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Institute of Turkish Studies Caught in Turkeys Crackdown on Academic Freedom

Institute of Turkish Studies Caught in Turkey’s Crackdown on Academic Freedom

By Liam Scott October 7, 2021

For over 30 years, the Turkish government-funded Institute of Turkish Studies (ITS) was the only U.S.-based nonprofit that supported the development of Turkish studies in U.S. higher education. Widely...

CSET Receives $42 Million Grant, Set To Self-Fund Through 2025

CSET Receives $42 Million Grant, Set To Self-Fund Through 2025

By Julia Staley September 8, 2021

A technology security policy think tank at Georgetown University received a $42 million grant, paving the way for the expansion of its operations and increased opportunities for students to conduct policy...

Survey Finds More Diverse Authorship Among MSFS Spring 2021 Syllabi

Survey Finds More Diverse Authorship Among MSFS Spring 2021 Syllabi

By Laetitia Haddad May 6, 2021

A Georgetown University committee found that the representation of diverse authors included among course syllabi in the Master of Science in Foreign Service program increased during the spring 2021 semester. FILE...

Ossoff (SFS ’09) Sworn Into Senate, Georgetown Students Reflect On Campaign

Ossoff (SFS ’09) Sworn Into Senate, Georgetown Students Reflect On Campaign

By Breandan Gibbons January 20, 2021

Jon Ossoff (SFS ’09) was sworn in as the youngest sitting member of the U.S. Senate after triumphing in the Jan. 5 Georgia Senate runoff election. Ossoff and his fellow Democratic candidate Rev....

Hoya Grads in Congress Reflect on their Journey From Georgetown to Public Service

Hoya Grads in Congress Reflect on their Journey From Georgetown to Public Service

By Caitlin McLean December 4, 2020

Two Georgetown University graduates reelected to Congress in the 2020 election reflected on the mentorship opportunities and exposure to politics at Georgetown that influenced their journeys to the House...

COURTESY OMAR ALSHOGRE | Syrian dissident Omar Alshogre (GRD 25) went viral after a video of him reacting to his acceptance to Georgetown was posted to Twitter.

Syrian Refugee Who Survived Imprisonment Under Assad Accepted to Georgetown

By Grace Buono November 20, 2020

Omar Alshogre (GRD ’24) was driving through the mountains of Norway when he received an email notifying him he was accepted to Georgetown University just nine days after applying. Because he had never...

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SFS Establishes New Vice Dean Position as Part of Anti-Racism Effort

By Hansen Lian July 28, 2020

The School of Foreign Service appointed professor Scott Taylor as the school’s inaugural vice dean for diversity, equity and inclusion as part of an ongoing effort to adopt anti-racist practices in...

Evolving Battlefield and Climate Require Renewed Aid Tactics, Expert Says

Evolving Battlefield and Climate Require Renewed Aid Tactics, Expert Says

By Harrison Lee February 14, 2020

Rapid evolutions in cyberwarfare and the advent of climate change require new, sustainable methods for delivering aid to vulnerable populations, Head of Policy and Humanitarian Diplomacy of the International...

DILLON: Join the Foreign Service

DILLON: Join the Foreign Service

By Raymond W. Dillon Jr. October 25, 2019

As a former foreign service officer, I have followed — with a growing sense of pride — media reports of congressional testimony by U.S. Department of State officials regarding the Ukraine imbroglio....

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Counter Domestic Terrorism Proactively, Panelists Say

By Meredith Miller October 2, 2019

Proactive, community-based prevention is more effective in reducing the threat of domestic terrorism than singling out a particular group’s radicalization efforts, panelists said at a Lecture Fund event...

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...

RYAN BAE/THE HOYA The School of Foreign Service Faculty Council’s Nov. 30 vote in favor of allowing SFS undergraduates to pursue minors in the Georgetown College is pending approval, but anticipated to pass, according to SFS Dean Daniel Byman.

SFS Faculty Vote to Allow Students to Pursue College Minors

By Max Levine December 3, 2018

The School of Foreign Service announced its undergraduates will be able to minor in disciplines within Georgetown College as part of an interschool collaborative effort Dec. 6. The announcement comes...

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