12, 2015
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.

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