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Global Trade Keynote: Sen. Chris Coons Talks Regulations, Sustainability

Global Trade Keynote: Sen. Chris Coons Talks Regulations, Sustainability

By Catherine Alaimo and Lauren Doherty February 9, 2024

Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) delivered the keynote speech at the Remaking Global Trade for a Sustainable Future conference held at Georgetown University Law Center (GULC) on Feb. 8. The conference,...

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Five New Faculty Members Join Georgetown Law

By Hayley Young September 7, 2023

Georgetown University Law Center welcomed five new faculty members for the upcoming academic year. The five new professors are Kristelia García, professor of law; Michele Bratcher Goodwin, Linda D....

Event: Panelists Discuss Jan. 6 Committee’s Strategy, Implications

Event: Panelists Discuss Jan. 6 Committee’s Strategy, Implications

By Evie Steele February 2, 2023

The Georgetown University Law Center partnered with the Carl Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy, an organization dedicated to increasing government accountability, to host a panel on the implications...

Georgetown Law | Georgetown University Law Center (GULC) has withdrawn from the U.S. News and World Report rankings, which do not align with the schools core values, according to GULC Dean William Treanor.

Georgetown Law Withdraws from U.S. News Rankings

By Emily Han December 2, 2022

Georgetown University Law Center will no longer contribute internal data for the national ranking of law schools by U.S. News & World Report, a media outlet known for its annual analysis of higher...

William Gaston Enslaved at Least 163 People, Rejected Principle of Equal Citizenship

William Gaston Enslaved at Least 163 People, Rejected Principle of Equal Citizenship

By Adora Zheng and Eli Kales September 30, 2022

William Gaston, after whom the historic Gaston Hall in Healy Hall is named, owned 163 enslaved people and supported judicial opinions that opposed equal citizenship for Black people, according to newly...

GULC Welcomes New Director for RISE Program

GULC Welcomes New Director for RISE Program

By Ahmad Jandal September 1, 2022

The Georgetown University Law Center (GULC) appointed its first full-time director of the Resilience, Innovation, and Sustainability through Education (RISE) program. Itunu Sofidiya was appointed as...

Ilya Shapiro Resigns From Georgetown Law Following HR, IDEAA Investigation

Ilya Shapiro Resigns From Georgetown Law Following HR, IDEAA Investigation

By Adora Zheng June 15, 2022

Ilya Shapiro has resigned from the Georgetown University Law Center (GULC) following an investigation into a tweet in which Shapiro wrote that President Joe Biden’s promise to nominate a Black woman...

11 GULC Students Attend Justice Jackson’s Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings

11 GULC Students Attend Justice Jackson’s Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings

By Samantha Sinutko April 21, 2022

When Odunayo Durojaye (COL ’19, LAW ’22) took her seat at Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearings, she recalled a feeling of excitement and inspiration.  “To sit behind Justice...

National Organizations Submit Letters In Support of Muslim Law Student Association

National Organizations Submit Letters In Support of Muslim Law Student Association

By Samantha Sinutko March 31, 2022

Two national organizations submitted letters to the Georgetown University Law Center (GULC) administration in support of Muslim students’ advocacy against the alleged Islamophobic course content of...

Yet Another GULC Professor Makes Racist Statement

Yet Another GULC Professor Makes Racist Statement

By Samantha Sinutko February 25, 2022

CW: This article references racist statements. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. Students are calling on the Georgetown University Law Center (GULC) to address...

GULC Received Record-Breaking Amount in Donations During 150th Anniversary of Law Center

GULC Received Record-Breaking Amount in Donations During 150th Anniversary of Law Center

By Akashdiya Chakraborty November 19, 2021

The Georgetown University Law Center announced a record-breaking $56 million in donations over the past year, marking the highest amount in gifts received by the school. The donations will help to...

Georgetown Law Professors Weigh In on D.C. Council Rewrite of Criminal Code

Georgetown Law Professors Weigh In on D.C. Council Rewrite of Criminal Code

By Jemima Denham November 12, 2021

Washington, D.C. officials launched a rewriting project of the District’s 120-year-old criminal code in consultation with Georgetown University Law Center professors.  The Council of the District...

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