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GU Community Lobbies Congress for Austin Tice’s Return

GU Community Lobbies Congress for Austin Tice’s Return

By Paige Kupas April 29, 2021

Georgetown University community members are sending letters to their U.S. representatives to advocate for the return of Austin Tice (SFS ’02), who went missing over eight years ago while working as...

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86 in the Class of 2018 are declaring language minors in  the first year the SFS has offered the minors.

New SFS Advisory Board Members Seek to Improve Representation

By Caitlin McLean April 15, 2021

The Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University welcomed five new members to its advisory board to aid in efforts to reshape the school’s representation and inclusion policies. The new...

MAGGIE FOUBERG/The HOYA | The Intercultural Center Galleria received updated furniture, including new couches and tables, with future plans to update other floors furniture as well.

ICC Debuts New Furniture, Further Updates Anticipated

By Katrina Schmidt September 6, 2019

Walking into the Intercultural Center Galleria just a week ago, heavy wooden tables and coffee-stained couches greeted visitors to the central space of the home of the School of Foreign Service and several...

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Following SFS Letter, State Department Reinstates Diplomacy Fellowships

By Jesus Rodriguez June 29, 2017

The U.S. Department of State has reversed its decision to suspend two classes of the Thomas R. Pickering and Charles B. Rangel international affairs fellowships, upholding its prior commitment to hire...

Hellman Reflects on Vision, Election After First Year

By Tara Subramaniam November 18, 2016

Since he began his tenure as the dean of the School of Foreign Service in 2015, Joel Hellman has restructured the Dean’s Office, overseen the implementation of foreign language minors and begun preparations...

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Johnson Explores Decision-Making in Government at SFS Commencement

By William Zhu May 25, 2016

Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson forewarned students of the difficulty of making moral and critical decisions in government in his School of Foreign Service commencement address – which...

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Students met with Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson on Monday in advance of his address at the School of Foreign Service commencement Saturday.

Johnson Meets Undocumented Students Amid Backlash

By Toby Hung May 20, 2016

In light of student and alumni advocacy efforts opposing his selection as the School of Foreign Service commencement speaker, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson met with university administrators...

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United States Agency for International Development Administrator Gayle Smith addressed students graduating from the McCourt School of Public Policy outside Healy Hall on Thursday evening in the first of 10 commencement ceremonies this weekend.

Speakers Impart Diverse Experiences

By Ian Scoville May 20, 2016

Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, United States Agency for International Development Administrator Gayle Smith, Humana CEO Bruce Broussard, National League for Nursing CEO Beverly Malone...

Former Foreign Secretary Discusses Aid Reform

By Tara Subramaniam April 29, 2016

David Miliband, president and CEO of the global aid NGO International Rescue Committee, advocated for more responsive and collective relief efforts amid increasingly urgent humanitarian crises in a speech...

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Former World Bank economist Joel Hellman took on the role of School of Foreign Service Dean with plans to innovate and expand.

Q&A: Hellman on the Future of the SFS

By Kshithij Shrinath April 5, 2016

The School of Foreign Service announced former World Bank Chief Institutional Economist Joel Hellman as its new dean in April 2015. As Hellman, who officially took over the role in July, reaches the...

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The School of Foreign Service Dean’s Office announced that students will be able to minor in foreign languages, marking the first time they will be able to minor outside the undergraduate core.

SFS Adds Language Minors

By Christian Paz March 30, 2016

Students in the School of Foreign Service will be able to pursue language minors within Georgetown College beginning this fall, according to a Tuesday announcement from the SFS Dean’s Office. The...

SFS Dean Joel Hellman (not pictured) met with MP Suresh Prabhu (left) and MP Piyush Goyal (right) when he visited India for the launch of Georgetowns India Initiative in Dec. 2015.

India Initiative Seeks to Foster Dialogue, Inspire Cooperation

By Riley Solter March 1, 2016

Georgetown University’s recently launched India Initiative aims to promote dialogue and collaboration between Georgetown University and Indian universities, businesses and political organizations. Established...

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