Eduardo Peñalver, who will become Georgetown University’s 49th president July 1, 2026, has advocated for immigration, defended affirmative action and criticized President Donald Trump’s policies and...

Eduardo M. Peñalver will become Georgetown University’s 49th university president with a decades-long career in Jesuit and legal education behind him.  Peñalver has served as the president of Seattle...

July 1, 2026, will be President Eduardo Peñalver’s first day as Georgetown University president.  It will also be the first day Georgetown has a president with Latino heritage.  Peñalver,...