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Shon Hopwood, convicted of domestic assault July 18, previously served 11 years in federal prison for bank robbery before studying law and becoming a Georgetown University Law Center professor.

GU Law Professor Convicted of Assault

By Ajani Stella, Senior News Editor July 22, 2025

Content warning: This article references domestic abuse. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources.  A Georgetown University Law Center professor was convicted July 18...

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Two GU Law Students Named Tillman Scholars

By Ajani Stella, Senior News Editor July 14, 2025

Two incoming Georgetown University Law Center students were named Tillman Scholars, a prestigious scholarship for military service members, veterans and military spouses, the Pat Tillman Foundation announced...

Global Trade Keynote: Sen. Chris Coons Talks Regulations, Sustainability

Global Trade Keynote: Sen. Chris Coons Talks Regulations, Sustainability

By Catherine Alaimo and Lauren Doherty February 9, 2024

Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) delivered the keynote speech at the Remaking Global Trade for a Sustainable Future conference held at Georgetown University Law Center (GULC) on Feb. 8. The conference,...

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Five New Faculty Members Join Georgetown Law

By Hayley Young September 7, 2023

Georgetown University Law Center welcomed five new faculty members for the upcoming academic year. The five new professors are Kristelia García, professor of law; Michele Bratcher Goodwin, Linda D....

Event: Panelists Discuss Jan. 6 Committee’s Strategy, Implications

Event: Panelists Discuss Jan. 6 Committee’s Strategy, Implications

By Evie Steele February 2, 2023

The Georgetown University Law Center partnered with the Carl Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy, an organization dedicated to increasing government accountability, to host a panel on the implications...

GULC Welcomes New Director for RISE Program

GULC Welcomes New Director for RISE Program

By Ahmad Jandal September 1, 2022

The Georgetown University Law Center (GULC) appointed its first full-time director of the Resilience, Innovation, and Sustainability through Education (RISE) program. Itunu Sofidiya was appointed as...

GradGov Seeks Racial Justice, Inclusivity in New Advocacy Campaign

GradGov Seeks Racial Justice, Inclusivity in New Advocacy Campaign

By Laetitia Haddad May 6, 2021

Georgetown University graduate student government leadership voted to form an advocacy committee focused on collaborative diversity and inclusion efforts for students, as part of a broader racial justice...

Georgetown Law Journal Creates Breonna Taylor Prize To Recognize Social Justice Scholarship

Georgetown Law Journal Creates Breonna Taylor Prize To Recognize Social Justice Scholarship

By Laetitia Haddad March 25, 2021

The Georgetown Law Journal has named the first recipient of the Breonna Taylor Prize, a new award aimed at acknowledging student writing related to social justice issues. Alden Fletcher (LAW ’20)...

First Openly Undocumented EIC To Lead the Georgetown Law Journal Alongside Diverse Editorial Class

First Openly Undocumented EIC To Lead the Georgetown Law Journal Alongside Diverse Editorial Class

By Samantha Sinutko March 25, 2021

The Georgetown Law Journal has elected its first openly undocumented editor in chief and appointed what is believed to be its most diverse class of editors to this year’s masthead. The journal’s...

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Protesters Halt Homeland Security Secretary Speech

By Hansen Lian October 11, 2019

Protests by law students and professors prevented acting United States Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan from delivering an address at the Georgetown University Law Center on Monday. Law...

Second-Year Georgetown Law Student Dies

By Jeff Cirillo May 6, 2017

Destinee McCulley (LAW ’18) was found dead April 28 in her off-campus apartment, Georgetown University Law Center Dean William Treanor announced in an email to the law school community on April 29. McCulley...

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Law professor Deborah Epstein is to serve on the NFL’s commission.

Professor Judges NFL Domestic Violence

By Andrew Wallender October 28, 2014

The National Football League Players Association named Georgetown Law Professor Deborah Epstein, as well as former White House Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler (LAW ’96), to its newly created Commission on...

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