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The SFS' Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies appointed Russian political opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza as its new Dissident-in-Residence. (Oslo Freedom Forum)

SFS Appoints New Russian Dissident-in-Residence at CERES

By Emily Dabre, Graduate Desk Editor September 5, 2025

The School of Foreign Service’s (SFS) Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies (CERES) appointed its first dissident-in-residence, the university announced Aug. 29. Vladimir Kara-Murza,...

Researcher Mackenzie Knight illuminated how sole presidential authority could be used to kickstart nuclear war at a Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS) event Jan. 29.

Nuclear Research Associate Cautions Against Sole Presidential Authority

By Marlee Stone, Special to The Hoya January 31, 2025

A researcher at the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) warned against sole presidential authority and troubles surrounding nuclear war at a Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS) event Jan. 29.  Mackenzie...

Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service (SFS) opened an academic location in Jakarta with a focus on issues affecting the Global South, serving regional international affairs professionals and main campus graduate students.

SFS Launches Jakarta-Based Graduate Programs

By Ari Citrin, Student Life Desk Editor January 23, 2025

The Georgetown University School of Foreign Service (SFS) launched an academic location in Jakarta serving mid-career professionals in the Asia-Pacific region and main campus graduate students. Georgetown...

Kate Hwang/The Hoya | The McCourt School of Public Policy and School of Foreign Service (SFS) hosted a debate on ongoing foreign policy challenges to the United States on Sept. 26.

McCourt and SFS Host Debate on Foreign Policy Stakes in 2024 Election

By Kate Hwang, Student Life Desk Editor September 27, 2024

The McCourt School of Public Policy and School of Foreign Service (SFS) hosted a debate on ongoing foreign policy challenges to the United States. in relation to the upcoming 2024 presidential election...

Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service | Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi called for political and economic equality for all Indian people at a discussion Sept. 9.

Leader of the Opposition to India’s Parliament Discusses Equality in India

By Tristan Perkins, Special to The Hoya September 15, 2024

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi called for political and economic equality for all Indian people at a discussion that the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service (SFS) hosted Sept. 9. During...

Charles Edward “Charlie” Pirtle, a professor emeritus in Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service (SFS) best known for designing the signature “Map of the Modern World” course, died June 22 in Boardman, Ohio. He was 82.

Charles Pirtle, SFS Professor Emeritus and Icon, Dies at 82

By Aamir Jamil, Senior News Editor August 1, 2024

Charles Edward “Charlie” Pirtle, a professor emeritus in Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service (SFS) best known for designing the signature “Map of the Modern World” course, died...

SFS Graduate Students Rank First in Presidential Management Fellows Program

By Luke Suko, Special to The Hoya February 23, 2024

The Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) program, a prestigious nationwide fellowship offered by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, announced that 37 Georgetown University School of Foreign Service...

SFS Criticized for ‘Decolonization’ Culture, Accused of Anti-Israelism in Article

SFS Criticized for ‘Decolonization’ Culture, Accused of Anti-Israelism in Article

By Aamir Jamil December 1, 2023

A magazine columnist criticized Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service (SFS) for ostensibly perpetuating anti-Israelism and false narratives about the Oct. 7 Hamas Attack in a Nov. 21 article...

16 Undergrads Join Pelosi Scholars Cohort

16 Undergrads Join Pelosi Scholars Cohort

By Riley Vakkas December 1, 2023

On Nov. 21, the Paul F. Pelosi Scholars Initiative (PSI) announced its 2024 cohort of 16 Georgetown University students, its largest to date. Since 2019, the PSI has selected annually a group of sophomores...

Mortara Center Honors Annual Lepgold Book Prize Winner

Mortara Center Honors Annual Lepgold Book Prize Winner

By Maren Fagan November 30, 2023

The Georgetown University Mortara Center for International Studies honored the winner of this year’s Joseph S. Lepgold Book Prize on Nov. 30.  The annual Lepgold Book Award honors contributions...

New Eligibility Requirements Enforced for SFS Spanish Proficiency Exam

By Mia Abatecola October 6, 2023

The Spanish department has implemented new and more rigorous eligibility requirements for students hoping to take the School of Foreign Service Oral Proficiency Exam. Up until this semester, any student...

SFS Creates Two New Master Degrees

By Maren Fagan September 29, 2023

The Georgetown University Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS) announced on Sept. 18 two new master’s degree programs: a Master of Science in Environment and International Affairs and a Master...

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