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Student Software Company Wins Entrepreneurship Competition

Student Software Company Wins Entrepreneurship Competition

By Laetitia Haddad April 22, 2022

A team of students from Georgetown University and Harvard University won first place at the 2022 Georgetown Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Challenge for their software company Mercor. Brendan Foody...

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160th Anniversary of Emancipation Commemorated Across Campus

By Laetitia Haddad April 22, 2022

Georgetown University commemorated the 160th anniversary of the Compensated Emancipation Act through multiple campus events. The act abolished slavery in Washington, D.C.  Passed by Congress in...

Professor Erin Cline Awarded College Academic Council Honors

Professor Erin Cline Awarded College Academic Council Honors

By Laetitia Haddad April 7, 2022

The Georgetown University College Academic Council recognized Professor Erin Cline with the College Honors for her meaningful impact on students.  Each year, undergraduate students in the College...

Tech and Society Week Connects Variety of Students and Departments

Tech and Society Week Connects Variety of Students and Departments

By Laetitia Haddad April 7, 2022

The Georgetown University Initiative on Tech and Society is hosting Tech and Society Week, a festival demonstrating the challenges and opportunities within technology.  This week of events, which...

Fellows Program Partners Students with Venture Capital Firms

Fellows Program Partners Students with Venture Capital Firms

By Laetitia Haddad April 7, 2022

Select Georgetown University students were chosen for the opportunity to work at venture capital or investment firms to complete tasks including due diligence, deal sourcing and assisting portfolio companies.  The...

Climate Justice Teach-In Connects Students Across DC

Climate Justice Teach-In Connects Students Across DC

By Laetitia Haddad March 31, 2022

Georgetown University participated in the Worldwide Teach-In on Climate/Justice to amplify advocacy for sustainable solutions. The event, which took place March 30 and April 1, was organized by a team...

MSB Launches MBA Certificate in Global Real Estate

MSB Launches MBA Certificate in Global Real Estate

By Laetitia Haddad March 31, 2022

The Georgetown University McDonough School of Business (MSB) will launch a certificate program in global real estate for MBA students.  The MBA certificate in global real estate, offered through...

Georgetown Admits 12% of Regular Decision Applicants for Class of 2026

Georgetown Admits 12% of Regular Decision Applicants for Class of 2026

By Laetitia Haddad March 31, 2022

Georgetown University admitted 12% of regular decision applicants into the undergraduate Class of 2026, a slight increase from last year’s acceptance rate of 11.7%.  The university accepted...

Professor Elected to Academy of American Poets Board of Chancellors

Professor Elected to Academy of American Poets Board of Chancellors

By Laetitia Haddad March 24, 2022

A Georgetown professor will serve on the Board of Chancellors for the Academy of American Poets, an organization that supports poets and their contemporary audiences.  Carolyn Forché, professor...

GU Politics Distributes Endowment to Support Student Interns

GU Politics Distributes Endowment to Support Student Interns

By Laetitia Haddad March 17, 2022

Alexis and Laurence Pelosi (LAW ’97) gifted $100,000 to the Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service (GU Politics) to support students pursuing unpaid or underpaid summer internships. This...

SFS DEI Student Ambassadors Recruit Underrepresented Applicants

SFS DEI Student Ambassadors Recruit Underrepresented Applicants

By Laetitia Haddad March 3, 2022

The first cohort of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Student Ambassadors aims to make the Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS) a more equitable space through advocacy and student recruitment.  The...

Georgetown Launches Institute for Environmental Justice

Georgetown Launches Institute for Environmental Justice

By Laetitia Haddad February 24, 2022

Georgetown University announced Feb. 15 the launch of the Earth Commons Institute, which focuses on strengthening the university’s engagement with the environment.  Through research, education...

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