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VIEWPOINT: Support #EndSARS Beyond Social Media

VIEWPOINT: Support #EndSARS Beyond Social Media

By Sonia Paz Canton December 4, 2020

The atrocious human rights crimes committed by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad have recently made headlines across social media platforms. From heinous viral videos of Nigerian youth being tortured to...

GEORGETOWN COLLEGE - GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY FACEBOOK PAGE | Members of the Georgetown College Class of 2019 gathered at commencement May 18.

Adichie Encourages Care for Others at College Commencement

By Connor Thomas May 26, 2019

To ease the stress created by the modern “age of hurry,” it is necessary to care for others and avoid extreme individualism, award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie told Georgetown University...

Sanomi Shares Entrepreneurship Experience

By Syed Humza Moinuddin October 6, 2015

Nigerian entrepreneur Igho Sanomi discussed the rise of entrepreneurship and the challenges faced by business owners in Africa at an event in the Mortara Center on Wednesday. Sponsored by the School of...

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Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie spoke in Gaston Hall on Friday.

Author Adichie Discusses Race, Gender

By Toby Hung October 17, 2014

Critically acclaimed Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, who has delivered notable TED talks — including one sampled by Beyoncé — spoke about issues of race, gender and the creative writing...

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Building a Safer Education

By Lauren Gros October 2, 2014

Every night Georgetown students sit down; pull out their textbooks on a desk illuminated by a light on their dorm room desk or the ceiling in Lau. We feel safe working into the wee hours of morning...

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Georgetown basketball player Ki-Ke Rafiu (COL 16) had been taking sports clothes home to Nigeria to encourage sports.

Nigerian Student Works to Inspire Girls at Home

By Hannah Kaufman September 26, 2014

At Georgetown, it’s easy to take basic necessities for granted and never think twice about throwing out our old things. Ki-Ke Rafiu (COL ’16), a Georgetown women’s basketball player, is here...

Field Work Grounded in The Classroom

By Walter Ratliff January 16, 2010

The classrooms were filled with the lingering haze of gray ash. The metal desks where students so recently listened to lectures were twisted by the heat into grotesque shapes. Blackened bubbles of paint...

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