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Elizabeth Nalunga and Kaya Henderson on stage at the Black Alumni Summit gala

We, Too, Are Georgetown: Black Alumni Summit Attendees Discuss, Celebrate What It Means to be a Hoya

Meghan Twohey at Sixth and I Synagogue in Washington DC

Alumna Megan Twohey Broke the Harvey Weinstein Story That Helped Spark a Movement

Georgetown Magazine

May 2019

Q&A with Melissa Tidwell (C’99), VP and General Counsel at Reddit

There is no one journey to end up in tech. After an American Studies degree from Georgetown and a law degree from NYU, Tidwell decided she wanted to work in tech. Now she has Google and Reddit on her...

Georgetown Medicine Magazine

May 2019

What’s the Big Deal About Big Data?

Every day the world creates 2.5 quintillion bytes of data—25 followed by 17 zeros. Of this data, 30 percent is generated in health care, from laboratories and electronic medical record data to health...

Georgetown Magazine

Dec 2018

Nashville Mayor Reflects on Campus, Basketball, and a Beloved Professor

Nashville Mayor David Briley (C’88) has a political pedigree that led him become the city’s top leader. A longtime Metro councilman at large, he was elected vice mayor in 2015, becoming interim mayor...

Georgetown Magazine

Oct 2018

Georgetown Announces New Senior Alumni Leaders

Paul Lanzone (MBA’15) has been appointed associate vice president of alumni engagement and Julia Farr (C’88) has been named executive director of the Georgetown University Alumni Association

Georgetown Magazine

Between 1983 to 2013, 119 mass shootings took place in the world. 66% were in the U.S.

Oct 2018

Using Analytics to Demonstrate Gun-Violence Patterns

Between 1983 to 2013, 119 mass shootings took place in the world. 66% were in the U.S.

Georgetown Magazine

Oct 2018

Rosemary Kilkenny (L’87): Challenged to Do Even More

Rosemary Kilkenny (L’87), Georgetown’s vice president for Diversity, Equity, and Affirmative Action, was honored with Georgetown’s inaugural Dr. Carol J. Lancaster Award this spring.

Georgetown Magazine

May 2018

Professor Fuses Race, History, and Performance Studies

Five questions with Soyica Colbert (C’01), chair of the Department of Performing Arts, and professor of African American studies, and theater and performance studies.

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Senator Richard Durbin sits and talks with Georgetown students

May 2018

Georgetown Reaffirms Policies to Support Undocumented Students

Understanding that undocumented students face unique challenges, Georgetown recently appointed Arelis Palacios as the first associate director for undocumented student services. Palacios facilitates...

Georgetown Magazine

image of 1829 “Regulations for the Students of Georgetown College”

May 2017

To Promote the Advancement of Virtue and Learning

The final of the 27 rules of the Regulations for the Students of Georgetown College 1829 states that "prompt obedience and submission to their professors, prefects, and superiors will be expected...

Georgetown Medicine Magazine

Sep 2016

Pursuing a PhD for the Love of Science

How does someone with a degree in electrical engineering spend a career in finance, retire, and then head to Georgetown for a master’s in biotechnology, eventually pursuing a PhD in...

Georgetown Magazine

Parag Khanna signing his most recent book, Connectography

Jul 2016

Georgetown Magazine: Ten Questions with Global Strategist Parag Khanna (F’99, MA’05)

Parag Khanna (F'99, MA'05) launched his most recent book, Connectography , at an April event in Riggs Library with Georgetown President John J. DeGioia and Chuck Hagel, former U.S. secretary of...

Georgetown Magazine

Illustration by Syrian artist Diala Brisly

Apr 2016

60 Million: Understanding the Global Refugee Crisis

Interview by Jeffrey Donahoe Last year, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced that there were just under 60 million refugees and internally displaced persons worldwide, the...

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We, Too, Are Georgetown: Black Alumni Summit Attendees Discuss, Celebrate What It Means to be a Hoya

Alumna Megan Twohey Broke the Harvey Weinstein Story That Helped Spark a Movement

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Q&A with Melissa Tidwell (C’99), VP and General Counsel at Reddit

What’s the Big Deal About Big Data?

Nashville Mayor Reflects on Campus, Basketball, and a Beloved Professor

Georgetown Announces New Senior Alumni Leaders

Using Analytics to Demonstrate Gun-Violence Patterns

Rosemary Kilkenny (L’87): Challenged to Do Even More

Professor Fuses Race, History, and Performance Studies

Georgetown Reaffirms Policies to Support Undocumented Students

To Promote the Advancement of Virtue and Learning

Pursuing a PhD for the Love of Science

Georgetown Magazine: Ten Questions with Global Strategist Parag Khanna (F’99, MA’05)

60 Million: Understanding the Global Refugee Crisis

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We, Too, Are Georgetown: Black Alumni Summit Attendees Discuss, Celebrate What It Means to be a Hoya

Alumna Megan Twohey Broke the Harvey Weinstein Story That Helped Spark a Movement

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