The world came to a collective pause Thursday to mourn the death of human rights leader Nelson Mandela. A prolific anti-apartheid activist and the first black president of South Africa, Mandela, 95,...

One word comes up in every conversation about Wayne Knoll: love. An English professor and former Jesuit priest, Knoll, 80, died Nov. 10 after a three-month battle with an incurable and inoperable cancerous...

Patrick Sheehan (CAS '81) embodied Hoya spirit. As Georgetown's first costumed mascot, he entertained crowds at basketball games during his four years on campus as a human-sized Jack the Bulldog. Sheehan,...

In his short time at the Georgetown University Law Center, Mark Edward Waugh (LAW ’16) left behind a legacy of eloquence, dedication and leadership. Waugh attended Langley High School in nearby...

Bess Rosenzweig was worldly, in every sense of the word. She was an avid traveler, and she and her mother were vacationing in Kenya when the two were killed in a plane crash July 25, just 10 weeks...

Former Georgetown University School of Medicine Dean and Chief of Urology William Maxted (C ’50, MED ’54) died last month at age 83. According to an article in The Washington Post, Maxted died...

Former University President Rev. Gerard Campbell, S.J., died Aug. 9 at age 92. Campbell, who served as president from 1964 to 1968, enacted several changes during his short tenure in the office: He...

Government professor Valerie Earle, one of the first female professors to teach in Georgetown College, led a career of firsts on the Hilltop. Earle, who died in 2004, was the first female chair...

Former Dean of the McDonough School of Business Ronald Smith died on Saturday in Winchester, Mass. Smith served as dean of the school from 1977 to 1986. Under Smith's leadership, the MSB developed...

Fr. Edward Bodnar, S.J., a retired classics professor, died Tuesday morning at the age of 91. A graduate of Gonzaga and Princeton Universities, Bodnar was ordained in 1952. He taught in the classics...

Visiting assistant professor of sociology and prominent political analyst Mehrdad Mashayekhi died Wednesday, according to a department email sent to sociology majors, minors and faculty. The university...