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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...

EDITORIAL: Maintain SFS Name, Honor Albright's Legacy

EDITORIAL: Maintain SFS Name, Honor Albright’s Legacy

By The Editorial Board September 22, 2023

The legacy of Madeleine Albright is a double-edged sword.  Inside the classroom, she was a legendary professor and mentor for nearly 40 years at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School...

VIEWPOINT: Preserve Tradition, Protect Fr. Walsh's Legacy

VIEWPOINT: Preserve Tradition, Protect Fr. Walsh’s Legacy

By Renato L. Calosi September 10, 2023

One of the reasons I came to Georgetown is its emphasis on Jesuit values, specifically the concept of interreligious understanding. That is the notion that we should recognize and celebrate the spiritual...

SFS Announces 13 New Faculty Members

SFS Announces 13 New Faculty Members

By Catherine Alaimo August 31, 2023

Georgetown’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS) welcomed 13 new faculty members for the Fall 2023 semester. The professors represent a variety of global disciplines ranging from Jewish...

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Georgetown Still Considering Renaming SFS After the Late Madeleine Albright

By Caroline Rareshide and Caitlin McLean August 12, 2023

Georgetown University is still considering a proposal to rename the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS) after Madeleine Albright, despite public outcry from faculty and students.  The...

New SFS Courses To Expand Scope of Curriculum

New SFS Courses To Expand Scope of Curriculum

By Jack Willis April 29, 2023

The Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS) will offer 10 new courses on topics ranging from public health to foreign policy in the Fall 2023 semester. A wide array of expert policy...

Netherlands Prime Minister Discusses Foreign Policy, War in Ukraine

Netherlands Prime Minister Discusses Foreign Policy, War in Ukraine

By Sophia Lu and Jack Willis January 20, 2023

Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte joined Georgetown University students for a conversation on Russia’s ongoing war with Ukraine and the importance of strengthening transatlantic partnerships. The...

Revered Professor, Founding Dean of GU-Qatar, Dies at 78

Revered Professor, Founding Dean of GU-Qatar, Dies at 78

By Adora Zheng December 2, 2022

James Reardon-Anderson, a longtime professor of history and the founding dean of the Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS) in Doha, Qatar (GU-Q), died Nov. 27. He was 78. Reardon-Anderson...

Former US Ambassador to Ukraine Offers Advice to Georgetown Students

Former US Ambassador to Ukraine Offers Advice to Georgetown Students

By Kristin Chang October 7, 2022

The former ambassador to Ukraine spoke to the Georgetown community about her memoir, diversity in the U.S. State Department and what a career in foreign policy looks like. Marie Yovanovitch, who served...

Georgetown Graduate Received Citizen Award from Congressional Medal of Honor Society

Georgetown Graduate Received Citizen Award from Congressional Medal of Honor Society

By Priyasha Chakravarti April 22, 2022

A Georgetown University graduate received the 2022 Citizens Honors Award for Service by the Congressional Medal of Honor Society for providing medical relief and training in global conflict zones.  Aaron...

Georgetown Students Study Migration Policy at Southern Border

Georgetown Students Study Migration Policy at Southern Border

By Brooke DeLucia March 17, 2022

Georgetown University students and professors traveled to El Paso, Texas and Mexico City over spring break for their course on refugee and migrant children.  The class, titled “Refugee and Migrant...

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