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Mitt Romney Talks the State of U.S. Politics, the Republican Party at Georgetown University

By Paulina Inglima October 20, 2023

Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said the rise of misinformation and performative politics is hurting American democracy in a moderated discussion at Georgetown University. “Politics itself has become...

AL.com | Former Sen. Richard Shelby donated $4 million from his campaign account to Georgetown University, where his wife, Annette Shelby, taught for 20 years and has been tenured since 1997.

Former Senator Donates $4 Million to Georgetown in Largest Higher Education Congressional Donation Ever

By Emily Han February 9, 2023

Former Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) made a record charitable donation of $4 million to Georgetown University from his campaign fund account, the largest congressional campaign donation ever made directly...

GUSA Senator Resigns Citing Tense Work Environment

GUSA Senator Resigns Citing Tense Work Environment

By Samuel Yoo February 17, 2022

Lara Santana (SFS ’24) announced her resignation in a letter sent to GUSA senate and executive leadership, including GUSA President Nile Blass (COL ’22) on Feb. 14. Santana cited a hostile work environment,...

AMBER GILLETTE/THE HOYA Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) encouraged political leadership to pursue bipartisan policy in the face of an increasingly divisive political atmosphere at an event Monday evening in Lohrfink Auditorium.

Rubio Encourages Bipartisanship in Policymaking

By Deepika Jonnalagadda October 5, 2018

Americans are becoming increasingly isolated from people with opposing political ideologies, Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said in an event Monday evening in Lohrfink Auditorium. Titled “State...

HANNAH LEVINE/THE HOYA David Catania (SFS ’90, LAW ’94), left, Christian Dorsey (SFS ’93) and Tanya Cook (MSB ’86) discuss the importance of local politics at a panel.

Alumni Offer Career Advice

By Emily Leng September 14, 2018

Local government has the potential to create influential change, panelists at the first Hoyas in Politics and Public Service Career Chat of the year said on Wednesday. The panel, hosted by the Georgetown...

EDITORIAL: Respecting Honorable Service

By Editorial Board November 2, 2016

During an Illinois senatorial debate last week, incumbent Sen. Mark Kirk (R–Ill.) disparaged House Representative Tammy Duckworth (D–Ill.) as she discussed her family’s service in the American Revolutionary...

The Palin Prototype

The Palin Prototype

By Kate Riga June 30, 2014

“I grew up castrating hogs on an Iowa farm,” senatorial candidate Joni Ernst announces proudly as she advances toward the camera in one of her recent campaign ads. If that weren’t direct enough,...

Indiana Senator to Join GPPI

By Emma Hinchliffe December 21, 2012

Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) will join the Georgetown Public Policy Institute as a visiting distinguished professor of public policy in spring and fall 2013. He will also give the 2013 Whittington Lecture,...

Scott Brown Urges Bipartisanship

By Jake Green October 14, 2012

Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) emphasized the need for bipartisanship and cooperation in order to solve the country's pressing issues while addressing a crowd of over 200 students Thursday evening. "What...

Durbin Returns to Talk Hilltop Roots

By Marissa Brogger October 20, 2011

Just a week after Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington, Illinois Senator Richard Durbin (SFS ‘66, LAW ‘69) came to the District for the first time in early September 1962 to study at Georgetown. This...

GUSA Ushers in Full Roster Of Senators for New Semester

By Glenn Russo October 4, 2011

The Georgetown University Student Association Senate inaugurated a full class of senators tonight following the election last Thursday. The voting participation rate this year was about 25 percent,...

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