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Courtesy of Georgetown University | Frank McCourt Jr., founding donor for the McCourt School of Public Policy, called for safer online platforms and warned of the dangerous power of digital platforms in a book talk with journalist Norah O’Donnell (COL ’95, GRD ’03) on March 18, focusing on the importance of taking action and working collectively to create a better digital world.

McCourt School Namesake, CBS News Anchor Talk Dangers of Big Tech

By Nola Goodwin, Staff Writer March 20, 2024

The founding donor for the McCourt School of Public Policy called for safer online platforms and warned of the dangerous power of digital platforms in a book talk with journalist Norah O’Donnell (COL...

Commentary | Wambach Owns Mistake at Summit

By Elizabeth Cavacos April 12, 2016

Standing at 5 feet 11 inches with a long stride and a muscular frame, retired U.S. soccer star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Abby Wambach has an immediate presence in any room she enters. But...

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OWN IT Summit Looks to Empower

By Tara Subramaniam April 12, 2016

With over 100 speakers and 800 attendees, the third annual OWN IT Summit hailed women’s leadership through a day of lectures, interviews and breakout sessions in Gaston Hall on Saturday. OWN IT was...

Third Annual OWN IT Summit Seeks to Inspire

By Gaia Mattiace March 18, 2016

The third annual OWN IT Summit, which seeks to connect Georgetown students and other young women to female leaders, will take place April 9, featuring speakers including NASA’s Deputy Administrator Dava...

Own It Summit 2015 Speaker Interviews

Own It Summit 2015 Speaker Interviews

By Campus News Editor March 28, 2015

Today the second annual Own It Summit is taking place in Gaston Hall. From a Pultizer Prize- winning journalist to the CMO of Ebay to an actress from Orange is the New Black, Own It has brought together...

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Journalists Norah O’Donnell, Alex Wagner and Carolyn Ryan talk during one of the summit’s panels, “Media Mavens: Challenges On and Off the Screen.”

At GUWIL Own It Summit, Women Share Wisdom

By Molly Simio April 15, 2014

An astronaut, a crisis communicator and a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist all sat onstage in Lohrfink Auditorium on Saturday. Along with 25 other leaders, the unusual group shared common experiences...

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