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Wikimedia Commons | Welcome Corps on Campus, a pathway program for refugee students designed by the U.S. State Department and the Presidents Alliance, hosted its public launch in Copley Formal Lounge on Sept. 12.

Georgetown Hosts Launch of U.S. State Department Pathway Program for Refugee Students

By Ranee Brady September 22, 2023

Georgetown University hosted the first public event of a recently established U.S. State Department program that aims to support refugee students in their pursuit of higher education and resettlement...

Panel: Sex Education Helps Prevent College Sexual Assault

Panel: Sex Education Helps Prevent College Sexual Assault

By Akashdiya Chakraborty October 1, 2021

CW: This article references sexual assault. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. Sexual assault can be the result of campus policies, and education must improve...

EDITORIAL: Emphasize Accountability in Higher Education

EDITORIAL: Emphasize Accountability in Higher Education

By The Editorial Board January 16, 2021

Like many people in the United States and around the world, the Editorial Board was disturbed by last week’s violent attempt to overturn the presidential election results through an insurrection that...

MOINUDDIN: Enrolling in the Digital Classroom

MOINUDDIN: Enrolling in the Digital Classroom

By Humza Moinuddin January 24, 2018

As Georgetown University students, we participate in our classes in a fairly consistent way throughout each academic semester. Our experience includes walking across campus, finding a seat before a lecture...

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Class of 2022 Early Action Applications Hit Record High

By Jeff Cirillo December 19, 2017

This year’s early action applicant pool was Georgetown’s largest ever, leading to an early action acceptance rate of 12 percent — a near-historic low — for the second consecutive year. Georgetown...

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Director of the Center for Jewish Civilization Jacques Berlinerblau’s most recent book, “Campus Confidential,” advocates a renewed focus on teaching, not research, among professors.

Q&A: Professor Criticizes University Tenure Process

By Christian Paz September 1, 2017

Professors must rededicate themselves to the primary responsibility of the university: teaching. This is the argument of professor Jacques Berlinerblau, director of the Center for Jewish Civilization in...

Marco Rubio’s Practical Higher Education Plan

By Jeffery Cimmino January 26, 2016

My great-great grandfather emigrated from Italy just before 1900. His father was a weaver from a small town outside of Naples. His grandfather was a cooper. Needless to say, these weren’t lucrative professions....

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Banco Santander Executive Chairman Ana Botín and University President John J. DeGioia signed an agreement on a $2 million, 5-year social economy initiative, entailing annual roundtables and a think tank.

Santander Endows $2M Initiative

By Andrew Wallender April 17, 2015

Banco Santander, the Eurozone’s largest bank, has pledged $2 million to Georgetown University to fund a new social economy initiative. Banco Santander Executive Chairman Ana Botín and University...

GILLIS: Liberal Arts Lay a Flexible Groundwork

By Chester Gillis January 13, 2015

In a period when some question the value of the humanities, social sciences and hard sciences, we in the College Dean’s office want to share our perspective. We write from years (and in many cases decades)...

New York Times Ranks Colleges By Socioeconomics

By Laura Owsiany September 5, 2014

In response to the U.S. News and World Report National University Rankings, The New York Times will release its own college ranking system, focusing on socioeconomic diversity, at its Schools for Tomorrow...

Send Your Kid to Georgetown

By Paul Healy August 7, 2014

When I first read William Deresiewicz’s piece in the New Republic, “Don’t Send Your Kid to the Ivy League,” I thought I must have gotten it right by coming to Georgetown instead of an Ivy League...

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Why MOOCs Won’t Make It Up The Hilltop

By Paul Healy July 10, 2014

Last night, as I was having a drink with some new friends, I saw why online education has yet to disrupt the Hilltop, and probably won’t for the foreseeable future. Sitting and talking with other...

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