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Commencement 2015

By Online Editor May 17, 2015

Over 6,300 students graduated in 10 ceremonies this weekend. Ban Reflects on Service in SFS Address United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon reflected on the importance of service and unity...

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Ban Reflects on Service in SFS Address

By Kshithij Shrinath May 16, 2015

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon reflected on the importance of service and unity in a world filled with crises and opportunities during his address to the Class of 2015 at the School of...

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Valedictorians Talk Exemplary Academic Records

By Brian Carden and Lena Duffield May 15, 2015

Six students will be honored as valedictorians and Dean’s Medal recipients this weekend for achieving the highest GPAs in their respective schools, with a tie between three students in the College...

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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will speak at the commencement ceremony for the School of Foreign Service.

2015 Commencement Speakers Announced

By Toby Hung May 4, 2015

The university announced today that the commencement speakers for the Class of 2015 will include United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, former U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, Rep. John...

The Night Before the Map Exam

The Night Before the Map Exam

By Molly Simio and Molly Simio April 30, 2015

‘Twas the night before the Map final, when all through the Hilltop, Nervous SFS freshmen were studying, though they wished they could stop. Their Sporcle quizzes were aced, all filled out carefully, From...

School of Public Service

By The Editorial Board April 16, 2015

The School of Foreign Service announced this week that it will establish the Walsh Scholars Initiative, a program targeting students pursuing careers in public service. The program’s aim is to make...

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Ambassador Barbara Bodine, the director of the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, will head the Walsh Scholars Initiative launching this fall.

SFS Initiative Targets Public Service

By Anna Riley April 14, 2015

The School of Foreign Service Academic Council is set to announce a new program focused on promoting and supporting careers in the public sector. The program, called the Walsh Scholars Initiative,...

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Former USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah, who currently serves as an SFS distinguished fellow-in-residence, reflected on his tenure at USAID and his goals for his Georgetown tenure in an exclusive interview.

Q&A: Shah Talks USAID Tenure, SFS Position

By Margaret Heftler April 14, 2015

Rajiv Shah served as the administrator of the United States Agency for International Development from January 2010 to February 2015. After leaving the organization, he joined the faculty of Georgetown...

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A panel discussed the legacy of former SFS Dean Carol Lancaster in Copley Formal Lounge on Monday.

Panel Reflects on Lancaster’s Legacy

By Xinlan Hu April 14, 2015

Four panelists discussed the legacy of former School of Foreign Service dean Carol Lancaster (SFS ’64) Monday afternoon in the Copley Formal Lounge. Melanne Verveer, executive director of Georgetown’s...

Japan Weighs $5M Chair Endowment

By City News Editor March 31, 2015

The Japanese government is considering donating $5 million to the Walsh School of Foreign Service to fund an endowed chair in Japanese Studies, who will teach both undergraduate and graduate students. The...

SFS, Mind Your Roots

By The Editorial Board March 31, 2015

The School of Foreign Service is building a reputation that fails to uphold its name. A Cawley Career Center poll revealed that only 11 percent of the School of Foreign Service’s Class of 2014 entered...

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Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (GRD ’74) urged School of Foreign Service graduates to buck trends and embrace public service in his May commencement address to the Class of 2014.

SFS Graduates Increasingly Shun Public Service

By Owen Eagan March 27, 2015

Despite the longstanding connotation of the School of Foreign Service with the pursuit of careers in public service, recent statistics reveal that only a small percentage of SFS students enter the...

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