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Former Georgetown Professor Fr. James Schall, S.J., Dies

By Amy Li April 24, 2019

Fr. James Schall, S.J., 91, a former Georgetown University government professor and longtime columnist for The Hoya, died April 17, leaving behind a legacy of dedicated teaching and writing on the subject...

VIEWPOINT: Democracy Prevails in Diversity

By Raymond W. Dillon Jr. December 7, 2018

Now that the final results from the 2018 midterm elections have — mostly — been tabulated, it is a good time to reflect on the fundamental health of our democratic republic. Most analysts and pundits...

Schall Interview With The Hoya

By The Hoya Staff December 7, 2012

THE HOYA: What led you to make this your last semester of teaching? SCHALL: Not any one thing, of course. In a broad sense, the day comes for everyone when he must decide. Just when is the best time...

Emily Hoechst (GRD ’08, LAW ’91)

By Emily Hoescht December 6, 2012

I was in my second semester as a political theory grad student in the government department here and feeling completely overwhelmed with coursework, TA responsibilities and life in general. One day as...

Juan de los Santos (COL ’14)

By Juan de los Santos December 6, 2012

Fr. James Schall, S.J., did something for me that no other professor of Georgetown has — he moved my soul. The things I learned in Fr. Schall's class extend far beyond the realm of teaching in an academic...

Natalie Punchack (COL ’11)

By Natalie Punchack December 6, 2012

On a Friday in Dec. 2010 I made my way over to the Wolfington Hall to have dinner with Fr. James Schall, S.J. There he stood, looking sharper and stronger than ever in spite of a recently healed cancerous...

Fr. Tom Reese, S.J.

By Fr. Tom Reese, S.J. December 6, 2012

Fr. James Schall, S.J., is a wonderful Jesuit and good friend. He and I are both political scientists and from the California Province of the Jesuits. Although we might have different political views,...

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