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Matteo Sachman, ‘Carefree, Spontaneous’ Hoya First-Year, Dies at 19

Matteo Sachman, ‘Carefree, Spontaneous’ Hoya First-Year, Dies at 19

By Evie Steele January 19, 2024

Matthew “Matteo” Sachman, a first-year in Georgetown University’s College of Arts and Sciences who impressed his friends with his good humor and cheerful energy, died Jan. 1 in his hometown of New...

English Professor, Community Service Paragon John Hirsh Dies at 81

English Professor, Community Service Paragon John Hirsh Dies at 81

By Catherine Alaimo and Lauren Doherty December 23, 2023

John Hirsh, a beloved professor in the Georgetown University English department, died Dec. 6. He was 81.  Hirsh left behind a legacy of academic dedication and community service, including 13...

Tasha Butts Press Conference

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | Remembering Coach Tasha Butts

By Carrie McDonald and Oliver Ni November 3, 2023

Georgetown University women’s basketball head coach Tasha Butts died Oct. 23 after a two-year battle with metastatic breast cancer. She was 41. In the six months of her tenure as head coach of the...

Georgetown Law Assistant Dean Simone Woung Dies at 51

Georgetown Law Assistant Dean Simone Woung Dies at 51

By Karenna Warden March 31, 2023

Simone Woung (LAW ’97), an assistant dean and registrar at Georgetown University Law School, died peacefully in her sleep surrounded by family March 17. She was 51.  Woung was born in Kingston,...

Revered Professor, Founding Dean of GU-Qatar, Dies at 78

Revered Professor, Founding Dean of GU-Qatar, Dies at 78

By Adora Zheng December 2, 2022

James Reardon-Anderson, a longtime professor of history and the founding dean of the Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS) in Doha, Qatar (GU-Q), died Nov. 27. He was 78. Reardon-Anderson...

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Beloved GU Law Dean David McCarthy Dies at 85

By Samuel Ahmed October 8, 2020

Former Georgetown University Law Center Dean David J. McCarthy Jr. (LAW ’60, LAW ’62, H ’83) died Oct. 1 at the age of 85. McCarthy approached his interpersonal relationships with kindness and...

I love you, Leezy: Honoring Former Editor Lisa Burgoa

‘I love you, Leezy’: Honoring Former Editor Lisa Burgoa

By Yasmine Salam February 14, 2020

Lisa Burgoa (SFS ’19) always had a gift with words. Whether she was comforting a friend during a difficult time, teaching English to her mentees at D.C. Schools Project or writing a story that sent...

Faculty Remembers Former NHS Academic Dean Lyons

Faculty Remembers Former NHS Academic Dean Lyons

By Giulia Testa February 14, 2020

Marianne Lyons, associate dean for student academic affairs at the School of Nursing & Health Studies, died Feb. 7 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Lyons had been a member of the Georgetown...

Recent Graduate Dies in Rock Climbing Accident

Recent Graduate Dies in Rock Climbing Accident

By Meredith Miller November 8, 2019

Michelle Xue (MSB ’19), 22, died from injuries sustained in a rock falling accident while rock climbing on Red Slate Mountain in Mono County, Calif., on Oct. 29.  Xue, who was originally from the...

GEORGETOWN PHARMACOLOGY| Barry Wolfe joined Georgetown University faculty in 1989 and was the longest serving director of the interdisciplinary program for neuroscience in the Georgetown University Medical Center.

Pharmacology Graduate Program Director Barry Wolfe Dies

By Sana Rahman November 1, 2019

Barry Wolfe, co-director of the Ph.D. program in pharmacology and physiology and director of M.S. graduate studies, died last weekend. Wolfe was 74.  Wolfe served as the vice chair of the department...

COURTESY GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY BERKLEY CENTER | Theology Professor Gerard Mannion co-founded the Global Irish Studies Initiative and served as president of the International Network of Societies for Catholic Theology.

Theology Studies Professor Gerard Mannion Dies

By Riley Rogerson September 27, 2019

Gerard Mannion, 48, a Georgetown University theology and religious studies professor and senior research fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs died of a heart attack Sept....

JESUITS MARYLAND PROVIDENCE | Fr. Richard J. Ryscavage, S.J., who had taught Global Child Migration at Georgetown since 2017, died April 26 at 74.

Former Georgetown Professor Fr. Richard J. Ryscavage, S.J., Dies

By Connor Thomas May 15, 2019

Fr. Richard J. Ryscavage, S.J., a scholar of migration issues and Georgetown University professor since 2017, died April 26 at the age of 74. A Jesuit priest for over 40 years, Ryscavage focused his...

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