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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...

Record Number Of SFS Students, Graduates Receive Pickering Fellowship

Record Number Of SFS Students, Graduates Receive Pickering Fellowship

By Annie Kane March 17, 2022

Seven, a record number of Georgetown University School of Foreign Service (SFS) students and graduates, received the 2022 Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship.  The selective fellowship,...

African Studies Program Expands Course, Language Offerings

African Studies Program Expands Course, Language Offerings

By Ingrid Matteini March 4, 2022

The African Studies Program (AfSP) in the Georgetown School of Foreign Service (SFS) hopes to expand its mission of international anti-racism through increased course offerings.  The AfSp was...

“They Will Survive This”: Georgetown Community Members Express Support for Ukraine

“They Will Survive This”: Georgetown Community Members Express Support for Ukraine

By Caitlin McLean February 25, 2022

CW: This article discusses mass violence in Ukraine. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. The sound of bombs abruptly woke up Katya Sedova’s (GRD ’18) family...

SFS Professors Appointed to Biden Administration’s Defense Policy Board

SFS Professors Appointed to Biden Administration’s Defense Policy Board

By Annie Kane January 27, 2022

Professors at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service (SFS) were appointed to the Biden administration’s Defense Policy Board. The Defense Policy Board, a subset of the U.S. Department...

Diplomacy Failure Contributed to Crisis in Afghanistan, Georgetown Professors Say

Diplomacy Failure Contributed to Crisis in Afghanistan, Georgetown Professors Say

By Alicia Novoa September 2, 2021

CW: This article references violence in Afghanistan. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. The collapse of the Afghan government was brought about by diplomatic failure,...

SFS Collaboration Allows High School Students to Take Iconic Georgetown Course

SFS Collaboration Allows High School Students to Take Iconic Georgetown Course

By Samantha Sinutko September 2, 2021

The School of Foreign Service announced a new partnership Aug. 12 that will pave the way for high school students to participate in a well-known international affairs course offered by the university. In...

Faculty Letter Petitions Georgetown To Develop Accountability Criteria for Outgoing Trump Officials

Faculty Letter Petitions Georgetown To Develop Accountability Criteria for Outgoing Trump Officials

By Giulia Testa December 3, 2020

Faculty in the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service drafted an open letter calling for university leadership to implement accountability standards to consider former officials from President...

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SFS Establishes New Vice Dean Position as Part of Anti-Racism Effort

By Hansen Lian July 28, 2020

The School of Foreign Service appointed professor Scott Taylor as the school’s inaugural vice dean for diversity, equity and inclusion as part of an ongoing effort to adopt anti-racist practices in...

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