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The Georgetown University department of government hosted an event on pressing constitutional issues in honor of the annual Constitution Day.

Government Professors Assess Pressing Constitutional Issues

By Ajani Stella, Senior News Editor September 18, 2025

A Georgetown University constitutional law professor and the government department chair analyzed current Supreme Court cases and their political implications during a Sept. 16 event. Joseph Hartman,...

LaiYee Leong, who received her Ph.D. at Yale University, will be teaching two upper-elective government courses

New Professor Brings Asian Studies Expertise to GU Government Department

By Anna Lim, Staff Writer September 4, 2025

Georgetown University’s department of government welcomed an expert in Asian studies as its associate director of undergraduate studies this semester, adding a new subject area to the department’s...

Stephanie Ruhle, a MSNBC host, warned of the dangers of misinformation and encouraged students to take up arms in the fight for truth during an April 24 event.

MSNBC Host Encourages Students to Stay Engaged, Fight Misinformation

By Elizabeth Flintoff, Special to The Hoya April 24, 2025

An MSNBC host urged students to engage with politics and world affairs amid a rising tide of misinformation in a Georgetown University event April 24.  Stephanie Ruhle, the host of MSNBC’s “The...

The Portuguese ambassador participated in a government department panel on how small states’ focus on rule of law can give them power in the changing world order on Dec. 3, showing how Portugal has exerted influence.

Portuguese Ambassador Examines Small States’ Position in the World

By Ajani Stella, Academics Desk Editor December 5, 2024

The Georgetown University government department hosted the Portuguese ambassador for a panel on how small states’ focus on rule of law can give them power in the changing world order Dec. 3. Ambassador...

Jasmine Criqui/The Hoya | Three Georgetown government professors offered insight into the driving forces behind Republican domination of the 2024 elections in a Nov. 6 panel titled “What Just Happened? Analyzing the 2024 Election."

‘What Just Happened?’: GU Government Professors Break Down the 2024 Elections

By Jasmine Criqui, Executive Editor November 8, 2024

Three Georgetown government professors offered insight into the driving forces behind the 2024 election results in a Nov. 6 panel.  The panel, titled “What Just Happened? Analyzing the 2024 Election”...

SCOTUS Presidential Immunity Panel Hosted by Georgetown Government Department

SCOTUS Presidential Immunity Panel Hosted by Georgetown Government Department

By Anna Lim, Hoya Staff Writer September 13, 2024

Three Georgetown University government department professors discussed the significance of the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling Trump v. United States (2024), which specifies the types of misconduct presidents...

Twitter/@Victorcha | Victor Cha serves as founding chair of the Asian Studies Program and chair of the Government Department.

SFS Professor Recognized for Public Service

By Caleigh Keating September 7, 2023

Victor Cha, a government professor in Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service (SFS), won a prestigious award for his research on political science and his public service. He was honored at...

Georgetown University  |  Georgetown will hold its first Summer Institute in Law and Practice this year, designed for currently matriculated undergraduate students to explore the legal field.

Georgetown Launches Undergraduate Summer Institute in Law, Practice

By Emily Han March 31, 2023

Georgetown is creating a new Summer Institute in Law and Practice, a ten-week program for matriculated undergraduate students to deeply explore legal studies and practice. The institute, which the...

COURTESY GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY GLOBAL CITIES | Charles King's "Gods of the Upper Air" takes its title from the perspective Zora Hurston thought made for better anthropology, as opposed to the perspective of the "gods of the pigeonholes."

GU Professor Wins Prestigious History Prize for Biography of Revolutionary Anthropologists

By Harrison Lee June 18, 2020

Government department chair Charles King received the 2020 Francis Parkman Prize for his book about a small group of cultural anthropologists working at the beginning of the 20th century. “Gods of...

GU Launches Government BA/MA Program

By Gene Choi October 21, 2014

The government department established a new democracy and governance B.A./M.A. program, allowing undergraduate students to graduate in five years with both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in a specific...

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Panel Stresses Significance of Indian Elections

By Sam Abrams April 8, 2014

Monday marked the first day of the 2014 Indian general election, which will span a record 36 days, culminating May 12. Voting will take place in all 543 constituency districts of India to elect members...

For 2 Professors, Like Father, Like Son

By Madeleine Thornburn March 21, 2014

Underclassmen looking to take “International Relations” with professor Keir Lieber this semester may have been confused after searching his last name on MyAccess and finding mainly courses above...

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